Zim faces possible suspension from global diamond trade

These pseudo human rights organisations are working tirelessly for the economic stragulation of Zimbabwe. The KP visited the Chiadzwa area under Chief Marange and they did ot see any evidence of mass graves as has been claimed over and over again. They were given unfettered access to the area but no one showed them mass graves. All we have heard are unsubstantiated claims as has become the norm with Zimbabwe. These so called humanitarian organisations only need to make an allegation and run with it.

Publishing about HRW's campaign is part of the western media's efforts to undermine the KP's objectivity. We have heard similar reports about the Security Council, SADC and the AU being lobbied to succumb to these organisations whose interest seem now to be that of bringing down governments. All International statutes and definitions are being retrospectively amended inorder to find ways of fitting Zimbabwe into the bracket of an international threat to peace and pass off the situation in the country as that of a country at civil war.

If Zimbabwe cannot mine it's diamonds and exploit it's own minerals in an orderly manner how does the world expect it to turn around it's economy? How is banning Zimbabwe from selling diamonds of benefit to human rights when people are going hungry? Botswana has been forcibly displacing the San people for De Beers to mine diamonds and we have not heard about HRW calling for Botswana's suspension or ban. HRW is working with the EU, Britain and the US to further strangle Zimbabwe and achieve regime change.

Fungayi, I suppose you will also deny that innocent farm workers were recently shot on the property Mr. Fick was occupying? There are thousands of witnesses who have witnessed and experienced brutality and torture at the hands of Mugabe's supporters and forces. We realize that your mission is to deny such accusations hoping to convince interested observers who are unfamiliar with what is happening on the ground that such accusations are nothing but what you term Rhodie instigated lies and fabrications designed to smear and undermine your leader. Perhaps you should know that there are even elements within your own party who will admit that serious wrongdoings have occured going right back to the time that Herbert Chiteop and Tongagara met their fate. Resorting to violence to subdue the opposition has always been part of your strategy, going right back to the early 70's.

The easy way for Zim to turm around their economy and be accepted by the international community is to get rid of mad old Bob. how difficult is that to understand? Or are they acting like a small child who can not have something

"The United States and its allies have congratulated President Hamid Karzai on winning a second term following a proclamation by the country's election commission."

These are the countries that have slapped sanctions against Zimbabwe over a disputed electoral outcome. Karzai refuses to comply with the opposition guy's demand that he fire the head of the electoral commission and he is showered the congratulatory messages after the guy pulls out. Tsvangirai asks for Mugabe to do the same, Mugabe refuses and goes ahead with the run off and he is slapped with sanctions. Talk about double speak.

This is why I only have faith with SADC and the AU to deal with Zimbabwe's situation. The US, EU and UN have too much self interest to deal with Zimbabwe. Karzai was always their preferred candidate just like Tsvangirai is in Zimbabwe. Now they have employed HRW and Amnesty International to do their dirty work in return for funding.

Ephraim Molai what do farm workers have to do with Zimbabwean diamonds? European firms have been stopped from getting agricultural produce from Zimbabwe over land reform. Now they have realised that Zimbabwe is finding other means of survival and they want to stop that too. The bottom line is that this is economic strangulation by nook or crook.

Fungayi, trying to shift attention on Afghanistan, Iraq and how awful the Rhodies, P W Botha, the British and Americans have been doesn't change or in anyway alter Mugabe's blamewothy state of mind or degree of guilt about what he has done to Zimbabwe.

Most Zimbabweans are deeply disappointed in SADC's performance simply because they have repeatedly demonstrated that they lack the courage to act impartially and deal firmly with those who have continually deviated from the terms and conditions of the agreement.

Ephraim Molai, who can we put our faith in when the UN, US and EU have failed in Afghanistan? They have allowed an election to be stolen and even congratulating the thief for successfully stealing.

I would trust SADC more than any of these biased groups and countries. SADC did not congratulate either Mugabe or Tsvangirai to their credit. I hope you know what impartiality means because it certainly does not mean agreeing with the MDC and Rhodies' position.

@ Fungayi Dzvinyangoma - What a lot of cr*p. You must be a ZANU PF employee! Zimbabwe can only return to normality once their major stumbling block, Robert Gabriel Mugabe and his henchmen, are removed and have answered to an international court. The more the international community squeezes them, the more I smile!

Gordon Smith - What can I say to you? White people will smile at anything as long as it does not affect them or one of their own. You have just demonstrated that with your last statement.

Oh Please. Do not reduce this to black and white. That is how Mugabe continues to succeed by propaganda and misinformation. The biggest losers are the black members of the other tribes like the ndebele. Mugabe is killing his own people, black and white, and starving his own people, black and white, of food, of information of a future and of freedom by controlling the army, food suppplies and workforces and the media. He is a criminal of the worst kind, one in power who uses that to cause fear and death to all those who oppose. Zimbabwe used to be a jewel, the food basket to Africa, now it is starving and not to mention it's natural resources and once abundant wildlife are being diminished by the second. I cry for Zim. Good must triumph and return Zim to it's people and to it's rightful beautiful place the world.