Industry urged to refuse illegally certified Zim diamonds

SW Africa.com reports that key people are being encouraged to refuse diamond from Chiadzwa, that have been illegally certified.

The story is quoted as saying:

South Africa’s Abbey Chikane, who was appointed by the trade watchdog Kimberley Process (KP), reportedly returned to Zimbabwe last week and has unilaterally cleared a batch of Chiadzwa stones for export. This is despite the deadlock reached over Zimbabwe’s trade future at a KP meeting in Jerusalem earlier this month. This means the KP has not sanctioned Chikane’s mission to Zimbabwe or authorised the certification of the Chiadzwa stones.

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