Someone stealing diamonds in Chiadzwa — Biti

Finance minister Tendai Biti has hinted the government was crafting new laws to curb pilferage of proceeds from the country’s Chiadzwa diamond fields.

Addressing Kwekwe residents during a 2012 Budget consultative meeting last Friday, Biti said the government could not account for all diamond sales from Chiadzwa, adding the country could be losing billions through theft of the precious mineral.

“Some people are stealing.

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