Maravi

[If the Eastern DRC is not 'controversial', and remember no one is calling DRC diamonds 'blood diamonds', even with a death toll of an estimated 6 to 8 million people, you know that trying to classify Zimbabwe's diamonds as such is purely political. And this article shows why - control of the diamond market. - MrK]

[De Beers and Rio Tinto are both owned by the Rothschild banking dynasty. BHP Billiton does not seem to be connected to them, but is the world's biggest miner. For most of the 20th century, De Beers was owned jointly by the Oppenheimer family. According to Nicky Oppenheimer, the former owner of De Beers, on the BEE: "This was the first major ownership change for De Beers in over a century. Of the legislation Oppenheimer said: "De Beers is here to make a profit, but we must benefit the people and communities where we operate." Local people have to benefit? Try and sell that to the Anglo-American bankers who live thousands of miles away and who are only in it for profit maximisation and especially industry control. Add in a global diamond market share loss of 55% (from 95% of the global market to 40% today), and the Oppenheimers are now nearly completely out of De Beers, forced out by Anglo American's Cynthia Carroll. See the article Carats To Carrots - De Beers No Longer Jewel In Crown. - MrK]