“If the Kimberley Process is unsatisfied with our efforts and wants to be difficult saying that we have failed to comply with their requirements …we will…pull out and not lose anything….The Kimberley Process does not own the diamond trade markets…” - Mines Minister Obert Mpofu (SW Radio Africa, 2/3).

“Zimplats has never given us any substantial money. They are taking all the money to South Africa and that is why I have told Kasukuwere to deal with those mines. We have got to bring companies to account” – Mugabe (The Standard)

“I don’t work on personal opinions as a representative of the party. Everyone in the party has an opinion, but in party politics no one expresses his own opinions, you follow what the party says. The position of the party prevails. We will stand by the resolutions of the people’s conference in Mutare; we maintain the position taken by the President that the elections would be held this year. The politburo and central committee approved (the resolution) an we stand by that” - Rugare Gumbo – The Financial Gazzette (5/5)

"Our party must continue to strike fear in the heart of the white man, our real enemy", Dec. 15, 2000, Mugabe in the Irish Times

“Being the DPM and being an MDC president are two different things. When they are in government they do not act as ZANU PF, MDC-T or MDC, but as President, PM and DPM. They are officers of the State”, Constitutional law expert Lovemore Madhuku repeating his views that the ouster of Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara from party leadership would not affect his position in government. The Herald, 25/2/11