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The High Court ruled yesterday that former Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu must explain himself for authorising payment of $600,000 as legal fees to a Harare law firm under unclear circumstances.
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Zimbabwe’s former minister of mines Obert Mpofu has admitted under oath that he ran the country’s diamonds sector alone for a period of four months, after firing the entire board when he took office back in 2009.
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Former Mines and Mining Development Minister Dr Obert Mpofu allegedly did not disclose the truth to President Mugabe about the mining joint venture that culminated in the formation of the now defunct Canadile Miners to extract diamonds in…
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HARARE - Former Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu yesterday denied demanding a $10 million bribe to facilitate a diamond mining deal, saying he is a successful businessman with the potential to employ the people behind the…
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Parliament is set to grill controversial Mines Minister Obert Mpofu over stunning allegations that he demanded a staggering $10 million bribe to grant diamond mining concessions in Chiadzwa to a local consortium and a South Africa-based…
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Controversial Minister of Mines, Obert Mpofu has been implicated in the $2 billion diamond fraud case after lawyers representing diamond dealer Lovemore Kurotwi said the minister must also stand trial.
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Documents being produced in court in the diamond mining scandal involving Canadile Miners have shown that Mines Minister Obert Mpofu signs off his correspondence to Robert Mugabe by saying “your ever obedient son”. The court documents show…
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