Heads roll at ZCDC

The government-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has fired most of its top executives, including under-fire chief executive Morris Mpofu in the wake of diamond pilferage amid allegations of corruption.

Mpofu appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court early this week, facing criminal abuse of office charges after he allegedly recommended that ZCDC should sell diamonds to a blacklisted buyer. He was released on $2 000 bail by magistrate Barbara Mateko.

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