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Robert Mugabe rejects corruption claims
Harare — As he celebrated his 93rd birthday on Tuesday, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe brushed aside persistent allegations of corruption against senior officials, saying rumour-mongers were merely targeting "big fish" in his administration. The world’s oldest leader said he would act if shown evidence, even though graft scandals involving ministers and members of his own family were regular fare in local newspapers. "I think [reports about] the big fish, more of it has been talk, talk and talk. People have not come out and actually said here is a case against a big fish," Mugabe said in a pre-recorded interview for state media. "Or are people afraid to come out and even come to us and say ‘This one is stealing so much, investigate the person?’ If there is evidence, we will pursue that evidence and certainly we will deal with those persons." Despite the almost daily slew of scandals involving state tenders and contracts reported in Zimbabwe’s free-wheeling private media, investiga...
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