Zimbabwean minister accuses Grace Mugabe of lying about farm invasion
Harare — A senior official in the Zimbabwean government has accused Grace Mugabe, the former first lady, of lying about an invasion at her citrus farm, Smithfield in Mazowe, by illegal gold miners. Home Affairs Minister Obert Mpofu said police investigations had established that there was a longstanding dispute that was before the courts between Grace Mugabe and the illegal miners over a gold-mining claim in the area. Mpofu said police had attended the scene after Mugabe filed a report at Mazowe police station on Wednesday last week. In her report, Grace alleged that about 400 illegal miners had invaded her farm and vandalised state-of-the art irrigation equipment. In a separate report filed with the police, Grace also claimed that the illegal gold miners had broken into her orphanage and stolen 31 laptops. "They [police] established through interviews and physical checks that there were no illegal miners at the children’s home and lemon plantation," Mpofu said in a statement on Mon...
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