Giving oral evidence before the Temba Mliswa-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mining former President Robert Mugabe’s confidante and ex-pilot, Robert Mhlanga, claimed the former Zanu-PF leader conned Grandwell Holdings chairperson David Kassel of his multi-million-dollar investment in Chiadzwa.
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Mhlanga who used to chair Mbada Diamonds Company, appeared before the committee together with Kassel and narrated how their companies were removed violently from Chiadzwa diamond fields by the police. Said Mhlanga:
When we signed the contract we were told that Grandwell was to mine in perpetuity and that Marange Resources was to pay for everything and ensure that the licences were made available, but that did not come to pass. Mugabe gave us a guarantee that no one would touch our investment, but Kassel was conned by ZMDC and by the Head of State. Then in February 2016, without our knowledge police arrived at the mine, abused people, acted like cowboys, opened our diamond vaults, broke fences and put our people in a room as if we were criminals. It was an unruly process. They broke our safes and took whatever diamonds there were and our containers.
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This was only diamonds he stole Zimbabwe from the people
How can I say that
Under a devolving white rule you had increasing indigenous presence in parliament
You had cultural influence with legitimate vheifs in the senate
You had full participation in education and health
You had increasing indigenous participation in profitable agriculture as more black farmers bought into large farms having been trained on white farms
And
By now 2018 if Mugabe and Mnangagwa had not conspired with Britain and Ian Smith had been allowed to continue training black politicians you would now have majority black rule majority black farming but maximised prosperity currently all of the wealth of Zimbabwe has been stolen by the politicians the military leaders and the police
You the people of Zimbabwe have been conned by
We fought a war for your freedom but take a look at what the freedom Mugabe and Mnangagwa looks like do you have jobs No
Do you have good food No
Do you have education No
Do you have health Care No
Do you have a share in the natural wealth of Zimbabwe No that is now plundered by China etc
Are you safe No
Are you respected No
Be wise Zimbabwe
This was only diamonds he stole Zimbabwe from the people
How can I say that
Under a devolving white rule you had increasing indigenous presence in parliament
You had cultural influence with legitimate vheifs in the senate
You had full participation in education and health
You had increasing indigenous participation in profitable agriculture as more black farmers bought into large farms having been trained on white farms
And
By now 2018 if Mugabe and Mnangagwa had not conspired with Britain and Ian Smith had been allowed to continue training black politicians you would now have majority black rule majority black farming but maximised prosperity
Currently all of the wealth of Zimbabwe has been stolen by the politicians the military leaders and the police their families and cronies
You the people of Zimbabwe have been conned by
“We fought a war for your freedom”
but take a look at what the freedom Mugabe and Mnangagwa looks like
Do you have jobs? No
Do you have good cheap food? No
Do you have education?No
Do you have health Care? No
Do you have a share in the natural wealth of Zimbabwe? No that is now plundered by China etc
Are you safe? No
Are you respected? No
Be wise Zimbabwe
Only a government of national unity will work if Mdc wins entirely mark my words they are no Match for what Mugabe and G40 are,hatching.it takes a tank to destroy another tank Mugabe can only be neutralised by Military and Emmerson. The fragmentation of the opposition will be easy target for Mugabe and his cronies to exploit these people have got the wealth, of Zimbabwe in their hands they can even finance a mini war and still have enough left over for themselves and grandchildren people beware