Zimbabwe: Military Chefs Rake in Mining Profits

Harare : Zimbabwe | Jun 24, 2011 at 9:06 AM PDT

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S top military brass, politicians and businessmen loyal to President Robert Mugabe have teamed up to form a new bourgeois class that has ventured into the lucrative mining business. According to a 31-page Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition report titled "The Military Factor in Zimbabwe's Political and... FULL ARTICLE AT Africa Headlines

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