Gold mines will not be seized

Kadoma - The Zimbabwean President, Mr Robert Mugabe, said yesterday his government would not seize mines owned by foreign companies…

Kadoma - The Zimbabwean President, Mr Robert Mugabe, said yesterday his government would not seize mines owned by foreign companies but wanted blacks to have a share of their ownership. "I did not say we are going to take over the gold mines. I never said so," Mr Mugabe told about 20,000 supporters at a political rally in Kadoma, 150 km south of the Zimbabwean capital Harare.

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