Grace Mugabe's son reported for gold theft

Russel Goreraza, First Lady Grace Mugabe's son, is alleged to have forcefully entered the disputed gold-rich Tolrose Mine under the control of businessman Jameson Rushwaya last Thursday evening and taken processed gold worth $25 000.

He has since been reported to the police for trespassing and theft.

Goreraza is alleged to have gone to the mine in the company of 15 youths and former mine workers clad in Zanu-PF regalia around 5pm and taken over control of mining operations, including an estimated 500grammes of gold worth $25 000.

Rushwaya's spokesperson and Tolrose Mine human resources manager Shame Chimusaru told NewsDay over the weekend that Goreraza scaled security fencing to gain access into locked stamp mill premises before destroying locks.

"He came with a gang of almost 15 people in party regalia and climbed over the fence to get to the stamp mills which had been running for eight hours," he said.

"He broke down locks to the gold separators and took the gold which had gathered there." Chimusaru said the company estimates that Goreraza, who has now taken to sleeping at the mine, could have seized over 500g of gold concentrate from the separators.

"On average after running the mills for that long we get 500g of gold or slightly more," he said.