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'Ziscosteel, Essar deal Mujuru's project,' says Mutsvangwa
17 May 2015 at 11:35hrs | Views
War Veterans minister Christopher Mutsvangwa all but signalled the death of the much touted $750 million Essar Africa deal for the takeover of Ziscosteel when he said the project was "a Mujuru project" which would strip the country of its vital resources, the Standard reported.
Addressing hundreds of war veterans in Kwekwe last week, Mutsvangwa alleged ousted Vice-President Joice Mujuru and her allies now being labelled "gamatox", worked with the MDC formations to bring in Essar in a bid to rob the country of its natural resources.
"Those Essar deals were part of Mujuru's grand plan to give away our resources for free," he alleged.
The Essar deal reportedly also included over 30 billion tonnes of iron ore at Mwanesi, one of the largest in the world.
The Essar deal was concluded four years ago with Mugabe officially re-opening the dormant steel plant. But the deal is still to be operationalised, leaving over 3 000 workers out of work and in poverty.
Addressing hundreds of war veterans in Kwekwe last week, Mutsvangwa alleged ousted Vice-President Joice Mujuru and her allies now being labelled "gamatox", worked with the MDC formations to bring in Essar in a bid to rob the country of its natural resources.
"Those Essar deals were part of Mujuru's grand plan to give away our resources for free," he alleged.
The Essar deal reportedly also included over 30 billion tonnes of iron ore at Mwanesi, one of the largest in the world.
The Essar deal was concluded four years ago with Mugabe officially re-opening the dormant steel plant. But the deal is still to be operationalised, leaving over 3 000 workers out of work and in poverty.
Source - standard
