Zimbabwe: 'Mugabe Renting U.S. $500,000 Dubai Villa'

THE legal dispute over the botched purchase of a US$1,35 million diamond ring between the First Lady Grace Mugabe and Lebanese businessman Jamal Ahmed, has opened a can of worms amid revelations that the Mugabes are paying up to US$500 000 annually in rentals for an upmarket villa in Emirates Hills, Dubai.

The rentals translate to US$42 000 per month, enough to buy two houses in some of Harare's high-density suburbs monthly.

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