Zimbabwe: Mining Speculators Invade Great Dyke

The politically well-connected Cypriot Pouroulis family -- which is close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa -- and is associated with speculation in mining has hit the jackpot in Zimbabwe.

After clinching a dodgy US$4,2 billion platinum investment deal with government in March through its company Karo Resources Limited, it has now acquired three vast special grants to mine chrome and other natural resources along the mineral-rich Great Dyke.

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