By Own Correspondent- ZIMBABWE Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) chief executive Morris Bekezela Mpofu will today appear in court facing charges of criminal abuse of duty.

On Monday, Mpofu was picked up for questioning by the police before being released, while the company’s finance director, Charles Gambe, was arrested for criminal abuse of office after he allegedly bought 1 200 bags of cement at Lafarge Cement for personal use using his employer’s account.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the latest developments but could not divulge further details on Mpofu’s case.

“Morris Mpofu will appear in court [today] for criminal abuse of duty. All I can say for now is that he abused his duty after he recommended a person with criminal records which was not procedural,” he said.- StateMedia