Obert Moses Mpofu

) Masimirembwa says the plant will go ahead once it has approval from Mines Minister Obert Mpofu...

A statement from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s office on 30 November assured that politicians would not scupper the plan and claimed that it was Mines Minister Obert Mpofu who was leading the challenge to the Essar deal...

At the same time Mines Minister Obert Mpofu (self-proclaimed monarch of Matebeleland) was bolstering his claims to high office with regular weekend ZANU-PF rallies in drought-prone provinces at which up to 50 tonnes of maize are distributed to the faithful...

Nonetheless including urban Bulawayo there is forceful competition for second prize between Vice-President John Nkomo Simon Khaya Moyo (National Chairman) and Obert Mpofu the extremely wealthy Mines Minister...

Matebeleland is shaping up for a battle between Simon Khaya Moyo and Mines Minister Obert Mpofu to succeed Vice-President John Nkomo who was too ill to attend Mugabe’s 88th birthday bash...

He concurs with Mines Minister Obert Mpofu’s estimate that the stockpile is worth $2 bn...

After prolonged obstruction by Mines Minister Obert Mpofu critical iron ore claims were finally cleared for transfer to New Zimbabwe Steel as agreed previously with Industry Minister Welshman Ncube...

The Mines Minister Obert Mpofu also warned that the purchase of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company by India’s troubled Essar Energy would face more difficulties related to its associated mining concessions that could scupper the deal (AAC Vol 5 No 2 Essar takes control of Zisco)...

Other ministries have tangential interests lMines (Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front’s Obert Mpofu) Transport (ZANU-PF’s Nicholas Goche) Power (Elton Mangoma from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC faction) and Indigenisation and Empowerment (ZANU-PF’s Saviour Kasukuwere)...

Mines Minister Obert Mpofu said that as all minerals are vested in the state the ownership of claims is academic...