Zimbabwe Investigates Gold Corruption Claims

The Zimbabwean government says it has ordered an investigation into reports of gold smuggling and money laundering. <br />Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa says the authorities take allegations raised in a TV documentary series by the broadcaster Al-Jazeera very seriously. <br />She say that anyone involved in corruption and fraud would face the full wrath of the law. <br />The TV programmes use undercover reporters to reveal what they say are criminal networks linked to a subsidiary of Zimbabwe's Central Bank, smuggling gold to Dubai. <br />Gold has become the country's biggest export. <br />