Zimbabwe anti-corruption body investigates Grace Mugabe's PhD

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Zimbabwe's anti-corruption agency is investigating whether the former First Lady Grace Mugabe fraudulently obtained a doctorate.

Lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe filed a petition last week asking to investigate. 

She was awarded the PhD just months after enrolling at university in 2014 even though doctorates typically require years of full-time research.

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