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One of Africa's richest men is due to appear in court in Harare today (July 24) to face allegations of economic crimes. John Bredenkamp, a Zimbabwean tycoon who has homes and offices in Britain, was arrested in a raid at his estate near Harare on Friday. The 66-year-old former Rhodesian rugby captain, whose fortune comes from enterprises including tobacco and the arms trade, had only just returned home to Zimbabwe from London.