SAfm | False invoices are alleged to have been used to transfer funds from the Zimbabwean Reserve Bank to an offshore account in London

Beyond The Headline with Aldrin Sampear

Civil Society organisation, Open Secrets and Investigative organisation, The Sentry have released a join report shedding light into how Zimbabwean businessman and presidential advisor, Kudakwaqshe Tagwirei allegedly moved funds from the Zimbabwean Reserve Bank to London, using false invoices and offshore accounts. The report titled ‘Fronts, Fakes, and Façades: How South African and Mauritian Enablers Helped Move Millions from Zimbabwe to Britain’ reveals the role of professionals and institutions in facilitating corruption and illicit financial flows from poor countries to the West. We’re now joined by Michael Marchant, Head of Investigations at Open Secrets.