Zimbabwe: Biti Lays Into Mnangagwa, Tagwirei Following the Sentry Exposé

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Sentry and Open Secrets exposé has confirmed that Zimbabwe has become a mafia state, run and controlled by cartels and syndicates, Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said.

In a publicised joint investigative report titled ‘Fronts, Fakes, and Facades: How South African and Mauritian Enables Helped Move Million from Zimbabwe to Britain’, The Sentry and Open Secrets revealed that presidential advisor Kudakwashe Tagwirei allegedly moved suspect funds from the RBZ to London using fronts, false invoices and offshore financial facades. He then made three payments to secure Bindura Nickel and Freda Rebecca Gold Mine at a total cost of US$29.5 million.

Commenting on the report, Biti said the document vindicated the suspicions of underhand dealings by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s associates adding that the country was losing US$3 billion annually to looting and corruption.