Zimbabwe economic intelligence in foreign hands

Supa Mandiwanzira Information and Communication Technology minister yesterday disclosed that government's economic intelligence data was being handled by a foreign-controlled company, EOH Holdings, an arrangement he described as a security risk.

He said EOH, a Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company, had acquired 49% shares from local firm Twenty Third Century Systems and its subsidiaries.

The system allows businesses to track customer and business interactions and data management programmes.

Mandiwanzira said there was need for government to review its options in order to mitigate the potential risk of information that is strategic getting into "undesirable hands".