Mujuru still on US sanctions list

The United States government is keeping Joice Mujuru and her lieutenants on its targeted sanctions list even though they broke away from Zanu-PF more than a year ago and moved into opposition politics.

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) website shows that Mujuru, Didymus Mutasa, Rugare Gumbo, Sylvester Nguni, Bright Matonga and Munacho Mutezo are still on the list that restricts them from travelling to the country and engaging in business with American companies.

The individuals were victims of a purge that Zanu-PF started in 2014, accusing them of rallying behind Mujuru, former Zanu-PF and national deputy to Mugabe, in a plot to topple the long ruling president.

They now occupy top interim positions in the newly formed Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) movement that has been hailed as a decisive political player ahead of the 2018 general elections.