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Meikles' John Moxon assisted Zanu-PF ahead of elections
04 Nov 2013 at 22:25hrs | Views
Business mogul and Meikles chairperson John Moxon assisted Zanu-PF with the sourcing of the top-of-the-range Ford Everest vehicles that were used to oil its campaign.
The party splashed state-of-the-art vehicles to oil its campaign machinery for its candidates nine days ahead of the do-or-die general elections.
The party also acquired 550 vehicles for its campaign teams countrywide. The vehicles were sourced with the help of mogul and Meikles chairperson John Moxon, the SouthernEye reported.
Moxon revealed before the elections that Meikles had not supplied the vehicles, but said a company "with whom we have a connection" donated some vehicles, claiming he was not sure of the beneficiary.
"A company with whom we have a connection donated a small number of vehicles, but I'm not sure exactly whom they were donated to as we have not seen any registration certificates," Moxon said then.
He said 500 or more vehicles would cost over $15 million, adding no one connected to him would have that kind of money.
According to the vehicle maker's South African website, the Ford Everest costs between R384 800 to R450 800, meaning Zanu PF could have shelled out more than R100 million in acquiring the vehicles, a figure that translates to more than $10 million.
The party splashed state-of-the-art vehicles to oil its campaign machinery for its candidates nine days ahead of the do-or-die general elections.
The party also acquired 550 vehicles for its campaign teams countrywide. The vehicles were sourced with the help of mogul and Meikles chairperson John Moxon, the SouthernEye reported.
Moxon revealed before the elections that Meikles had not supplied the vehicles, but said a company "with whom we have a connection" donated some vehicles, claiming he was not sure of the beneficiary.
"A company with whom we have a connection donated a small number of vehicles, but I'm not sure exactly whom they were donated to as we have not seen any registration certificates," Moxon said then.
He said 500 or more vehicles would cost over $15 million, adding no one connected to him would have that kind of money.
According to the vehicle maker's South African website, the Ford Everest costs between R384 800 to R450 800, meaning Zanu PF could have shelled out more than R100 million in acquiring the vehicles, a figure that translates to more than $10 million.
Source - southerneye
