Leo Mugabe added on US sanctions list

The United States government has retained President Robert Mugabe and the majority of his top aides on its updated targeted sanctions list.

The Zanu PF leader's nephew, Leo Mugabe is the only new name on the list.

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control yesterday said some of State Owned enterprises such as ZB Financial Holdings and its subsidiaries and the Industrial Development Corporation as well as fertiliser manufacturer ZFC had been removed from the sanctions list.