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Scott Sakupwanya gives Simba Bhora US$100,000

Simba Bhora has received a major financial boost ahead of their maiden appearance in the CAF Champions League, with Scotland FC president Scott Sakupwanya donating US$100,000 to support the Shamva-based club.Sakupwanya, whose company Bette…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 11:58hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter

How gold incentives work in Zimbabwe

IN the past few days, social media and media outlets have been awash with claims that there is grand looting of state funds between Treasury and a selected few individuals, especially after a payment instruction of about US$4.2 million for…

Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 17:10hrs | 1341 | by Trymore Sibanda

Scott Sakupwanya's company controversially paid US$4.2m for fuel

Zimbabweans reacted with anger and disbelief after it emerged that the Ministry of Finance authorised a US$4.2 million payment to Betterbrands Petroleum, a company owned by Zanu PF legislator Scott Sakupwanya.The controversy erupted on Mon…

Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 12:00hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter

Fresh US$100m gold scandal rocks treasury as top Zanu-PF ally implicated

A major financial scandal has erupted at Zimbabwe's Finance Ministry, exposing what appears to be a fraudulent US$100 million payout to a shadowy company linked to a top Zanu-PF gold dealer, Pedzisayi "Scott" Sakupwanya. The illegal paymen…

Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Suspected human remains found at Scott Sakupwanya offices

Police have launched an investigation after suspected human remains were uncovered during renovations at the Harare offices of Better Brands, a gold mining and marketing company owned by Mabvuku MP Scott Sakupwanya, ZimLive reported.A cons…

Published: 10 Aug 2024 at 21:32hrs | 1675 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo spilled beans on corrupt tender

Revelations from Wicknell Chivayo have exposed a corruption scandal involving a US$40 million Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) tender. Chivayo detailed how payments from this deal were distributed, highlighting significant figures,…

Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 12:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Sakunda remain Bosso principal sponsors

HIGHLANDERS on Friday evening got the much-needed financial boost to wage a serious challenge for honours in Zimbabwe football when BetterBrands stepped up as co-sponsors of the football giants.At a colourful ceremony held at a Bulawayo ho…

Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Sakupwanya dies

FORMER Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) boss Jefter Sakupwanya (63) has died.Sakupwanya died in Harare yesterday after a long illness.He was replaced as Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution in October this year.Sakupwanya wh…

Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 17:56hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Sakupwanya buys votes with bag of maize meal, flour and loaf of bread

Supporters of Zanu-PF who attended a rally for party candidate Pedzai Sakupwanya in the Mabvuku-Tafara constituency received a 10kg bag of maize meal, a 2kg packet of flour, and a loaf of bread, two days before the gold miner entered the p…

Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:40hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Sakupwanya begs Mabvuku residents

Scott Sakupwanya, the Zanu-PF candidate for Mabvuku Constituency, known for his association with gold-rich endeavors, is earnestly appealing to residents in the high-density suburb to reconsider their choice from the August elections and v…

Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 05:02hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF ropes in war vets for Sakupwanya's campaign

Zanu-PF has gone for broke in its bid to win the Mabvuku-Tafara constituency in the December 9 by-elections, roping in war veterans and collaborators to campaign for the party's candidate, Pedzisai "Scott" Sakupwanya.Sakupwanya, a Zanu-PF …

Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Scott Sakupwanya's flamboyant campaign under the spotlight

A convoy of high-end vehicles led by police escorts snakes its way into Number One Grounds in Harare's Mabvuku  high density suburb on a late Thursday afternoon.Brown dust rises as three Rolls Royces â€” two cullinans and a ghost, a G…

Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Scott Sakupwanya named in Gold Mafia scandal

Controversial Zanu-PF politician and businessman Pedzisai 'Scott' Sakupwanya has been named as one of the country's biggest gold barons by ambassador-at-large Uebert Angel who features prominently in a corruption busting documentary by Qat…

Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 20:01hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa linked gold dealers mint money through govt incentives

GOVERNMENT'S Gold Incentives Scheme (GIS) has come under scrutiny amid indications it is largely benefitting politically connected persons, mainly President Emmerson Mnangagwa's close ally Pedzisayi "Scott" Sakupwanya - a Zanu-PF councillo…

Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 16:18hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

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