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Emmerson Mnangagwa and the 26 criminals around him
In November 2017, former President Robert Mugabe was removed from office and his crime, according to the putschists who ousted him in a coup, was that he had allowed himself to be surrounded by crimin...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 15:51hrs | 1725 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
If ZANU-PF regime cracked down on gold smugglers as they do small businesses, Zimbabwe would prosper
This morning, while in town, I had a fascinating encounter with a lady entrepreneur who owns a small clothing business. After recognizing me as the author of articles she regularly reads, she ...Published: 09 Jan 2025 at 08:33hrs | 479 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa connections spared Rushwaya jail
A FORTNIGHT ago, we boldly declared "Rushwaya exhausts nine lives" in one of our headlines. How wrong we were!At the time, it seemed the chickens had finally come home to roost for Henrietta R...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'CCC is causing havoc and inflation' said Big Spender. Stop him rigging and he'll stop lying!
During elections, President Mnangagwa become Mr Bigger Spender! Anyone who is anyone gets something from Mr Big Spender. Village hears got motorcycles plus free public service medical aid memb...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 16:27hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
A critical review of Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary
APRIL, famously characterised as "the cruellest month" by distinguished poet and literary critic TS Eliot in his critically acclaimed essay "The Wasteland" - not because its first day celebrates fools...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 6 | by Jonathan Moyo
Mthwakazi youths threaten to close borders and airports to curb gold smuggling
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Youth League has threatened to close all borders and airports before the August elections in order to combat gold smuggling, which the party claims is carried out by...Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Re-engagement will depend on holding credible 2023 elections' AfDB warns. At long last, some home-truths
"The African Development Bank has moved to fast-track Zimbabwe's $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers whose land was seized under former president Robert Mugabe's reforms. The bank is leading ef...Published: 22 May 2023 at 21:59hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
ZESA Hwange Unit 8, 300 MW, to boost supply. It's 43 years overdue, what's there to celebrate!
"Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 8 is expected to be synchronised with the grid on Tuesday, and will progressively add another 300 megawatts that will boost supplies to both domestic and industria...Published: 16 May 2023 at 17:28hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Uebert Angel finally returns to Britain
PRESIDENTIAL Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large Uebert Angel - who fears being thrown under the bus should he return to Zimbabwe, because of the starring role he played in Al Jazeera's investigative Gold M...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:29hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Angel suffers Gold Mafia blow
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ambassador-at-large Uebert Angel, born Uebert Madzanire has been banned from YouTube after he allegedly attempted to pull down Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia investigative docu...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:03hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel holed up in Dubai
PRESIDENTIAL Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large Uebert Angel is currently holed up in Dubai alongside several prominent members of rival gangs exposed in Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia investigative documentary a...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Judas Iscariot and the Gold Mafia
When we look at the character of Judas in the Bible we notice that one has to belong to a certain group of people in power or has to form his own group th...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:27hrs | | by Erick Matotoba
Zimbabwean gold dealer claims to be well-protected
ZIMBABWEAN gold dealer Ewan Macmillan has made a sensational claim that President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whom he pays an undisclosed amount of money every month, jumps to his protection whenever he gets ...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 20:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe a nation of liars and thieves?
When I was attentively watching the last episode of the Al Jazeera 'Gold Mafia' exposé yesterday - there were expectedly some more troubling revelations made pertaining to the acts of corruption root...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 18:45hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'I'm working for investor-friendly environment" insist Mnangagwa. Watch again Al Jazeera Gold Mafia. I rest my case!
The spirit is willing, but the intellect is weak! "Zimbabwe is open for business!" is the most enduring thing President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ever said since taking over from the late Robert ...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 18:43hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
UAE refuses SA's request to extradite Gupta brothers for money launder. Pattni and other Gold Mafia must be relieved
Remember the many stories of State Capture involving former SA President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta brothers? Well whatever peanut butter bait the South African government was using in its Agatha Christ...Published: 11 Apr 2023 at 16:19hrs | 13 | by Wilbert Mukori
Uebert Angel, Rudland accounts frozen
INDIVIDUALS implicated in the gold Mafia scandal including prophet Uebert Angel have had their assets frozen by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit with arrests imminent....Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
What draws the gold mafia to Dubai?
An Al Jazeera investigation shows how criminals use the city's pro-business policies to smuggle gold, clean dirty cash.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 20:23hrs | 13 | by Al Jazeera Investigative Unit
Zimbabwe 'Gold Mafia' suspects' assets frozen
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has frozen the assets of four officials who are implicated in gold smuggling, money laundering, bribery and other corrupt activities whos...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe Airport security systems porous
THE second episode of Al Jazeera's four-part investigative documentary has laid bare the porous Robert Mugabe International Airport and how security is intentionally compromised to facilitate the smug...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 14:22hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold smugglers use South African banks, bribes to launder money
Several key officials at three major South African banks are helping a gold smuggling gang launder millions of dollars of dirty cash in exchange for regular bribes, an Al Jazeera investigation has fou...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 17:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU plots SA demonstration against 'Diplomatic Mafia'
Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), the oldest liberation war party, will stage demonstrations in South Africa where Uebert Angel,Angel, who was appointed ambassador-at-large and a preside...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Revoke licences of gold smugglers, says foreign funded TIZ
CORRUPTION watchdog, Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) has urged government to revoke gold trade and export licences of individuals implicated in the Al Jazeera gold smuggling documentary....Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport now a gateway for smugglers
AFTER watching gold smugglers and money launderers breezing through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare travelling to and from Dubai to deliver the proceeds of corruption in Al Jazee...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:28hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa exposed
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been left exposed and politically vulnerable following ground-breaking revelations by Qatar-based international television network Al Jazeera's of gold...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 18:23hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
'Gold Mafia is bigger than Zanu PF' said Al Jazeera. The tail is wagging the dog - out of spite!
"Gold Mafia Episode 1: Laundry Service" will be aired on Al Jazeera TV tonight Thursday 23 March 2023, an advance version was already circulating on the social media. There are six take home point...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 03:14hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Gold smuggler tied to Kenyan plunder is back - now in Zimbabwe
A gold smuggler implicated in a scandal that robbed Kenya of 10 percent of its GDP in the 1990s has moved his smuggling operation to Zimbabwe and Dubai, Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit (I-Unit) can re...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:50hrs | 3 | by AFP
Yes indeed, Zimbabwe is led by 'dunderheads'!
It is a fact that in most corrupt dealings, it takes two to tango!There is usually the one who wants to gain fraudulently from a flawed system - and, of course, there has to be someone within ...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 10:02hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Unveiling Zimbabwe's Dark Secrets' Al Jazeera documentary Truth is finally coming out. 'Rinemanyanga hariputirwi!'
Starting tonight, 10 pm UK time, Al Jazeera will broadcast a four-part documentary titled Unveiling Zimbabwe's Dark Secrets: Al Jazeera Exposes Looting, Plunder and Money Laundering.The Zanu P...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 20:17hrs | 35 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa's latest revised plan: 'Nyika inovakwa inorakashwa ivenevayo imashefu namaChina!'
"Zimbabweans jam UK work visa applications" screamed the headline. 8 363 skilled and semi-skilled Zimbabweans were granted UK work permit in 2022 up from 499 in 2019. The truth is Zimbabweans have bee...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 18:57hrs | 3 | by Nomusa Garikai
Will the removal of sanctions restore democracy in Zimbabwe
The issue of sanctions imposed by the West on the government of Zimbabwe has always been sparking a debate across the country with mixed feelings.At the UNGA 77th President of Senegal Macky Sa...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 07:42hrs | 4 | by Leonard Koni
ZACC boast 'great strides in stamping out corruption', seized US$700M - super slow applaud, 6% gold looted in one decade alone
"The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) said it had seized property worth over $700 million," reported Zimeye."The anti-corruption body has also filed 18 unexplained wealth order case file...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 13:58hrs | 13 | by Wilbert Mukori
UN to investigate negative impact of sanctions - political oppression hurts worse than sanctions
UN special rapporteur Alena Douhan, from Belarus, is expected to be in Zimbabwe from on October 18 to 28 at the invitation of government."She is currently seeking the views of all relevant sta...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 13:52hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Sanctions against Zimbabwe are a setback' - a feeble excuse cum insult cum tool for oppression
"Sanctions against Zimbabwe are a setback to stability in our region. Botswana therefore calls on the international community to end sanctions against Zim...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Chinese influential players in Zimbabwe illicit gold trade' - why not, milking their colony to death
"Chinese Now Influential Players In Illicit Gold Trade: Study!" screamed the headlines in New Zimbabwe."The presence and influence of Chinese nationals in the Zimbabwe gold sector has signific...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 17:16hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chinese now influential players in illicit gold trade study
CHINESE nationals are now "prominent and influential actors" in Zimbabwe's lucrative gold sector and have formed questionable partnerships with the elite in Zanu-PF and senior law enforcement agents....Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mr Mnangagwa, you have spoken more than you acted
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,It is with a heavy heart and a trampled soul that I write this letter to you.Since your ascendancy to power via a military-assisted coup in November...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:47hrs | 4 | by Cliff Chiduku
Teachers fume over Zacc extra lessons probe
TEACHERS' unions yesterday castigated the Zimbabwe Anti-corruption Commission (Zacc) for probing teachers who are conducting extra lessons, saying that it was a waste of government resources to pursue...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Criminalising Freedom of Expression in Zimbabwe by ZANU PF
The oppressive ZANU PF regime continues to silence Zimbabwean alternative voices through criminalising any act or anyone who is viewed as a threat to the status quo. The recent arrest of youth leaders...Published: 13 May 2021 at 22:11hrs | 17 | by Prince Njagu
Gold smuggling: Heads to roll at airport
POLICE will leave no stone unturned in establishing how a gold smuggler sneaked out of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport undetected, only to be arrested in South African. Home Af...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Get vaccinated now' commanded Mnangagwa, on low uptake of Sinopharm vaccine - he still doesn't get it
"As at yesterday, only 36 283 frontline workers had been vaccinated with Sinopharm against a target of 100 000 people, with the majority said to be sceptical of the efficacy of the drug donated by Chi...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 18:22hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa 2021 Agenda demanding 'comprehensive reforms' - yet will, for umpteenth, contest 2023 with no reforms
Zimbabwe is in serious economic and political trouble because the nation has been stuck with a corrupt, incompetent and tyrannical ruling party, Zanu-PF, and an equally corrupt and incompetent opposit...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
'Will be a friend of West, they disgruntled with our land reform' - povo, not West, are ones dying for change
"I would like to be a friend of all and an enemy of none," announced Zimbabwe's new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Fredrick Shava, after taking his oath of office."We are going to try our bes...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 10:34hrs | 13 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe gold smugglers shipping over US$1,5bn a year
GOLD worth over US$1,5 billion is smuggled out of Zimbabwe every year, depriving the cashstrapped economy of crucial foreign-exchange revenues, according to research organisation International Crisis ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:25hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo spills more beans on Mnangagwa
Exiled former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has written a Twitter thread exposing how President Emmerson Mnangagwa led his allies in stealing Treasury Bonds through various bogus projects i...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 13:18hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bogus cop nabbed
A bogus cop Prosper Zengeya (28) was arrested for impersonating a police officer at Mushangashe tollgate in Masvingo on 13 December.Sources close to investigations allege the bogus cop Zengeya...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 16:46hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Exhibit vanished in police hands'
TWO alleged gold smugglers told a Plumtree magistrate that seven bars of their gold disappeared while in the hands of the police. Francis Maranjesi, 47, and Nathan Mnaba, 29, appeared before Plumtree ...Published: 12 Sep 2015 at 13:30hrs | 1 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Zimbabweans arrested with R4m worth of unwrought gold in SA
Johannesburg - Three people were arrested for being in possession of R4m worth of unwrought gold in Johannesburg, the Hawks said on Friday."The investigators received information of an all...Published: 27 Feb 2015 at 17:48hrs | | by Sapa
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