By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent
CORRUPTION accused former Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira Saturday made a surprise appearance at a Zanu PF provincial coordinating committee meeting (PCC) held in Chinhoyi.
Mupfumira cut a lonely and dejected figure among the delegates before, during and after the routine meeting of the PCC.
This was her first appearance at a Zanu PF meeting in as many months since her arrest and detention in remand prison for allegedly creaming-off US$90 million from the state pension fund administrator, National Social Security Authority (NSSA).
Unlike during her time as an influential and wealthy political figure who would often be mobbed during similar gatherings, Mupfumira was a conspicuous island as fellow members visibly tried to avoid touching her.
By Alois Vinga
A WORKPLACE accident claimed the life of a Lobels Bread mechanic Monday morning when a truck he was working on untimely lost brakes as he was disembarking, and crushing him against a pre-cast wall.
Lobels Biscuits and Sweets human resources manager, Andrew Dinhidza confirmed the incident but could not share further details.
“Indeed. It was a very unfortunate and regrettable incident that took place Monday morning. However, I am currently seized with officers from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) who are here to investigate the accident. I will be able to entertain more questions once I am done,” he said.
ZIDA to prioritise domestic investment
Senior Business Reporter
Notwithstanding its key mandate to drive direct foreign investment into Zimbabwe, the nascent Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA), will also focus on clearing the path for domestic investment.
This is particularly vital given the inward-looking economic trends that have emerged across the globe as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Said chief investments and corporate affairs officer Tino Kambasha: “We are quite excited about the new baby (ZIDA) and one of its key elements is the One Stop Investment Service Centre (OSISC). We think our biggest stakeholders are Zimbabweans themselves. We need to find out what is hindering us to do business among ourselves. Domestic direct investment is also our priority.
Top Zim auditors face probe
BY EVERSON MUSHAVA
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ) has given in to pressure to investigate owners of audit firm BDO Zimbabwe over allegations of unprofessionalism.
The investigation will include an independent review of the controversial National Social Security Authority (NSSA) audit report that was rubbished by the High Court and a top South African forensic investigation firm, Nexus Forensic Services.
Ngoni Kudenga and Gilbert Gwatiringa own BDO Zimbabwe. Their role in the NSSA audit came under scrutiny after former NSSA board chairman Robin Vela successfully challenged the report that implicated him in a multi-million dollar fraud while still boss at the pension authority.
Grace Mugabe with daughter Bona and her husband Simba Chikore
WHILE the late former president Robert Mugabe’s regime was corrupt and incompetent it allowed ministers, top civil servants and its busines cronies to loot public resources Mugabe himself was very strict with family members and relatives when it came to accessing money-spinning tenders and public assets.
OWEN GAGARE
Records seen by
The NewsHawks this week show that Mugabe refused to allow his family members and relatives to be involved in government contracts and deals for self-aggrandisement.
Unlike President Emmerson Mnangagwa whose family members are deeply involved in business with the state, Mugabe only allowed his family members to have farms, not tenders and public assets, the records show. The Mugabe family accumulated 24 farms as reported in detail by