Zimbabwe's Tourism Minister Arrested on Graft Charges

Minister of Tourism Prisca Mupfumira has been arrested on corruption charges linked to the National Social Security Authority, a rare example of a sitting minister detained on such allegations in the graft-wracked country. Mupfumira is one of the high ranking ruling party officials that were implicated by the Zanu-PF Youth League as being involved in massive corruption scandals in Zimbabwe.

  • Zimbabwe:   Ruling Party Mum On Mupfumira Arrest

    New Zimbabwe, 26 July 2019

    President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu PF party was at a loss of words following the shock arrest of Tourism Minister Priscah Mupfumira early Thursday, with spokesperson Simon… Read more »

Ministry of Environment Tourism and Hospitality Industry Priscah Mupfumira (file photo).

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