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Zimbabwe: U.S. Imposes Targeted Sanctions On Businessman Tagwirei
New Zimbabwe, 5 August 2020
THE US government has slapped targeted sanctions on Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his Sakunda Holdings accusing the business mogul of being part of a closely knit ring of elites that… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: U.S. Sanctions Against Tagwirei Part of 'Taking Action to Fight Corruption'
State Department, 5 August 2020
Press StatementMichael R. Pompeo, Secretary of StateAugust 5, 2020 Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Victims Wait for Justice Two Years After Killings
Zimbabwe Standard, 1 August 2020
Two years after soldiers shot dead six people in central Harare as the security forces tried to quell protests by the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC-Alliance, the victims are yet to get… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Noic, Sakunda Sucked in U.S.$17m Loan Scandal
Zimbabwe Independent, 31 July 2020
Explosive details show that the state-owned National Oil and Infrastructure Company (Noic) was advanced by Sakunda Holdings US$17,5 million of a US$22,75 million loan agreement to… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Tagwirei Distances Self From Landela
The Herald, 22 June 2020
BUSINESSMAN Mr Kudakwashe Tagwirei has denied any involvement in Landela Investments which is said to be involved in a Government bus deal. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Equates Tagwirei to Biblical Peter After COVID-19 Donation
New Zimbabwe, 24 April 2020
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was Thursday full of praise for oil mogul and advisor, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, whom he equated to the Biblical Peter after the latter had handed over to… Read more »
U.S. Imposes Sanctions On 'Notoriously Corrupt' Mnangagwa Ally
The U.S. government has slapped targeted sanctions on Sakunda Holdings CEO Kudakwashe Tagwirei, accusing the business mogul of being part of a closely-knit ring of elites stunting Zimbabwe's economic growth prospects through corruption. The move is "to mark the anniversary" of six protesters killed two years ago, State Secretary Mike Pompeo has said. The victims are yet to get justice, despite a commission of inquiry into the August 1 violence led by former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe.
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Zimbabwe ruling party's Zanu-PF youth leaders have said that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally Kuda Tagwirei is "the most corrupt person in the country" for his alleged ... Read more »
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Families of the six people who died during the 2018 post-election violence are set to receive compensation from government, as authorities begin implementing recommendations of the ... Read more »
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Barely three months after polls, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is facing a huge crisis caused by an imploding economy. The meltdown has led to finger-pointing, with ... Read more »
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Businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei has triggered off fresh fissures within the ruling Zanu-PF and government, with the military-backed Sakunda Holdings founder apparently driving a ... Read more »
President Emmerson Mnangagwa greets Sakunda Holdings chief executive Kudakwashe Tagwirei after the donation of protective gear and other equipment valued at U.S.$6,4 million to Arundel Hospital. Looking on are Vice President Kembo Mohadi and Cabinet ministers.
