US-Sanctioned Tycoon Named Zimbabwe’s Investment Minister
First reported 7 Oct, 23:29 UTCUpdated 2d ago4 sources
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a tycoon sanctioned by the US and UK for alleged corruption to his cabinet.
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Zimbabwe’s wealthy Wicknell Chivayo recently died in a helicopter crash. Earlier this year, photographs of him with President Cyril Ramaphosa sparked controversy because Chivayo was reportedly the focus of a South African money laundering investigation. Meanwhile, business linked him to a figure once central to…
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a tycoon sanctioned by the US and UK for alleged corruption to his cabinet.
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- Why Zimbabwe tycoon 'Sir Wicknell' was loved and hated in Africa (opens BBC News in a new tab)
Wicknell Chivayo divided opinion in life and continues to do so in death.
- FLASHY VS FRONTING: SA’s shady Mandrax past features in scandals left behind by Zimbabwe’s flamboyant Wicknell Chivayo (opens Daily Maverick in a new tab)
Zimbabwe’s wealthy Wicknell Chivayo recently died in a helicopter crash. Earlier this year, photographs of him with President Cyril Ramaphosa sparked controversy because Chivayo was reportedly the focus of a South African money laundering investigation. Meanwhile, business linked him to a figure once central to…
- US-Sanctioned Tycoon Named Zimbabwe’s Investment Minister (opens Bloomberg in a new tab)
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a tycoon sanctioned by the US and UK for alleged corruption to his cabinet.
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[263Chat] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reshuffled his economic team, reassigning Professor Mthuli Ncube as Minister of Finance and appointing businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei as Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion.
