![]() ![]() ZAAC has often been accused of employing the catch and release strategy. ![]() “That will also assist with expertise, address capacity issues, we have an MOU with financial intelligence unit within the RBZ so that when it comes to unpacking the complex transactions in the financial sector, that unit can assist us,” said Makamure. “We are discussing with other international organisations that specialise in asset tracking and recovery so we are entering with those again. “They will be many MOUs with many others…since we came into office, we have an MOU with NPA, ZRP, judicial service commission, auditor general’s office, ZIMRA, and other countries like Botswana. “This ZACC is you with other partners local and regional, this ZACC is determined, it’s serious about stakeholders’ engagement,” he said. Most of the properties are registered under Twalumba Properties, a company that is implicated in the fraud case that was being investigated by ZACC.Makamure said ZACC has set its eyes on linking up with stakeholder organisations within Zimbabwe as well the region to strengthen reach and efficiency. ZACC reckons at least part of that real estate fortune might have been bought with thecproceeds of crime.ĭr Sibanda also owned commercial immovable properties and over 20 undeveloped six-hectare agro-residential plots registered in the names of Twalumba Properties and Attachards Enterprises. When he passed on at 41, Dr Sibanda left behind 39 stands of between 3 600 and 8 116 square metres with two double storey buildings and six single-storey houses. Twalumba Properties, which is implicated in the case, owns the bulk of land and buildings in the estate of Dr Sibanda.Ĭhitukutuku’s properties, valued at US$20 million, have since been frozen by the High Court as part of ZACC’s investigation into the fraud. ZACC wrote to the Master of Court seeking to freeze assets coomprising the estate of the late Dr Sibanda on the basis that they could be proceeds of crime.īefore he died, Dr Sibanda was jointly charged with ex-Zinara chief executive Frank Chitukutuku for fraud involving US$4,7 million. The commission showed interest in seizing the estate of the late Twalumba Holdings director Dr Nkululeko Sibanda. ZACC, towards the end of the year, exhibited its seriousness in asset recovery after vowing to hunt the corrupt beyond the grave. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) this year complemented efforts by ZACC to curb the scourge by establishing specialised commercial courts in most provinces. Gumbo is yet to appear in court on the charges.įormer principal director of State Residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet Douglas Tapfuma was arrested for criminal abuse of office after he allegedly facilitated the importation of several vehicles duty-free. Gumbo stands accused of corruptly reinstating CMED chief executive Mr Davison Mhaka despite a disciplinary tribunal finding him guilty of misconduct after he authorised payment of US$2,7 million to a fuel company for the supply of fuel that was never delivered.ĭespite the tribunal finding Mr Mhaka guilty and his subsequent dismissal by the CMED board, Gumbo intervened and directed his reinstatement without explanation. Gumbo is being accused of showing favour to his relative, the politician Mavis Gumbo, by awarding her a contract to rent out her house to Zimbabwe Airways.Īs part of the deal, it is alleged Gumbo directed the release of US$1 million for the refurbishment of Ms Gumbo’s property and customising it into the airline’s headquarters. Joram Gumbo, the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs (Monitoring and Implementation of Government Programmes), was also arrested for criminal abuse of office on November 4 this year.
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