Command Agriculture

Former chairperson of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Tendai Biti is determined to further expose massive corruption orchestrated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ally Kudakwashe Tagwirei and other cartels in Zimbabwe.
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Opposition MDC Alliance Vice President, Tendai Biti has dismissed as "vicious vitriolic attacks" claims by Zanu PF apologists that he influenced the US to sanction fuel mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei in order to undermine Zimbabwe’s…
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Farmers have expressed mixed feelings over delays in the distribution of Command Agriculture inputs from their local Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots.
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A detailed study has exposed how President Emmerson Mnangagwa is maintaining his grip on power through the abuse of the Command Agriculture Programme (CAP) whose proceeds are financing his patronage network while militarising all key…
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By Nyashadzashe Ndoro Analysts have called Kudakwashe Tagwirei a toxic partner, amid reports that global commodities giant Trafigura has uncoupled itself from Sakunda Holdings. There is widespread speculation that Sakunda could be hit…
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s top ally and fuel mogul, Kuda Tagwireyi, is once again in the spotlight after Parliament recommended that a forensic audit should be done on the controversial Command Agriculture programme, which has been…
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By Rusty Markham Recent announcements by the government, that it would disburse $2.8 billion for the Command Agriculture and issuing some $300 million in Treasury bills is a serious cause for concern, judging by the murkiness that has…
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Parliament yesterday slammed the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for carrying out quasi fiscal activities outside its mandate and using taxpayers and pensioners’ money to fund government activities.
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TREASURY failed to account for about US$1,03 billion it paid to Sakunda Holdings, a company owned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s close ally and adviser, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, under the fabled Command Agriculture programme from 2017 to…
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By Rusty Markham The agriculture sector has become a point of weakness in the Zimbabwean economy where over five million Zimbabweans are food-insecure despite billions in public funds being invested in the sector.
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