By Nyashadzashe Ndoro | Nehanda Business |
British-based Coven Energy, the company that signed a US$1,3 billion joint venture agreement with Zimbabwe to develop a fuel pipeline from the Mozambican port city of Beira to the capital city Harare is allegedly using a fake business address and was only formed last year.
Addressing journalists at a post cabinet briefing in Harare on Wednesday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the pipeline was meant to complement the existing one that also links Harare and Beira and make the country a fuel hub for the southern Africa region.
“The pipeline will be built over four years at an estimated cost of US$1.3 billion. The partnership will be for a period of 30 years,” she said.
But investigations by agencies noted that the company that won the tender was only formed one year ago and the subsidiary was formed four months ago.
Investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono said the address that the company uses is actually a block of flats in London and its subsidiary in South Africa was formed four months ago.
“The UK company that won the US$1,3 billion tender to build the Beira fuel pipeline for Zimbabwe uses an address that is a block of flats in London, just like the bogus Drax International did last year! 1 Bolinder Grove SW6 is a block of flats in South West London,” Chin’ono said.
He added: “Last month Mnangagwa’s regime said the Beira fuel pipeline will cost US$850 million. Today it says it will cost US$1,3 billion. The UK company given the tender was only formed last year.
Its South African subsidiary was formed 4 months ago. It is Drax all over again! Will the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission act?”
Drax International was shadowy company that was illegally awarded a multi- million dollar contract for COVID-19 testing kits, drugs and personal protective equipment by former Health Minister Obadiah Moyo who was eventually fired after public pressure.
Moyo was arrested and charged with criminal abuse of office over the awarding of the $60m (£47m) contract to Drax who allegedly sold supplies to the government at inflated prices.
A representative of Drax, controversial businessman Delish Nguwaya, is facing charges in connection with the contract. He was arrested and then released on bail.
Meanwhile, Mutsvangwa said Coven Energy would form a 50-50 joint venture company with state-owned National Oil and Infrastructure Company. Nehanda Radio
Kkkkkkk ngazviende mberi
Daddy Hopewell dug it out. It is a moment of silence to the government of Zimbabwe.
Rayla Moyos exchange for deportations?
Investigation must be done and terminate that contract government must find local African company for that job
Taurai Mari it’s complicated, like telling someone to investigate themselves and terminate their own contracts
Taurai Mari which local coy ivo wariwo waridzi weyakahwina contract
George Makanjila
They’re African companies that are capable of doing this job not European companies it’s better to invest in African companies
Taurai MariTaurai Mari ok
Taurai Mari Does a local company have that kind of money?
Brian Shumba inside job
Taurai Mari The looters must terminate watiiii.they are the ones who are stealing
I can smell Tagwirei here…second oil pipeline ,, are we even using the first one to capacity????
As always. Looting machinations!!
MaZimba this is why tisingabudirire imi makunyora about it kuti zvidii
Nyarai Katsere shame on duzvi chairo i dont think une panonaka unenge une panobuda matuzvi chete
Prince Madzivanyy Hezvo dzako dzirimo you just look at a woman and think of sex disgusting sorry excuse of a man 😡😡😡😡 people like you belong to prisons Gumbura wemunhu nxaaaa
Nyarai Katsere hauna kukwana nxaaaaa
Prince Madzivanyy you are disgusting 🤮
So who must be given the tender
Tinashe Makamure Those with offices in the shade of a tree.I think you will love that.
A Zimbabwean company with capacity n track record not company only formed to get this particular tender
Tinashe Makamure track record Baba
That’s great journalism if it’s true.
Ba zvakapusa
Please alert the Anti corruption Commission n the tender must be cancelled immediately.Doing such a huge project with a company of no fixed abode is a huge risky gamble
Peter Manjini anti corruption yacho being the mother of corruption gegege such a joke in Zim🙌
Peter Manjini The anti corruption commission is part of the problem! Its a horrible syndicate!!! Well networked.
Peter Manjini U will be surprised those inside Anti Corruption are the ones running that bogus company.
The owner of the company might be sitting in his mansion in Zimbabwe as well with the expensive laptop to make mshikashika anywhere they changed the style stealing
Musazofe makanyepa with this Hopewell Chin’ono the truth will resurface
Claudius Kawere which research have u done bamnini yamakuti manyeperwa apa. Do your research first and come with facts
Oscar Mshangwe I don’t do research bro it’s Hopewell Chin’onos job he has established facts that Coven Energy was formed one year ago and it’s subsidiary is 4 months old and our government had the guts to award it a 1.3 million dollars tender without a formal address. Kare taingoombera maoko nekuridza mheterwa now we question the credibility
Claudius KawereClaudius Kawere OK now I get u. We are on the same path. Seems like u didn’t elaborate well on your first comment
Oscar Mshangwe okay fine
🤣🤣🤣🤣 this guy
2023 on the cards
2023my voice my vote
You see now
This Hopewell guy is anti everything .
Hey one big head in governed is part of the racket, engineering everything to loot hahaha
Bulawayo zambei water project ????
In africa don’t we have companies that can deliver that same service?
McDonald Brett Sokkah plenty in South Africa
Conway Gerard Johns based in Europe
Mlauzi Nqobile Mlauzi do ur home
They summoned Cuban engineers last time, do you think they care🤷🏾♂️
As long it will benefit Zim. Anywhere …can he investigate all the tenders won by White owned companies?
Emmanuel MwasangwaleEmmanuel Mwasangwale can you please say it again and very loud in case they didn’t hear you
Emmanuel Mwasangwale which ones??
Emmanuel Mwasangwale Your name sounds unZimbabwean. That’s why you speak like that.
Farai Masango yep…but will speak my mind…I now how traibalistic some of can be .
Emmanuel Mwasangwale US 13 Billion is taxipayers money. It affects citizens livelihoods. The money should be 100% accounted for. How will the project benefit the general Zimbabweans? Already there is a pipeline there!
Farai Masango oh and Mr Biti’s traces are from Malawi..but just because you are on the same page…you are comfortable with that.
Emmanuel Mwasangwale My point is your suggestions should not be against the people of Zimbabwe. That makes you unpatriotic.
Emmanuel Mwasangwale Biti fights for the people that’s why I am comfortable with him.
Farai Masango kkkk hey Biti fights for the people? Ummm you think so? For me he fights for his own benefits. If you do not lie…you are not a politician.
Emmanuel Mwasangwale And you fight for who?
Farai Masango I fight for my own salvation.
Cry my beloved country
Pakuda kutorohwa bag APA
Peter Manjini you mean ZACC? 🤣🤣🤣 those corrupt and handpicked ZANU PF goons nxa! Useless demloots…..Henrietta Rushwaya was exposed but hey, she was even promoted for stealing our gold. Zimbabwe is cursed lol
Daddy Hope zvazvinhu,zanupf will never rest till they silence him