Before snapping cement company Lafarge Zimbabwe, Fossil Contracting, a company fronted by businessman Obey Chimuka but linked to tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei, had already been controversially awarded a US$132 152 527 tender by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) to construct Ziminya Dam in Nkayi.
Information gleaned by Nehanda Radio from highly placed government sources and undeniable documents revealed that Fossil Contracting is among 15 companies that were awarded tenders to build dams, bridges and supply equipment. The aforementioned company is the highest paid.
Luckdrops Drillings (Private) Limited was also awarded US$2 598 370 to supply and deliver drilling rigs and compressors with capacity.
Conduit Investment (Private) Limited was also awarded USS28 322 234,85 to do the same job.
After the awarding of the multimillion tender, Fossil then entered into a binding agreement with the Holcim Group to take over Zimbabwe’s leading cement maker, Lafarge Zimbabwe, a move sources described as a “launch-pad to fasttrack and monopolise construction projects”.
The Swiss-headquartered Holcim Group, through its subsidiary Associated International Cement, is the largest shareholder in Lafarge Zimbabwe, with 76.45% shareholding.
Tagwirei, a close ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has won billions worth of tenders from the government in the last 10 years.
One of his many companies, Landela Investments, reportedly received US$110 million from the government to import buses for the state run Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) without going to tender.
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has since slapped the business tycoon and his Sakunda Holdings with sanctions for allegedly providing support to the Zanu PF regime and promoting corruption.
Last year, Tagwirei, after being sanctioned for corruption, continued to do business by relocating his network to Mauritius.
The controversial fuel mogul is said to be presiding over a sprawling network of more than 40 companies spanning the oil, mining, banking, logistics, transportation, and import/export, which have been linked to alleged corrupt activities and state capture.
Kuti adye hake mari iyoyo
Tagwirei…. nhy…. uuuum
Why Tagwirei is given all tenders in Zim? ain’t there other companies that can do these things?
Things are now out of hands in Zim yatova game yekut ngatibirei kuenda hapana zvavanotiita
That dam will never see any light of the day, it’s just another looting scheme. We all know that Zanu will never develop Matebeleland any day!
Ericado Trolip Hokoyo when one cannot repay China for borrowed money. Zimbabwe is on a dangerous road because China has no use for black people.
Putin style controling every public tender
State capture by Tagwirei.
The reason they will do anything to keep Zanu pf in power.
Tagwirei, Ruka chivende, smart Tembo Na ED vaneukama here pane nharo dziri pano vamwe vari Kuri vese vazukuru Va ED Idi here
Hs sponsors zanu pf and he they dont give him contracts he wont get money to give them
Wow
The awarding of almost all important tenders to Tagwirei says it all,ED himself is part of that company.
Sam Sam-Arzo Muvirimi the real culprit
Even our wives will be given to Tagwireyi 🤞🤞
Dan Sibanda if you tender them out
Tagwirei futi?
Brick on top of another Brick
We have companies like Tingamira under Tanganda that supplies bottled water.. They have known reputat… https://t.co/RovVSW9yff
This is crazy. Zvese here kuna Tagwirei? Corruption ya ED iri so obvious and he doesn’t even care or ashamed of it.
Ashley Shumba i think Tagwirei ,is just a front for ED ,🤭🤭🤭
Ashley Shumba kana kunyara haanyare
Ashley Shumba mukoma haana moyo murume wacho, he doesn’t give a damn zvachose
Ashley Shumba, Tendayi Sithole..Tagwirei gets the job done, is financially liquid and knows how to raise capital. He is good at financial engineering and getting projects off the ground. Rather than complain, what is your hustle? Kwana kwana.
Maurice Maswiswi hatisi kuda hedu kukwana kwana ,asi nyika ngaite kuti ruzhinji ruwane zvekuita baba
Tendai Sithole hamusikuda or hamuna cash Mr Sithole
Ronny Maclean Gumbo don be stupid , public money can’t be won by only one individual , doesn’t that ring bells for u 🤷🤷,
Everything in the country it’s Tagwireyi , from roads , fuel , etc 🙄🙄🙄
Is he the only one with companies 🤷🤷
Proxies and oligarchy creation..
Ronny Maclean Gumbo ahe handina hatingaiti vapfumi tese
Dan Sibanda he has the financial muscle most of us do not have. I doubt if that is stupidity
Dan Sibanda shumba. I need you understand the conract or rather usd’s where given like confetti at a wedding. It came as a result of competitive bidding with serious criteria. This project will take years to complete. Further it will transform the catchement area into massive greenbelt. LIFE WILL come Nkayi. This is an excellent project unlike the now reality of a dry inhospitable rural backdrop
Maurice Maswiswi raise capital from RBZ? Mari yevanhu iyi. Hapana chozikanwa apa. He cant go to international markets and get money this one he is not creditworthy.
Ronny Maclean Gumbo .where did he get the money (so much wealth)from in the first place 🤔🤭🤷
Where was he working 🙄
Maurice Maswiswi hamusi kuziva zvirikuitika imimi
Tawandah Shure…whether or not T-Bills are involved or not, the fact is; a tender is given based on past performance, creditworthiness, technical partners and ability to raise the capital. Proof of funds (POF)… zvimwe zvese we can talk until the cows come home but fact remains the bidding was competitive. Whether or not he was the most/least expensive is neither here no there.
Eprhraim Makosa very few Zimbabwean firms will raise international lines of credit. Strive realized it long ago by incorporating in Mauritius/SA/London. Sanctions even according to Strive, increase capital costs destined for Zimbabwe.
Captured nation
ahhh ndiye ega here anogona kuita zvinhu zveeeesee muno mmmm
He is a Zimbabwean and has a construction company does it mean that he must not get tenders from the government in his country, idnt understand this story . Where exactly do you want him to get contracts cz I dnt see the problem if his indigenous company is able to construct that Dam . That’s black empowerment why dont you guys start your own businesses and start competing for tenders than sitting idle and try to lecture to everyone how you want everything done in your own way.
Solos Rubatika Talking of Tagwirei not Rubatika if it’s you yes take it no problem
Solos Rubatika wrse they did not go to tender,he is just being spoon fed all e tenders n thats corruption
Kudakwashe Chirume iwe vhurawo yako company unenge wapedza masports nyika inofanira kuyenderera mberi even ana Costain construction vakabuda munyika someone must fill that gap sewe iwewe Chirume. Make a plan bru vana vevamwe varikuzviitawo wani zvisineyi tese hatingazvigone hatingagarire kurwadziwa chete kuti seyi uyu weganda rangu azvigona
Solos Rubatika the problem is every tender is going to him… how about other citizens who has companies but not getting tenders. Zim is being run by a group of people the rest we are foreigners that is what pains me the most.
Let’s vote and remove this corrupt government.
Solos Rubatika munhu haungamugoni wena
Admire Murwira no matter if gets all the tenders as long as it’s being completed.
Solos Rubatikainga une hanganwa,watokanganwa Chivhayo zvakaita me tender yeSolar project. You see the problem we are not against our own but they’re milking the country dry.just imagine how much he made from procurement yemabuses eZupco.
Joe Love Please remind me if he completes. Let’s start with the mbudzi fly over. Even in 2025 I will be waiting.
Solos Rubatika no apana kuipa asi zviri kuwandira kwaari zvese mayibata
Solos Rubatika Black empowerment is great if it’s being awarded to all,but not only to one man.
Solos Rubatika I agree with you 100%.
This Khauntry must be called Tagwirei Pty Ltd
As long as he pays his US$13.2m in tithes then good for him🙄
Corruption yacho yavakungoitiwa pabani so
Bvaa ngavachimupa zvose.
Zvese kuna kuda ari one?
Zviriko futhi
Let them eat at least they are doing something.sometimes corruption is part of development.manje naMugabe zvanga zvakamira kuti tswiiiiii
Witchcraft
Yes he a good choice
Ipaiwo vamwe ma tenders.Zim inevanogona kuzviita asi mukati kumaZupco ndiye yepaMbudzi ndiye yeDam ndiye futi which means there is pane aari kudya naye
Gibson Mushoriwah chaibvira mumba
Akim Jafari asi vari kukuvadza vechidiki haufi wakaonekera kuti unozvigonawo
All tenders to Tagwireyi, what a fucked up country, kudya mari yenyika zvaripa mhene
George Maridzirashe hatiende
Obey fronts Kuda
Kuda fronts…..
I don’t understand one thing madzimbabwe ,sei muchiratidza kurwadziwa kna chizvarwa chenyika chawana tender?
Saka imi pamunoti Moda kuti Nyika ipinde ma investor munenge muchireva veganda Jena / whites chete here?
Iripo here tender yakambopiwa Tagwirei kna Chimuka ikatadza kubudirira or kupera?
Saka paye pamunenge muchiti maZimba ane Mari dzavo ngavauye vaite ma investment munyika munenge muchirevesa here? Kna kuti munenge muchida kuzoita zvamunoita murume uyu?
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 inodawo here kuti vatema vabudirire kunyanya zvizvarwa zvayo ?
Are we there yet?.
Jino Nyik giving only one person to control everything is a wrong move and also a springboard of state capture! To be frank enough Zimbabwe is being controlled by this man nicknamed Queen Bee.He controls fuel in Zimbabwe that’s why fuel in Zimbabwe is expensive compared to that of Zambia but Zambia’s fuel pass true Zimbabwe…From economics point of view monopolies are a cancer that eat away price stability and the free movement of demand and supply.An equilibrium will be difficult to attain
Bruce MusweBruce Muswe bt homwe kna ichitendera handioni problem Nyika yega yega inevanhu kna munhu anoi controller financially.
Example South Africa ine family inotozivikanwa kuti vamwe vose munotomwa mavari inonzi The Rupert family
Jino Nyik that’s why Jacob Zuma was removed ! His crime was state capture..allowing a family to control what belongs to the povo !
Bruce Muswe even you go to America is the same thing wangu,
Kuzolunga inolungisa boss
The people at zinwa who gave him the tender should be investigated and locked up we can’t have our country captured by these thieves enough is enough!!
Too bad, another big money down the drain.
At least Lafarge is a real company, which we all know would deliver
Zanu developing Matebeleland, kkkkk this made my day.
Zvese zvese?
Looting
From a legal perspective does Tagwirei own Fossil? NO. Does Tagwirei deliver on the tenders he gets? Yes. Was the contract for Zimunya Dam awarded on merit, financial capacity and above board? Yes
saka whats the issue here?
Does Tagwirei own Fossil from a legal perspective? No. Does Tagwirei own a construction firm and does he deliver on contracts? Yes. Is he a Zimbabwean? Yes. Was the contract above board, based on financial capacity and fairly won? Yes. So whats the problem here? Much Ado about nothing (William Shakespeare).
Maurice Maswiswi why only him? Is Tagwirai the godfather of Zimbabwe?
Maurice Maswiswi what a stupid answer or question,it’s seems like you are a zanu pf,can’t you see that the guy he’s destroying the future of your kids and our country he’s corrupt,where else have you ever seen such a deal in this world,there is no infrastructure no proper school or hospitals in Nkayi but they looting the money 💰 though dam construction,people like you need to go for checkups you might be mentally disturbed,it can be true since there are no proper hospitals or medications in Zim.
Maurice Maswiswi which dam in Nkayi that can cost $132m? This is nothing other than inflated prices as they continue to milk their cow
Derrick Ndlovu I am just wondering. Mnangagwa has taken us for granted. Nkayi schools are in sorry state yet he swingle $132million on a dam.
Derrick Ndhlovu…how was the project costing arrived at? What are the constituent components (cost centres) of the yotal project? How many years will it take? The forex component of expenditure? Who is the technical partner (rhey dont come cheap)? Workforce? Site preparation costs…? Piping water to where? Lastly what were the competing figures like? . As you can notice in foregoing, building a dam is unlike building a rural dip tank. This is work that separates amadhodha sibili from hustlers.
Webster Gurure try prparing a tender document. It is not that Tagwirei is all knowing.. But rather he has the ability to raise capital and pull off massive projects. Yes, he can. Look carefully at the important criteria the tender board was focusing on.. I want to enlighten you. Many years ago major oil companies heeded the sanctions call and closed of shop in Zimbabwe. (Mobil, Shell, BP. Caltex). The government at one point issued over 60 licenses to import fuel. Tagwirei was one of them but because he had the wherewithal and acumen to put together complex financial instruments, he scaled his market share to over 70% of the fuel business in Zim. In life we should learn to realize nothing is given on a silver platter and that there will always be people who are better at doing things than us. Ask how did Masiyiwa get awash with dough? Why is Ramaphosa obscenely wealthy? How did Patrice Motsoepe get the billions? Mzi Khumalo and his mines..where did he get the usd$’s? Tagwirei started pushing 5,000 litres of fuel and that was not yesterday. #Respect
Qaphelani Mtimande Ngwenya how is that possible,yet in Nkayi zanu pf is the ruling party,they win all most recent elections,look it’s like zanu they target rural areas where they believe that they have support and loot 💰 money using the local government which are the people that the community vote for,so in future if your neighbour suffering zanu you must know that he or she is distorting the future of you or your kids,let’s stop this looting by registering to vote and vote for change #2023 new president new constitution Zimbabwe we love,our Country has been captured # we want it back.
Qaphelani Mtimande Ngwenya imagine
Quaphelani Mtimande Ngwenya…i followed your critique. #1. Lupane us at best a rural outpost. Far removed from life. It needs trade and commerce to achieve economic vibrancy. Health, Education can only thrive where there is water. Water is life. Do not forget the tourism potential. #2. A dam will transform the entire catchement area into an agro industrial hub and attendant benefits. #3. Tagwirei has gotten to this level because his business empire can afford to undertake Any business or EPC project at any time. Most of us we are mere talkers. Those guys make things happen. Elon Musk can dream up any project or put in a bid to buy out Twitter….Because he can afford to. Simple. Blast off into space..No problem. Did anyone ask who built Joina Centre and where a black man got the $? #4. Two things i will teach. Life is not the Instagram bling posts. The other being to disabuse ourselves that a black man can only do tuck shops, bottle stores and kombis. Pfungwa dzoguma ipapo. The moment you see a black man building Joina Center, dont say ‘ah akaiwana kupi mari?’. They asked Strive those awkward questions. …. Yes You Can.
Maurice Maswiswi was the tender advertised openly
Philani Dube. 9 ways to skin a cat. So you think PRAZ was not involved given the magnitude of the project?
Maurice Maswiswi urichibaba Tagwirei might getting those tenders fair and square and he is Zimbabwean not muChina kkkkkkķkkkkk .Pamwe ndiye answer yedu Tagwirei wacho .
Philani Dube…Zinara is passing all corporate governance attendant issues. That includes how it awards tenders and procurements. Ask the Parliamentary sub-committee on transport. You have to be schooled before you critique. #WeDealMetaData
Thomas Bipiro Tagwirei is synonymous with the adage ‘Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo’. Government is saying let the locals (those who can do the job) do it. Months ago the government went all out to urge youths to register with PRAZ so as to be on the tender register. A tender WILL NOT be given to someone in bed. You bid and mind you, tender documentation is tedious and can be costly! It has to be meticulous.
Zimbabwe belongs to to tangwirei is he the only billioner in zim ,or he is only qick connection connection to the korapt part from zim those who think about thre stomach, ??????
Zvese kunaTagwirei ko vamwewo vanozoita sei madii mangomupa nenyika yacho nhaimi
Collins Jnr Damiso anuda one
Mafia
kkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk jehovha
Is he the only contractor. This must be given to small companies who will create employment and it has to be local businesses.
, then make sure he construct it within a year coz change of government will paralyze the project
Government is not going anywhere. They/we/you/them/i….can dream all they want. It will not happen. Remember this post sometime next year after elections.
If things change kungotora
MaSatanist aya nxa
I dont have any problem as long as the company is cabable of building a quality project.
Kaitano Mbaya I have a problem with it, as long as it involves tagwirei,it smells corruption
Philani Dube As long as we believes that white are more superior than us, black business people will remain marginalised.
As long as the dam will be built let it be…..’
Wants to control the whole economy.. That’s eir plan and isu takatarisa hedu… Let’s vote
zanu thugs out
Tinashe Mpariwa…do you have a registered company? A bank account (corporate)? Registered with the PRAZ (to provide any service) be it painting/tiling/plumbing/or even supplying toilet paper??? Do you have capacity financial/technical to do a mega project? Stop complaining.
Maurice Maswiswi yes I have actually… And last time I checked u do not tell me wat to do… I don’t know you… Zanu bootlicker
Tinashe Mpariwa can you bid and produce a well constructed tender document. That is the point. If you are in a position to teach kids do it and not mislead them. That was my point. Nothing personal dude. Cease fire.
State capture chaiyo
So nyaya yacho iripapi
It’s happening even kunana America uko chero SA inazvo waani
New dispensation policies are the ones which have ruined the country because no one knows how to implement the policies and procedures which has gone upside down. Zimbabwe never needed any policy changes and nòw those new policies like tenders faced by nepotism are not helping but wasting the country’s budget.
Tagwirei is everything and everywhere, our own version of the Guptas
As long as he delivers what’s the problem?
Mucha Martin Taruwinga What is he delivering
Kusazofa here, chikuru shiri yese ichangofa Happy Sunday
Always busy lining their pockets siphoning the fiscus of the much needed money
..If he can build that dam….what is wrong..let us give him the chance and if he builds that time within the required time frame….nothing is wrong. After all, it’s not every one who can build a dam!!!
1 day is 1 day be patient