Zanu-PF director for information Tafadzwa Mugwadi has described the move by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to sanction President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son and tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei’s allies as “barbaric conduct that falls below diplomatic bar”.
The US government on Monday announced that it had decided to placed under sanctions, Tagwirei’s wife, Sandra Mpunga, Nqobile Magwizi, and Obey Chimuka, and two companies controlled by Chimuka, Fossil Agro and Fossil Contracting, for their involvement with Sakunda.
Tagwirei and his company Sakunda Holdings have already been sanctioned by both the United Kingdom (UK) and US for aiding the Zanu-PF regime in undermining democracy and promoting corruption in Zimbabwe.
But Mugwadi, posting on his Twitter handle, blasted the Washington administration for the latest move that he described as “barbaric”.
“What the @ US Dept of State has done is an act of cowardice and undoubtedly barbaric conduct that falls below diplomatic bar.
“It clearly reflects a demented super power that has gone rogue, now aiming on non-assuming global citizens like Emmerson Jnr, a Chimuka and an unknown housewife,” said Mugwadi.
“Anyway, needless to remind them that President Mnangagwa has reminded us that with or without sanctions, nyika inovaka navene vayo (a country is built by its owners).”
The US government said Tagwirei has been granted favourable State contracts and special access to hard currency, and “in turn… provided high priced items such as expensive cars to senior-level Zimbabwean government officials.”
“Since former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s 2017 departure, Tagwirei used a combination of opaque business dealings and his ongoing relationship with President Mnangagwa to grow his business empire dramatically and rake in millions of US dollars,” it said.
A recent report by the Sentry titled “Shadows and Shell Games: Uncovering an Offshore Business Empire in Zimbabwe”, revealed key details of Tagwirei’s business dealings alleging that he presides 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.
Ngaayende kunoraura hove uko hatidi zvekushamirwa nemilanwa munonhuwa
Obviously what can they say,defending corruption
As if him & his party have any ” diplomatic bar ” in their conduct from human rights record (violations) plus diplomatic etiquette to gauge against!
Same as human rights violation is barbaric
Lizakunya kuhle yo muru
Vachiwedzera masanctions kuUSA kwacho ZANU PF wedzeraiwo kubata CCC yacho iyoyo kusvika vati eke
Pan Afric Tatenda mhata iwe gara pasi
Pan Afric Tatenda ko CCC yakwana papi?mboro inemasadza bamunini
Pride Samson urimu Satanist. CCC yakazara masatanist. Pamuromo panonhuhwa.
Pan Afric Tatenda zvakaoma uchiri ku supporter zanu ,nezvaita nyika mfana,,
Uuuumm hauna kurashika here Tindo
Continue barking for your supper. EDiot!
Demostratayi futi muone vamwe futi vachiiswa pamasanctions
People who celebrate sanctions. Are the sanctions benefitting you guys?
We are all suffering while the same people who are under sanctions are still free to go to other countries and even have more money by the time more sanctions will be announced on them.
These sanctions are a waste of time and they should be removed so that Zanu will be left with few scapegoats
Ronald Mapfumo you need to understand, the status of these sanctions!
Me & you are not suffering because of sanctions but bad governance!
If targeted sanctions are removed; it will benefit only Zanupf Shiites as they have assets overseas that cannot benefit you or the country!
So need a thinking that is not clouded by Zanupf propaganda!!
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka this is common sense that sanctions are not the root of the problem bro. Only a blind person cannot see that.
The bottom line is we as mere citizens there’s no reason to celebrate sanctions which are not benefitting us.
Even if they can freeze what’s in their country against these people how is it going to benefit you and me coz these people have assets all over the place from the East to the West.
Sanctions are useless
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka you should also know that not all who ask for sanctions to be removed are Zanu pf or are clouded by Zanu propaganda. Be open minded
Ronald Mapfumo so practically what do you gain for calling of their removal?,
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka Zanu is using them as a scapegoat. It’s punishing us the citizens for supporting sanctions. We thought sanctions would help but since we have seen they are not helping it’s time we ask for them to be removed to limit Zanu’s corruption. There will always be corruption and human rights abuses. But if we the citizens ask for their removal something might change.
That’s my view. Sanctions will not help to remove Zanu. Zanu is going to rule as long they want so we the citizens are the ones that need to change our approach to these leaders to have a good relationship with them. That is what might bring the change we need.
No one wants Zanu but that’s what is there
Barbaric describes zpf perfectly
Nanette Allmark spot on
Thats very good move
You know what ,TANETA NEMI.
Tseki vapeioka ma sanction acho tione
Zvimbwanana kutinyaudza
Ukawana nguva ukwane haufi
He is 100% correct us ngaisiyane nesu
Loney-m Jnr muchirova nekuponda vanhu venyu
uyu wehowe musoro wakazara muramba chete kkkkk
Ko apihwa arikutiii ndowatirikuda kunzwa ndiye anekodzero yekutaura
What about kuvharira job sikhala asina mhosva
Ohh you are a good one to talk.. you lot are the ones who personify barbaric acts on the citizens of this country.. you think you own the country and can do whatever you want.. apparently the sanctions gala did not work 🤣🤣🤣.. instead you stoked the fires.. kusvika mati eke.. EDiots
Singing for his supper.
#registertovote
This he’s right in brain?
Below diplomatic bar is when a tyrannical government incarcerates a family lawyer and MP for 200 days without trial.
What can you say
What diplomatic bar do you numbnuts, you don’t recon human right violation as below diplomatic bar as well. You think like someone who has not see or heard it all.