Details from the Suisse Secrets leak cast new light on Credit Suisse’s role in a controversial platinum mine sale that helped finance a wave of violence around Zimbabwe’s 2008 election. The bank helped provide funds for the mine purchase, which eventually earned over $100 million for the Mugabe crony who set up the deal.
As Zimbabweans faced the economic consequences of a crashing currency, well-connected businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei skirted the rules to convert government-backed securities into scarce U.S. dollars —which he used to acquire shares in a lucrative platinum mine.
Tensions are mounting between Zanu PF and Sengezo Tshabangu ahead of a crucial Senate vote on Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3), with the opposition politician's camp threatening a "nuclear option" if ongoing negotiations collapse.
Armed police stormed the offices of the Constitution Defenders Forum, a movement led by former Finance Minister Tendai Biti and at the forefront of opposition to CAB3.
The family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has won a major legal victory after a South African appeal court ruled that his remains should stay in South Africa, ending a bitter dispute with the Zambian government.
The Zimbabwean government has hit back at former Botswana president Ian Khama after he accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of seeking to extend his rule through constitutional changes.
