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When President Emmerson Mnangagwa dethroned his predecessor Robert Mugabe, his military coup associates claimed that they were targeting criminals around the late former President. But four years down the line, the opposition notes that criminals are actually increasing around the current leadership.
There was shock but no surprise on Thursday as former Health Minister Obadiah Moyo who was charged with corruption over illegally awarding a multi-million-dollar contract for medical equipment to a shadowy company Drax International was acquitted by the High Court.
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.
Harare Regional magistrate Ngoni Nduna has set January 11, 2021 as a trial date for former Health minister Obadiah Moyo.
Harare Regional magistrate Trynos Utahwashe has dismissed an application by Drax International representative Delish Nguwaya to be removed from remand because the State has failed to provide a trial date in four months.
Lawyers representing businessman Delish Nguwaya last week demanded a trial date on charges of misrepresenting to Government that his company was a medical firm when he sought tenders for Covid-19 medical supplies using Drax SAGL and Drax International.
Drax International has challenged the government’s cancellation of its medical supplies contract regardless of the public outrage surrounding the USD 20 million Covidgate scandal.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has been embarrassed again, this time by the Namibian government after its Ambassador, Ashipala-Musayvi, dismissed reports that her country had donated a consignment of 4 449 test kits to Zimbabwe that would be used to accelerate COVID-19 testing in the country.
Prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has joined thousands of disgruntled health workers and ordinary citizens in calling for Health minister Obadiah Moyo to be fired from government over alleged incompetence and mishandling of the US$60 million tender for procurement of COVID-19 test kits.
Heads are rolling at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) over a video of President Emmerson Mnangagwa which appeared on the 8pm news bulletin sometime in April, where he told the nation that the controversial Drax International had donated US$60 million worth of medical stuff for the fight against COVID-19.