Chivayo deal: Citizen blindsides Zec with lawsuit

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) faces court action over a murky US$40 million tender it awarded to Zanu PF-linked businessmen for the procurement of electoral material for the disputed August 2023 election.

Convicted fraudster and controversial tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo was heard in leaked audios confirming reports that they got a US$40 million tender from Zec to supply electoral materials.

Chivayo, in partnership Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, through Betterbrands Security (Pvt) Ltd, entered into an agreement with South African firm Ren-Form CC on February 13, 2023 to participate in Zimbabwe electoral tenders.

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