Heads roll in Zanu PF

ZANU PF yesterday summarily fired President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s close allies, youth league leader Pupurai Togarepi and his deputy Lewis Matutu, from its top decision-making body, the politburo, for “indiscipline” after they called out a top party benefactor for allegedly leading cartels at the heart of corruption in the
country.

Sources told NewsDay that there was fierce debate at the politburo meeting, with some party heavyweights supporting the youth leaders for attacking business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei, who they said was the face of
corruption.

His company, Sakunda Holdings, has been at the centre of several controversies and questionable deals in fuel procurement and the Command Agriculture scheme.

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