President’s public assets order raises eyebrows
President Mnangagwa last week gazetted General Notice 164B of 2024, exempting 21 public entities from compliance with the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act.
By Blessed Ndlovu and Tafadzwa Mhlanga
Feb. 11, 2024
The transparency question in the Mutapa Investment Fund
The Public Procurement Act administers the entire buying cycle, including strategy, market methods, tender review and award, contract administration, and asset disposal.
By Tracy Mutowekuziva
Oct. 27, 2023
‘Mnangagwa violates laws on many fronts’
SI 156 of 2023 renamed the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Zimbabwe to MIF and placed 20 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) under its management.
By Belinda Chiroodza
Oct. 6, 2023
Mutapa Investment Fund illegal: Biti
The SI brought 20 State-owned entities under one roof.
By Kenneth Nyangani
Oct. 5, 2023
Russian helicopters deal needs close scrutiny
According to Zimbabwe’s laws, such deals should be tabled before Parliament for approval because they entail the acquisition of external debt; but nothing of that sort happened.
By The Standard
May. 21, 2023
Govt systems porous: Veritas
However, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s office later dismissed the notice saying it was not approved by the country’s highest office.
By Tafadzwa Kachiko
May. 16, 2023
Mr President, stop taking people for fools
Zimbabwe now needs young brains to move the country forward.
By Amh Voices
May. 13, 2023
‘Looting’ law saga shows dysfunctionality at the heart of govt
The latest is self-made and exposes everything that is rotten about this administration and its leaders that are turning the country into a haven of corruption without shame.
By Newsday
May. 12, 2023
Mnangagwa backtracks on ‘looting’ law
This alarmed civil society groups and businesspeople, who felt government was trying to avoid accountability and transparency.
By Vanessa Gonye
May. 11, 2023