Mines ministry secretary Francis Gudyanga is involved in a $1,3 million scandal following allegations that he used the firm as a means of transferring money to a little-known organisation, Glamel.
On Monday, Parliament’s Mines and Energy committee heard that Gudyanga, as Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) chairman, authorised transactions which saw funds being transferred into Glamel’s offshore account.
The case adds to a long trail of graft allegations that have stalked Zimbabwe’s public sector since independence in 1980. Over the decades, corruption has repeatedly surfaced in key ministries, parastatals and local authorities, with several senior government officials arrested, prosecuted or investigated over abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds.
While authorities often pledge zero tolerance and launch high-profile anti-corruption drives, critics argue that entrenched patronage networks and weak accountability systems have allowed the problem to persist, eroding public trust and straining the country’s economic recovery efforts.
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