President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Industry and Commence Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu as acting Minister of Tourism at following the arrest of substantive Minister, Priscah Mupfumira, over corruption and criminal abuse of office allegations.
Mupfumira was arrested on Thursday by a crack team comprising of members of the Military Intelligence Department (MID), Central Investigation Department (CID), Central Intelligence Officers (CIO), Zimbabwe Republic Police law and order and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) on the instruction of the Zimbabwe Anti -Corruption Commission.
Her charge sheet alleges that she converted huge amounts of NSSA money including US$97 million to personal use. She is currently in jail after the State on Saturday invoked Section 32 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, which allows it to seek the further detention of a suspect up to 21 days to conduct further investigations.
The appointment of Ndlovu was announced in a statement on Monday by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Misheck Sibanda. He said:
The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet has announced that His Excellency the President Cde ED Mnangagwa has appointed Minister N. Ndlovu as the Acting Minister of Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry pending finalisation of court processes involving the substantive minister Honourable Mupfumira.
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