"Maguwu receiving death threats after exposing alleged gold looting by Sakupwanya", 21 July 2022

The Centre for Natural Resources Governance (CNRG) director Farai Maguwu is reportedly being threatened by alleged Zanu-PF elites after his organisation exposed a ruling party councillor Scott Sakupwanya for being responsible for illicit financial flows (IFFs) associated with leakages of an estimated 3 tonnes of gold, valued at approximately US$157 million every month, around US$1,9 billion per year.

CNRG two weeks ago released a 35-page report titled Zimbabwe’s Disappearing Gold: The Case of Mazowe and Penhalonga. The research established that Sakupwanya was being sponsored by powerful political elites to buy gold on their behalf in key belts while controlling a network of more than 1000 artisanal miners...

“It’s very unfortunate that after the report, I have received death threats from Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna on his Twitter (handle). I want to make a police report over the matter because I am taking it seriously,” Maguwu said.