Dr Energy Mutodi (@energymutodi) 1h

Contractors, Ministries and Departments refusing to pay Guvamatanga a kick back of at least 5% after receiving Treasury payments have been denied payments for several months even if the funds are budgeted for.

Dr Energy Mutodi (@energymutodi) 51m

Over the past six months, Parliament itself has struggled to operate after being denied its budgeted funds by George Guvamatanga. A civil servant earning less than $1000 GG has more than 5000 dairy cattle, dairy equipment and several mansions hence the proposed lifestyle audit.

Dr Energy Mutodi (@energymutodi) 1h

One Contractor Bitumen which was contracted to do roads has been asked to pay US $200,000 by George for every $2000,000 weekly payments he authorizes them to receive and they have made several complaints to Members of the Budget Committee at Parliament.

Dr Energy Mutodi (@energymutodi) 1h

George has also made threats to sent a terror team to deal with the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Budgets Dr Energy Mutodi upon hearing that the Committee was considering carrying out a life audit on him as well as asking for a ZACC probe.

Dr Energy Mutodi (@energymutodi) 1h

The Parliament of Zim has received agonizing reports that PermSec in the Ministry of Finance Mr George Guvamatanga is receiving 5-10% for every payment done by Treasury. GG as he is notoriously called has accumulated more than $1 billion becoming the richest civil servant.

• Kickbacks on Treasury payments: Guvamatanga is accused of demanding and receiving 5-10% kickbacks on every payment processed by the Treasury, through which he has allegedly accumulated over US$1 billion, making him the richest civil servant in Zimbabwe.
• Withholding funds from non-compliant entities: Contractors, ministries, and departments that refuse to pay Guvamatanga at least a 5% kickback are denied their budgeted Treasury payments for months, even when funds are available.
• Impact on Parliament: Over the past six months, Parliament has struggled to operate due to Guvamatanga withholding its budgeted funds as retaliation.
• Disproportionate wealth: Despite earning a civil servant salary of less than US$1,000 per month, Guvamatanga owns over 5,000 dairy cattle, extensive dairy equipment, and several mansions, prompting calls for a lifestyle audit on him.
• Threats against Mutodi: Guvamatanga reportedly threatened to deploy a “terror team” against Mutodi after learning that Mutodi’s committee was considering a lifestyle audit on him and requesting a probe by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC).

Past Accusations Against Guvamatanga

1. Blessed Geza and other critics (Early 2025)

• Accusations: Blessed Geza, a former Zanu-PF Central Committee member and war veteran, made a series of claims against Guvamatanga in early 2025. These allegations centered on corruption and financial mismanagement within the government, accusing Guvamatanga of facilitating corrupt financial dealings.
• Context: Geza emerged as a vocal critic of the Mnangagwa administration after being expelled from the ruling party. His accusations, along with reports from other critics like NewsHawks in September 2024, included claims that Guvamatanga owned multiple luxury properties in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Response: Guvamatanga has not publicly responded to these specific claims, which have been widely dismissed as unfounded and lacking evidence. He has attributed his wealth to a long career in banking at Barclays and successful business ventures.

2. Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) (June 2020)

• Accusations: ACT-SA, a civil society organization, named Guvamatanga as one of several high-profile individuals implicated in the “Covidgate” scandal. The scandal involved allegations of grand corruption in the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 response.
• Context: The trust urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to suspend all individuals named in the scandal, including Health Minister Dr. Obadiah Moyo, until they were cleared by a court of law.

3. Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Accounts (January 2019)

• Accusations: Guvamatanga, in his capacity as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, was grilled by the committee, then chaired by Tendai Biti, on various financial compliance issues.
• Context: The committee questioned him on the Ministry’s failure to adhere to the Public Finance Management Act, the Reserve Bank Act, and the Public Debt Management Act. Specific points of contention included the failure to disclose unbudgeted expenditure and account for loans contracted by the government.
• Response: Guvamatanga acknowledged the non-compliance issues and told the committee that his ministry was in the process of compiling and preparing a schedule of loans and was working on compliance.