Chiwenga Secret Dosier Released

The provided intelligence and risk assessment report is structured as a formal and confidential document. The first page serves as an Executive Summary, outlining the key judgments, subject, date, source classification, and dissemination controls. Following this, the body of the report details specific allegations under the main heading, “2. Tagwirei’s Alleged Crimes Under Investigation.” This section is further organized into numerous numbered sub-sections to cover a wide range of topics, such as financial and economic crimes, abuse of power, and crimes against the public. The final pages of the document conclude with a list of individuals implicated in these activities, including Kudakwashe Tagwirei, his cartel members, and their enablers.

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SUBJECT: Kudakwashe Tagwirei And His Criminal Syndicate (Zvigananda) – Their Unfolding Impact On Zimbabwe And Its Politics

DATE: 05 JUNE 2025

SOURCE CLASSIFICATION: Multiple Sources (HUMINT, SIGINT, FININT) – See Annex For Detailed Source Review (Notional)

DISSEMINATION CONTROLS: FOR THE ZIMBABWE LEADERSHIP GUARANTORS // HANDLE VIA SECURE CHANNELS ONLY

1 KEY JUDGMENTS (Executive Summary):

Kudakwashe Tagwirei, Zimbabwe’s most notorious oligarch, has built a criminal syndicate of politically connected and protected looters who now stand accused of orchestrating the greatest heist against the Zimbabwean people since independence. They have stolen approximately US$7 billion.

As public anger reaches a crescendo and a potential political transition looms, Tagwirei is attempting a brazen State and ZANU-PF capture, driven by massive bribery of key individuals within the state and party structures. Tagwirei and his criminal cartel are also seeking to rebrand and position themselves as a “presidential hopeful” to seize power under the 2030 Agenda, which threatens to violate the Zimbabwe Constitution and usurp Zimbabweans’ rights to elections in 2028.

Tagwirei is hoping that this power grab and capture of State and Party will cloak his crimes under the guise of statesmanship. This investigative piece dismantles Tagwirei’s mythmaking, exposes his alleged pillaging of approximately US$7 billion from the Government of Zimbabwe’s coffers, and warns that neither political theatrics nor Mnangagwa’s complicity will spare him from justice.

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2. Tagwirei’s Alleged Crimes Under Investigation

2.1 Command Agriculture: Weaponizing Hunger for Profit

US$3 Billion Fraud: Tagwirei’s Sakunda Holdings secured a no-bid monopoly over Zimbabwe’s Command Agriculture program, a scheme meant to boost food security. Instead, it became a cash cow for Tagwirei and his Zvigananda’s at the expense of the Zimbabwe people:

• Ghost Inputs & Fake Invoices: Parliamentary audits (2018-2020) revealed Sakunda invoiced the state for fertilizers, seeds, and equipment which were never delivered. Farmers received rotting seeds and empty promises.
• Forex Arbitrage: Tagwirei obtained US$s at the official exchange rate, which then was 1:1 and sold farm inputs at higher black-market prices, retaining the profit margin.
• U.S. Sanctions: In 2020, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Tagwirei for “corrupt economic activities” tied to Command Agriculture, calling him a “beneficiary of government corruption.”2.2 Fuel Cartels and Economic SabotageCommand Energy Scam: Sakunda’s stranglehold on fuel imports allowed Tagwirei to create artificial shortages, hoard forex, and manipulate prices. During the 2019 crisis, fuel meant for public stations was diverted to illegal markets, with Sakunda profiting from desperation.

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2.3 Economic mismanagement and the fraudulent issuance of Treasury Bills

Kudakwashe Tagwirei’s abuse of state institutions and fraudulent issuance of Treasury Bills triggered the collapse and devaluation of Zimbabwe’s local currency. As a result, these actions wiped out approximately US$4.5 billion from the market, causing massive losses to ordinary Zimbabweans, pension funds, and institutions between 2019 and 2024. Meanwhile, Tagwirei and his Zvigananda group pocketed more than US$1 billion.

2.4 Looting US$1.9 billion of state funds through the illegal and fraudulent sale of shares in Kuvimba Mining House

Kudakwashe Tagwirei, in collusion with the Minister of Finance & Economic Planning, Mthuli Ncube, Permanent Secretary, George Guvamatanga and Former Reserve Bank Governor and now Mutapa Investment Fund CEO, Dr. John Mangudya colluded and looted US$1.9 billion of state funds through the illegal and fraudulent sale of shares in Kuvimba Mining House to the Government of Zimbabwe through Mutapa Investment Fund.

2.5 Great Dyke Investments and Sandawana Mines – Grand Looting of Zimbabwe Defense Forces and State-Owned Assets

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and members of his criminal cartel, orchestrated and executed the stealing of 50% shareholding in Great Dyke Investments (Private) Limited (“GDI”), a platinum mining venture which was owned by Pen East Mining, a vehicle representing the interests of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces and 100% of Sandawana Mines, a lithium mine that was owned by the government of Zimbabwe through ZMDC. Tagwirei owned by the government of Zimbabwe through ZMDC. Tagwirei did not pay, nor did he pay fair value for these assets which were taken over with no proper approvals within ZDF nor Government of Zimbabwe and within a period of 2 years, he sold these same assets back to the Government of Zimbabwe

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and walked away with hundreds of millions of US$s in his pockets together with members of his criminal cartel.

2.6 Abusing the title and office of the President in undertaking dubious Presidential branded projects

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel have been abusing the title and office of the President in undertaking dubious Presidential branded projects aimed at grand looting of state resources and are now using these ill-gotten gains to capture the state, ZANU PF and finance the undermining of the Constitution and the people of Zimbabwe. Some of these schemes include:

• Presidential Inputs Scheme
• Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme
• Presidential Rural Goat Pass-On Scheme
• Presidential Blitz Tick Grease Scheme
• Presidential Cotton Scheme
• Presidential Rural Horticulture Scheme
• Presidential Community Fisheries Scheme
• Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme
• Presidential Grain Attendant Scheme
• Presidential Fertilizer Subsidy Scheme
• Presidential Housing Scheme
• Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme
• Presidential Heifer Pass-on Scheme
• Presidential Solar Scheme
• Presidential Internet Scheme2.7 Zimbabwe e-passport and border management system : Stealing direct from poor Zimbabweans who are desperate to have a passport.Zimbabwe e-passport and border management system was introduced in 2021 and was marketed as a modernization effort to improve efficiency and security. Subsequently, Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal syndicate hijacked this initiative

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The scheme has been turned into another grand looting operation, funneling tens of millions of US dollars per year into the pockets of Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his syndicate through excessive passport fees charged to the Zimbabwean people above the contracted price. These excess fees are being siphoned through Tagwirei’s bank, CBZ Bank, and their company BlueStar Investments (Private) Limited.

BlueStar Investments (Private) Limited is beneficially owned by Kudakwashe Tagwirei, Emerson Mnangagwa Jr., their Ugandan partner Emmanuel Katto, and his son Sean Katto. Together, they are reaping millions of US dollars from the Zimbabwean people through this scandal.

2.8 Gold Export Incentive Looting Scheme

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel have been systematically looting and defrauding the Government of Zimbabwe of hundreds of millions in US$s through an organized state looting scheme with officials at the Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, and Fidelity Gold Refinery.

Through their frontman, Scott Sakupwanya, they have cornered the bulk (almost 80%) of gold deliveries to FGR by small and large scale miners using their license and for every kilo of gold delivered, they are being paid an incentive of anything between 9-15% by the Zimbabwe Ministry of Finance and this has been happening since 2018 and in the process, they have siphoned more than US$800 million from the Zimbabwe Treasury.

2.9 Tongaat Hullett Acquisition Fraud

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel and in collusion with Minister of Finance & Economic Planning, Mthuli Ncube, Permanent Secretary, George Guvamatanga and Former Reserve Bank Governor and now Mutapa Investment Fund CEO, Dr. John Mangudya colluded and looted more than US$100 million of State funds under the disguise of Government of Zimbabwe taking over control of Tongaat Hullett.

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2.10 Presidential Motorcade Looting Scheme

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel have been siphoning millions of US dollars in state funds through an elaborate and fraudulent scheme that has more than quadrupled the motorcade of President Emerson Mnangagwa. The multiple vehicles in these motorcades are being leased at exorbitant daily rates to the State, benefiting Tagwirei and his criminal cartel. In the process, they are stealing millions of US dollars from the President’s Office in collusion with Chief Secretary Martin Rushwaya.

2.11 Government Motor Vehicles Looting Scheme

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel have been colluding with motor vehicle dealerships such as Croco Motors, Faramatsi Motors, and Exquisite Motors to loot hundreds of millions of US dollars through irrational and unwarranted purchases of motor vehicles at massively inflated prices. In collusion with these dealerships, they receive kickbacks in the form of luxury cars, which they falsely claim to have purchased.

Harare Waste Management Looting Scheme
Through their frontman Delish Nguwaya, Tagwirei and his cartel have been looting US$2,701,404 per month from the City of Harare via their company Geo Pomona Waste Management (Private) Limited. This contract was illegally entered on 25 November 2024 and was facilitated and co-signed by Jacob Mafume (Mayor of the City of Harare) and Daniel Garwe (Minister of Local Government), who also receive a portion of the monthly loot. Through this scheme, the cartel is stealing US$162,084,240 from the Government of Zimbabwe.

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2.13 Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ZAR800 million fraud scandal

Kudakwashe Tagwirei orchestrated a scheme to loot the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) more than ZAR800 million in a scheme that that was executed by members of his criminal cartel namely, Wicknell Chivhayo, Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu. This scheme exposed a criminal syndicate at the highest levels of Zimbabwe’s government, including bribery details of senior government officials and racketeering.

2.14 The Belarus Equipment Supply Scam

Kudakwashe Tagwirei looted millions of USsfromGovernmentofZimbabwethroughhiscompanyLandela,whichreportedlyandincollusionwithhisBelaruspartnerAlexZingmanandOlegVodchits,purchasedhundredsofbusesforthestate−ownedZimbabweUnitedPassengerCompany(ZUPCO)atUS58,900 each and sold them to the government for US212,962each.Additionally,andwithhisBelaruspartnersAlexZingmanandOlegVodchits,TagwireiorchestratedthelootingofhundredsofmillionsofUSs from the Zimbabwe Government through the irrational purchase of massively inflated tractors helicopters, and fire engines. Furthermore, the trio and collaborating with other members of their cartel, John Mangudya and George Guvamatanga, they looted millions of USsindiamondswhichwereheldinthereservesoftheZimbabweGovernmentthroughtheReserveBankofZimbabwe/ZCDC/ZMDC/MMCZ.∗∗2.15FuelPipelineIllegalMonopolyandLooting∗∗KudakwasheTagwireiandhiscriminalcartelarelootinghundredsofmillionsofUSs from Government of Zimbabwe through the illegal control and monopolizing of the oil pipeline to Msasa, Harare.

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2.16 Weaponizing Water – A Crime Against Humanity

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel have been engaged in serious systemic corruption under the Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme, a program intended to provide 35,000 solar-powered boreholes to address chronic water shortages. Instead, it has become a vehicle for looting, with Tagwirei’s syndicate inflating costs by more than 300%, diverting funds through shell companies, and sabotaging the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Tagwirei’s cartel is estimated to have stolen US$1.75 billion from Zimbabwe’s treasury through this fraudulent scheme. This borehole scam is not just theft; it is a crime against humanity. By weaponizing water scarcity to enrich a criminal elite, Zimbabwe’s government has betrayed its poorest citizens and global partners.

War Veterans’ Betrayal: Hijacking a Housing Scheme to Loot
Kudakwashe Tagwirei and the criminal cartel, fronted by Paul Tempter Tungwarara, are exploiting Zimbabwe’s War Veterans Housing Scheme to siphon over US$500 million from state coffers. Through inflating construction costs, fabricating beneficiary lists, and seizing public land, Tagwirei, Tungwarara, and their cartel are diverting funds meant to honor liberation war heroes—many of whom remain in squalor—while laundering profits through offshore networks. This scheme exemplifies systemic corruption, human rights abuse, and the weaponization of patriotism for plunder. Tagwirei and Tungwarara’s criminal enterprise has turned Zimbabwe’s gratitude toward its heroes into a mechanism for betrayal, robbing veterans of homes, land, and dignity and undermining the nation’s liberation legacy.

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2.18 Looting Through The Supply of Meat & Foodstuffs to Zimbabwe Defense Forces

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel hijacked the supply of foodstuffs and meat to the Zimbabwe Defense Forces and through this scheme, they have been looting millions of US$s through massively inflated prices.

**2.19 Drug Dealing – Abuse of Dangerous Drugs Permit (Narcotics & Psychotropics)**

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel have been using their influence on President Emerson Mnangagwa to obtain Dangerous Drugs Permit (Narcotics & Psychotropics) from the Ministry of Health and Child Care and they are abusing these permits and running a criminal network operating the production and distribution of illegal narcotics business in the country and in the region and which is raking millions in US$s which are being used to support their lavish lifestyles and their illegal activities to undermine Zimbabwean people through State Capture.

2.20 Looting Through Fake Invoices and Illegal Tenders To Wicknell Chivhayo Companies

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel, specially fronted by Wicknell Chivhayo are abusing the incapacity of President Emerson Mnangagwa and using that influence to loot hundreds of millions of USswhicharebeingchanneledintoWicknellChivhayocompaniesheldwithlocalbanksandoffshorebanksagainstfakeinvoicesandcontractsfromnon−existentorillegaltendersfromZEC,DefenseSupplycontracts,TechnologyServicescontracts,andthesefundsarebeingillegallyauthorizedbytheReserveBankofZimbabweforcashtobewithdrawnfromthesebankaccountsinmillionsofUSs per week and this is being shared by Tagwirei and his cartel.

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2.21 Land Grab Cartel: How Kudakwashe Tagwirei and His Cartel Are Looting Zimbabwe’s Farmland In A Multi-Billion Dollar Heist

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel have orchestrated a grand scheme to loot state agricultural land. With Kudakwashe Tagwirei assumption of the position as Chairman of the Presidential Land Tenure Implementation Committee, they are fraudulently promoting a “freehold title” program contrary to the Constitution. The scheme is designed to deceive current 99 lease agricultural land holders from the State to “buy” this land from the State with money that they don’t have and Tagwirei and his criminal cartel and through their bank CBZ Bank and at the back end funded by the US$1.9 billion treasury bills and funds they looted via the Kuvimba Mining House fraudulent sale to the Government of Zimbabwe.

Primarily CBZ Bank and other banks are offering predatory loans to 99 year leaseholders for land they are now pressured to “buy” under the Land Tenure Implementation Committee and the terms have been designed to ensure default, allowing CBZ Bank to foreclose and seize the land. Since Tagwirei and his criminal cartel are the main funders to their bank, CBZ Bank, they will then be settled by the foreclosed land and in the process and heinous scheme, the goal is to takeover vast tracts of prime land (10,000ha+) at minimal cost and paid for with stolen state funds from the Kuvimba Mining House sham sale and dispossessing rightful beneficiaries and defrauding the nation.

2.22 The Kudakwashe Tagwirei Criminal Syndicate

Tagwirei’s criminal syndicate has racked havoc to the Zimbabwe economy and the Zimbabwe people by committing serious crimes of any nature imaginable, including crime include fraud, racketeering, smuggling, tax evasion, money laundering, embezzlement, forgery and counterfeiting, bribery and corruption, extortion, drug trafficking, criminal abuse of office, conflicts of interest and pump-

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In summary, the following crimes have been committed.

Economic and Financial Crimes

 

• Grand Corruption and Looting: The documents allege a massive, systematic looting of state funds, with an estimated US$7 billion stolen. This includes schemes to defraud the government and the public through various programs and institutions.
• Fraud and Misappropriation of State Assets: Specific instances of fraud are detailed, such as the fraudulent issuance of Treasury Bills, the illegal sale of shares in state-owned mining companies, and the use of fake invoices and illegal tenders to steal money. The report also mentions the misappropriation of state assets like land and government property.
• Financial Sabotage: The report describes actions that led to the collapse of the local currency and devaluation, causing immense losses for the public. This includes forex arbitrage, manipulating fuel prices to create shortages, and using a “freehold title” land scheme to defraud landowners.
• Money Laundering and Bribery: The criminal syndicate is accused of laundering profits through offshore networks and using bribery to gain influence and immunity at the highest levels of government.

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Abuse of Power and State Institutions

 

• Abuse of Presidential Authority: The documents allege that the criminal syndicate uses the title and office of the President to brand dubious projects for personal gain, effectively capturing state power.
• Hijacking Public Schemes: The report details how programs intended for public benefit, such as Command Agriculture, the e-passport system, borehole drilling, and the War Veterans’ Housing Scheme, were allegedly hijacked and turned into vehicles for personal looting.
• Undermining Public Institutions: The syndicate is accused of having a corrupting influence on key state bodies like the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), and the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), which are used to facilitate criminal activities.

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Crimes Against the People

 

• Weaponizing Hunger and Water Scarcity: The report describes the alleged use of the Command Agriculture program to profit from food shortages and the Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme to loot funds while leaving citizens without access to water, which is called a “crime against humanity.”
• Drug Trafficking: The syndicate is accused of using its influence to obtain dangerous drug permits and run a criminal network for the production and distribution of illegal narcotics.
• Human Rights Abuses: The overall actions of the syndicate are described as causing “immense hardship to the people of Zimbabwe,” with specific mention of human rights abuse and the “weaponization of patriotism for plunder.”

Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel, along with a number of key members, enablers, and senior government officials.

 

Key Individuals and Associates

 

• Kudakwashe Tagwirei: Identified as the central figure and the head of the criminal syndicate. He is also referred to by his alias, “Zvigananda,” and is described as Zimbabwe’s “most notorious oligarch.”
• The Mnangagwa Family and Inner Circle: The documents claim that the cartel is “protected by President Mnangagwa’s family and inner circle” in the ZANU-PF party and the Government of Zimbabwe. Emerson Mnangagwa Jr. is also named as a beneficial owner in one of the schemes.
• Government Officials and Political Figures:
  • Mthuli Ncube: Minister of Finance & Economic Planning.
  • George Guvamatanga: Permanent Secretary and former Reserve Bank Governor.
  • Dr. John Mangudya: Former Reserve Bank Governor and now Mutapa Investment Fund CEO.
  • Martin Rushwaya: Chief Secretary.
  • Daniel Garwe: Minister of Local Government.
  • Jacob Mafume: Mayor of the City of Harare.
  • Kazembe Kazembe: A minister or official.
  • Ziyambi Ziyambi: A minister or official.
  • Tino Machakaire, Owen “Mudha” Ncube, Ngobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu, Virginia Mabiza: Other named government or political figures.

 

Cartel Members and Frontmen

 

• Scott Pedzisayi Sakupwanya: Named as the frontman for the Gold Export Incentive Looting Scheme.
• Wicknell Chivhayo, Mike Chimombe, Moses Mpofu: Identified as members of the criminal cartel who executed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission fraud. Chivhayo is also named as the frontman for the looting through fake invoices and illegal tenders.
• Delish Nguwaya: Named as the frontman for the Harare Waste Management Looting Scheme.
• Paul Tempter Tungwarara: Identified as the frontman for the War Veterans’ Betrayal Housing Scheme.
• Alex Zingman and Oleg Vodchits: Named as Tagwirei’s partners from Belarus in the Belarus Equipment Supply Scam.
• Emmanuel Katto and his son, Sean Katto: Partners from Uganda in the e-passport looting scheme.
• Other listed members and enablers: Sandra Tagwirei, Aphiri Nyasha Musavengana, Rumbidzai Kasere Kanhukamwe, Lynette Mahlaba, Danya Kabwebwe, Varaidzo Zifudzi, Themba Mliswa, Stenly Kondongwe, Obey Chimuka, Garton Milalazi, Godwill Masimirembwa, Jabulani Ndlovu, Mary Mliswa, Tawanda Mukodza, Rabison Mavhenyenqwa, Richard Moyo, Taurai Kandishaya, Lincoln Matare, Joseph Tazvi Mhaka, Norman Chimuka, Moses Kuredzwa, Farai Gumbeze, Farai Matsika, Moses Chingwena, Wesley Chingwena, Innocent Mugwizi, Nqobile Magwizi, Tawanda Navera, Pekelis Nawe, Yeukai Simbanegavi, Nyasha Mhonda, Simbarashe Chinyemba, Jozef Behr, Ronelle Sinclair, Christian Weber, Edwin Mutangwizo a.k.a Ed Branson, Gerrimore Magundu, Uebert Muzanire a.k.a Uebert Angel, Godwa Mukandla, Charity Mukandi, David Munowenyu, and Brighton Ushendibaba.
• The following individuals are implicated in drug dealing:
  • Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his criminal cartel: They are accused of using their influence with President Emerson Mnangagwa to obtain a Dangerous Drugs Permit (Narcotics & Psychotropics) from the Ministry of Health and Child Care.
  • A criminal network: The documents state that Tagwirei and his cartel are using the permits to run a criminal network for the production and distribution of illegal narcotics within the country and the region.