WATCH LIVE: Collins Mnangagwa Flees To Dubai

August 21, 2026

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Collins Mnangagwa has reportedly fled to Dubai where he was also attempting to smuggle his in-laws to from Bulawayo. Auxilia Mnangagwa accuses the in-laws of performing rituals in Durban which have turned Collins into a Zombie. The matter came to light after Collins attempted to smuggle the family to Dubai through his private jet which was denied permission to leave Zimbabwe on Wednesday night.

Collins Mnangagwa: Twin son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa. He is currently believed to be in Dubai undergoing rehabilitation for drug addiction.
Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika: Collins’s second wife. She was arrested on August 4, 2026, on drug possession charges.
Amina Jassinta Jessub Arab: Kelsea’s mother (Collins’s mother-in-law).
Dyonne Tanaka Tafirenyika: Kelsea’s sister (Collins’s sister-in-law).
Auxillia Mnangagwa: Collins’s mother and the First Lady of Zimbabwe. She is allegedly driving the investigation against Kelsea.

Police launched a money laundering investigation targeting Kelsea Tafirenyika.
Kelsea is alleged to have acquired at least 54 properties using millions of dollars stolen from Collins, who owns several mines.
Investigators believe some of these properties were registered in the names of her relatives, including her mother (Amina) and sister (Dyonne).
Police have reportedly recovered about 13 of the 54 properties so far, including vehicles and houses.

Amina Arab was first detained in Harare on August 13, 2026.
During that detention, police seized a Toyota Land Cruiser from her over suspected money laundering.
Amina has alleged that she was assaulted while in custody. Pictures circulated online on Thursday (August 20) showed bruising across her body.
On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, Amina and her other daughter, Dyonne, were detained again—this time at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo.
They were detained moments before they were due to board a private jet to Dubai.
During this dramatic detention, the women were allegedly found with drugs.

The aircraft was a Bombardier Global Express XRS with registration A6-AFC.
It carried a crew of three men and one woman.
It had been due to pick up Collins’s in-laws in Bulawayo on August 19, 2026.
The in-laws chose Bulawayo airport specifically hoping to avoid detection.
Authorities denied permission for the jet to take off on Wednesday night.
The official reason given was that the control tower was unmanned.
The jet was grounded overnight and only cleared to leave on Thursday morning (August 20) —but it departed without Amina and Dyonne.

Kelsea was originally arrested on August 4, 2026, on drug possession charges.
On Thursday, August 20, 2026 (the eve of her release), the High Court granted her bail.
However, detectives were waiting outside Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison on Thursday night to re-arrest her on fresh charges immediately after her release.

Auxillia Mnangagwa has allegedly accused Kelsea and her mother of placing a witchcraft spell on Collins.
The spell supposedly allows them to “get what they want” from him.
The ritual was allegedly performed by a sangoma (traditional healer) at sea in Durban, South Africa.

Despite being in Dubai for rehab, Collins has continued supporting Kelsea.
This support includes paying her legal fees and helping facilitate the aborted flight for his in-laws.
This puts Collins in direct opposition to his mother, Auxillia, who is driving the investigation against his wife and in-laws.

Auxillia arrived in Bulawayo by road on Thursday (August 20
Neither Auxillia nor Collins has publicly commented on any of the allegations.
Police spokesman Commissioner Paul Nyathi did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

Date	Event
August 4	Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika is arrested on drug possession charges.
August 13	Amina Jassinta Jessub Arab (Kelsea’s mother) is first detained in Harare. Police seize a Toyota Land Cruiser from her over suspected money laundering. She later alleges she was assaulted in custody.
August 19 (Wednesday)	The Bombardier Global Express private jet (A6-AFC) arrives in Bulawayo to pick up Collins’s in-laws. Amina and Dyonne are detained at the airport moments before boarding. The jet is denied takeoff permission (officially because the control tower was unmanned) and is grounded overnight.
August 20 (Thursday)	The High Court grants Kelsea bail. The private jet is cleared to leave in the morning—but departs without Amina and Dyonne. Pictures of Amina’s bruises circulate online. Detectives are waiting outside Chikurubi Prison that night to re-arrest Kelsea on fresh charges upon her release. First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa arrives in Bulawayo by road for an unrelated event scheduled for the next day.
August 21 (Friday)	Auxillia Mnangagwa is scheduled to arrive in Bulawayo.

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