A government worker took the stand and pointed fingers at two businessmen in connection with a massive goat scam. Alban Mhindurwa told the court how Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu tricked officials out of $7 million. The former livestock boss said Mpofu contacted him after getting approval for the Presidential Goats Pass-On Scheme. Mhindurwa helped write the basic plan and sent Mpofu to the right department for contracts. The businessman later bragged through WhatsApp that his company, Blackdeck, had won the deal.
Mpofu arranged meetings and visits during early 2022 to discuss moving goats around the country. Officials instructed him to wait until the President officially began the program before distributing the animals. Mhindurwa...