Zimbabwe's anti-corruption body has wrapped up its probe into sketchy election procurement deals worth over $100 million, and they say there's nothing to see here. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission found zero evidence tying flashy businessman Wicknell Chivayo or the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to any fraud involving contracts with South African firm Ren-Form CC, even though no open tender happened. Two of Chivayo's ex-business buddies, Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, tried claiming they got pushed out of deals and that invoices were inflated, but the watchdog says nobody can prove anything.
The whole thing fell apart because, apparently, no contracts exist linking anyone together. ZEC claims they never worked with Chivayo or the two accusers, and Chivayo backed up that story while calling the pair extortionists. Mpofu and Chimombe just got sentenced to 39 years combined in a totally separate goat supply scam, which they blame on Chivayo.
Transparency groups are pretty annoyed with how this ended, since leaked South African banking docs showed millions flowing from Ren-Form to Chivayo-linked companies after ZEC made payments. Chivayo, who owns multiple Rolls-Royces and flies private, says he's relieved his reputation can finally recover.
The whole thing fell apart because, apparently, no contracts exist linking anyone together. ZEC claims they never worked with Chivayo or the two accusers, and Chivayo backed up that story while calling the pair extortionists. Mpofu and Chimombe just got sentenced to 39 years combined in a totally separate goat supply scam, which they blame on Chivayo.
Transparency groups are pretty annoyed with how this ended, since leaked South African banking docs showed millions flowing from Ren-Form to Chivayo-linked companies after ZEC made payments. Chivayo, who owns multiple Rolls-Royces and flies private, says he's relieved his reputation can finally recover.
