Eddie Cross, a top economist and former advisor to the President, had to eat his words after saying some stuff about President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sons stealing public money. He got called into the boss's office at State House to explain himself. This all started when Cross interviewed with Newzroom Afrika, a TV station in South Africa, right before the big protests on March 31.
In the interview, Cross claimed Mnangagwa wasn't doing much about corruption because his own family was involved. He said there was a bunch of evidence that the President's family was super corrupt and some of his kids were doing shady things on a huge scale. Cross figured if Mnangagwa would just deal with a few of those issues, it could make a big difference. He thinks the amount of money being swiped is massive, maybe even more than the whole country's budget.
Cross confirmed to reporters that the letter going around was the real deal. He said when he met with Mnangagwa, the President wanted proof of all these claims. But Cross couldn't give any, so he had to apologize and take back what he said.
In the letter, Cross says he told the President he shouldn't have dragged his family into it and was really sorry. The President was also worried about the overall corruption claims and wanted Cross to back those up. Cross agreed to put together a report on what he thinks is happening. When asked which of the President's kids were involved, Cross named three of his sons.
The next day, Cross returned to the State House to discuss his accusations with the three guys he had accused. He told them what he'd been hearing, but he couldn't provide any solid evidence to support the rumors and accusations. So, once again, Cross apologized and said he'd take back what he said about them.
In the interview, Cross claimed Mnangagwa wasn't doing much about corruption because his own family was involved. He said there was a bunch of evidence that the President's family was super corrupt and some of his kids were doing shady things on a huge scale. Cross figured if Mnangagwa would just deal with a few of those issues, it could make a big difference. He thinks the amount of money being swiped is massive, maybe even more than the whole country's budget.
Cross confirmed to reporters that the letter going around was the real deal. He said when he met with Mnangagwa, the President wanted proof of all these claims. But Cross couldn't give any, so he had to apologize and take back what he said.
In the letter, Cross says he told the President he shouldn't have dragged his family into it and was really sorry. The President was also worried about the overall corruption claims and wanted Cross to back those up. Cross agreed to put together a report on what he thinks is happening. When asked which of the President's kids were involved, Cross named three of his sons.
The next day, Cross returned to the State House to discuss his accusations with the three guys he had accused. He told them what he'd been hearing, but he couldn't provide any solid evidence to support the rumors and accusations. So, once again, Cross apologized and said he'd take back what he said about them.
