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IN response to Khupe, allies blew up $7m party funds: Bhebhe,

TAWEZA says: This is what normally happens when thieves connive to steal. In the end they fight because they would have failed to share their loot equally. MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe has joined the gravy train. She is now more Zanu PF than some politburo members. Since the ruling party aided her comeback into mainstream politics after a dismal performanc­e in the July 2018 elections, she will get away with it. Even if some MDC-T supporters take the issue to court, it will be a futile exercise since Khupe has publicly gone to bed with Zanu PF.

IN response to US$5,6m COVID-19 tender scandal, TOTITOTI says: This is what the ruling party Zanu PF has been doing since independen­ce. Zanu PF has been on a looting spree and the COVID-19 pandemic presented fertile ground for the ruling elite to line their pockets. The Willowgate and the Grain Marketing Board looters were not punished and most of them are dead now. It is now clear that there is no new dispensati­on to talk about in Zimbabwe. It is the same old story. Auditor-General Mildred Chiri has year-in yearout been pointing out irregulari­ties in State entities, but nothing has been done to bring culprits to book. For certain, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is targeting small fish with its anti-corruption dragnet. Until such time Zacc sends ministers and parastatal bosses to jail, no one will take it seriously. The appointmen­t of Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo to chair Zacc does not inspire confidence. That she is wife to Foreign Affairs and Internatio­nal Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo means she is conflicted. The Zacc board should be disbanded and a new one constitute­d as a matter of urgency.

IN response to Chinese US$2,5m citrus project on cards, FAMBAI says: Zimbabwe is in dire need of such kind of investment­s. It is unfortunat­e that since the Zanu PF government adopted the Look East policy, our all-weather friends from China have made Zimbabwe their second home. While every cent invested in Zimbabwe is required, the government should put in place minimum standards for internatio­nal investment. Foreigners should invest in capital-intensive projects, not setting up retail shops as is the case in Harare.

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