Ziyambi Ziyambi Allegedly Took $75K Bribe to Defy Mnangagwa’s Halt on Magunje Cement Plant
Ziyambi Ziyambi Allegedly Took $75K Bribe to Defy Mnangagwa’s Halt on Magunje Cement Plant By Noko Mabofa Maleka | Insight Jozi News | 30 July 2025 insightjozinews.blogspot.com In a bombshell development that could shake the political and environmental landscape in Zimbabwe, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has allegedly accepted a $75,000 bribe from Chinese investors backing the controversial Magunje Cement Plant—a project that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered to be stopped due to serious environmental concerns. The Allegation: Bribes, PR Stunts, and Political Maneuvers Sources who attended a closed-door meeting at Chinhoyi University of Technology say Ziyambi met with Chinese investors aligned with Thomas Chidzomba and allegedly accepted the bribe in exchange for influencing Mnangagwa to reverse his decision to halt the plant’s construction. At the meeting, Ziyambi reportedly proposed: Lobbying the Minister of Industry and Minister of Environm...