Zimbabwe: Controversial Business Tycoon Tagwirei Funded the Military in 2017 Coup That Toppled Mugabe – Ziyambi Reveals

ZANU PF’s Secretary for Legal Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi, has exposed how controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei played a role in toppling longtime ruler Robert Mugabe by financially assisting the military in the November 2017 coup.

Ziyambi revealed in a recent ZANU PF politburo meeting that, at the request of the then Commander of the Defence Forces, Constantino Chiwenga, Tagwirei provided US$1.6 million, supplied fuel and catered for the soldiers’ basic provisions.

This was in response to a…