#UnpackingTagwireiEmpire
"We are about to make one of the biggest companies in Southern Africa and here you are jostling and fighting. We have so much work ahead of us...," Zimbabwean tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei says in an emailed dated 31 May 2019 to fighting business associates.
"We are about to make one of the biggest companies in Southern Africa and here you are jostling and fighting. We have so much work ahead of us...," Zimbabwean tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei says in an emailed dated 31 May 2019 to fighting business associates.
This detail and other compelling documents are contained in the groundbreaking investigation done by United States investigative unit The Sentry, which probes dirty money and illicit financial flows.
The group released a report on Tagwirei's vast business empire last week.
The group released a report on Tagwirei's vast business empire last week.
The above tweet quotation for the first time gives an insight into what Tagwirei has been planning to do and how.
This encapsulates his vision and the mission.
The investigation sheds light on how the business is structured, organised and controlled across various jurisdictions.
This encapsulates his vision and the mission.
The investigation sheds light on how the business is structured, organised and controlled across various jurisdictions.
The report is titled SHADOWS AND SHELL GAMES: UNCOVERING AN OFFSHORE BUSINESS EMPIRE IN ZIMBABWE.
The Sentry’s investigation shows how Tagwirei used complex corporate structures to build and hide his wealth, potentially benefiting from preferential government treatment along the way.
Tagwirei' vast portfolio covers gold, nickel, platinum, and chrome mine; hiding behind South African associates and offshore structures in Mauritius and the Cayman Islands, and by using lawyers and financiers who turn a blind eye to a of cronyism and corruption, the report says.
The email which reveals Tagwirei’s vision:
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