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6 Jul, 6 tweets, 1 min read
An anti-corruption discussion on Zimbabwe is currently going on.
It was organised by prominent journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and features analysts, academics and activists; The Sentry and Financial Times correspondent. Follow link:
twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwGW…
https://t.co/Tdg846uI1Q
Currently British Financial Times correspondent Joseph Cotterill is speaking.
Chin’ono is moderating the debate and Dangarembga also engaged right now.
That's the link:
twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwGW…
Local lawyer Fadzai Mahere, main opposition MDC Alliance spokesman, is about to speak.
"We have heard that Tagwirei is keeping part of his money in Switzerland, but I don't know if that is true. People around him say that," Coterill.
"Corruption in Zimbabwe is a system and that needs to be uprooted," - Tinashe, economist.

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