Government says it has ordered an investigation into shock revelations of gold smuggling and money laundering by name dropping individuals recently exposed in a four-part Al Jazeera documentary.
In a surprise climb down from its defiant stance since the documentary premiered two weeks ago, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said Tuesday government took the allegations “seriously”.
The government spokesperson also reprimanded the individuals featured in the cutting edge investigative work by the Qatar based news network.
“Government takes note of a documentary titled ‘Gold Mafia’ currently being serialised by an international broadcasting channel which purports to expose a network of alleged money laundering and gold smuggling in Zimbabwe.
“Government takes the allegation raised in the documentary seriously and has…
