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VP Mujuru

Herald Reporter
INTERNATIONAL Travel Shops Africa have demanded a retraction on behalf of Vice President Joice Mujuru in a case in which she is accused of receiving US$70 000 in illegal cash payments from Kenyan and Indian investors who poured over US$1 million into her family owned business at Harare International Airport before being unceremoniously run out of town in a manner that smacked of extortion and abuse of office.

Ironically, International Travel Shops Africa, which was supposed to receive money in exchange for shares and goodwill, received nothing as funds were channelled to VP Mujuru, her daughter Mrs Nyasha De Campo and Mr Tirivanhu Mudariki in possible breach of the tax laws and the Companies Act.

Normally in letters of demand, lawyers state that they will be acting on instructions from client A or B, but the letter which we reproduce elsewhere on this page has a victim demanding a retraction on behalf of the alleged violator.

The Herald lead story of October 30, 2014 was headlined “VP Mujuru in $1m scandal” and did not mention International Travel Shops Africa in the headline, but in the body of the story where they were shown to have been denied funds that should have rightfully accrued to them in line with the agreement they had struck with Suzan General Trading.

In the letter from Masawi and Partners, International Travel Shops Africa surprisingly claim to have been maligned by the headline (see attached letter). More so the story asks why VP Mujuru who is not listed as either a director or shareholder on any of the documents received US$70 000 in addition to being cited for possible conflict of interest by Suzan General Trading’s lawyers as they renounced agency.

Dr Mujuru’s name was cited by Musunga and Associates as they renounced agency to Suzan General Trading citing alleged conflict of interest in acting against Dr Mujuru while also doing business for Zanu-PF of which she is a senior leader.

The Law Society of Zimbabwe has since indicated they will probe Musunga and Associates’ conduct in the matter.

While International Travel Shops Africa’s letter purports to be a letter of demand, it does not exonerate Dr Mujuru, Tirivanhu Mudariki or the VP’s daughter Nyasha De Campo who also received illegal cash payments in breach of the companies Act and possible breach of the tax laws.

In the letter International Travel Shops Africa are not denying that money changed hands though they imply contestation on the figure of $1 million, a development that leaves one wondering as to why International Travel Shops Africa, one of the victims, is crying more than Dr Mujuru, the alleged violator.

There will be no retraction from The Herald, we stand by our story.