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<h1 class="has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading"><strong>Zimbabwe first lady was mentioned in in court papers Friday</strong> during a recent<strong> gold smuggling case </strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading"><strong>Names of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s wife Auxillia, and son Collins, were allegedly brought up as possible owners of the </strong>gold bust at <strong>the Robert Mugabe international airport in Harare on Monday</strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading"><strong>Six kilograms of gold was found on Henrietta Rushwaya, president of <strong>Zimbabwe Miners Federation </strong>as she was on her way to Dubai on Monday </strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading"><strong>Rushwaya, leader of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation, [ZMF], and six other people including state security officials stationed at the airport have been arrested over the case </strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading"><strong>Suspects allegedly told investigators that the president’s son was the one who was supposed to have exported the gold to Dubai </strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading"><strong>The state said the suspects name dropped members of the first family as a ploy to evade arrest</strong> </h1>



<h1 class="has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading"><strong>ZMF has suspended its president, Rushwaya, and Secretary for External Affairs, Gift Karamba for bringing the name of the organization into disrepute</strong></h1>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Auxilia-Mnangagwa-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-357756"/><figcaption><strong>The names of Zimbabwe&#8217;s first lady [photo], and her son were allegedly brought up as possible owners of gold found on a state employee attempting to smuggle it out the country on Monday</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The name of Zimbabwe’s first lady came up in court papers Friday following the arrest earlier this week of a mining boss for allegedly trying to smuggle gold to Dubai, the AFP reports.<br>The names of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s wife Auxillia and their son Collins, were allegedly brought up as possible owners of the six kilograms [13 pounds], of gold found on Henrietta Rushwaya, who was busted at the main international airport in Harare on Monday.<br>But the state said the suspects had named the first lady and her son as a ploy to evade arrest.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Auxillia-Mnangagwa-and-her-son-Collins.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-357757"/><figcaption><strong>Security operative allege after the six kilograms [13 lbs], of gold was found on Henrietta Rushwaya, at the main international airport in Harare, the ring dropped the names of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s wife Auxillia and son Collins, [photo], as possible owners</strong> </figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Rushwaya, leader of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation, and six other people including state security officials stationed at the airport have been arrested over the case.<br>Intelligence operatives at the airport have been accused of helping her evade the standard security checks by whisking her through the diplomatic route.<br>“Anyone passing through the diplomatic bay is accorded such status which enable one to enjoy immunity from search,” the state said in its papers.<br>But civil aviation officials intercepted Rushwaya and forced her to go through the normal security checks, when the gold was discovered in her hand luggage.<br>The names of the first family came up during questioning of the traveler and the intelligence officers that assisted her.<br>“On discovering that the three had been intercepted, [one of the accused persons] advised immigration and police officers that the gold… belonged to the first lady”.<br>The suspects allegedly stated that the president’s son was the one who was supposed to have exported the gold to Dubai.<br>“The accused said this well knowing that it was not true but only wanted to instill fear and facilitate safe removal of the gold from Zimbabwe,” the state said.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Collins-Mnangagwa-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-357758"/><figcaption><strong>First son Collins Mnangagwa [left], is again haunted by the hint of state linked financial scandal</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Earlier this week state prosecutor Garudzo Siyadhuma described the case as “a classic example of organized crime because of the manner in which the execution of the offence was carried out”.<br>“The net of the syndicate is actually wider,” Siyadhuma said during the bail hearing of Rushwaya, who is also a former CEO of the Zimbabwe Football Association.<br>Her arrest comes as authorities are battling a wave of gold smuggling, amounting to around $100 million a month.<br>This is not the first time first son Collins Mnangagwa has been linked with official impropriety. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Henrietta-Rushwaya-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-357761"/><figcaption><strong>Zimbabwe Miners Federation has suspended its president, Henrietta Rushwaya [photo], over allegations of bringing the name of the organization into disrepute following her arrest attempting to smuggle gold out of the country</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In early May, leaked official documents revealed that the government early went out of its way to authorize payment of nearly US$1 million for a consignment of COVID-19 equipment at an inflated cost from a company linked to the president’s son, Collins Mnangagwa. <br>Local media report that Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has suspended its president, Henrietta Rushwaya and Secretary for External Affairs, Gift Karamba over allegations of bringing the name of the organization into disrepute.<br>The suspension comes after following Rushwaya&#8217;s arrest on October 26 at the Harare International Airport while trying to smuggle 6kg of gold to Dubai.</p>

