An influencer, who refers to herself as African Tigress, decided to pay Zimbabwe a visit as a tourist. The treatment she received at the Robert Mugabe Airport was said to be disappointing. Apparently black people do not believe other black people can be tourists in an African country.

The Kenyan sister shared her laments in the video below:

The sentiments she expressed in the video that she shared with her 107 000 subscribers caught the government’s attention. Fortunately they quickly realised that some damage control needed to be done.

The Ministry of Home affairs and Cultural Heritage issued an official statement in which they apologised and promised that the situation would be investigated.

View the official statement below:

This is to you @kenyansista. Our sincere apologies. Investigations are currently underway to ascertain all the facts. Anyone caught on the wrong side of the law will be dealt with accordingly. Full statement below pic.twitter.com/jx7xh1e0Gk

— Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage (@Moha_Zim) August 31, 2021

The African Tigress has since accepted the apology and expressed how moved she was by it. She shared the following sentiments to her social media page:

Zimbabweans have taught my followers and I what true love is.
Thank you for the love. I truly didn't expect so much love & support to a stranger(me).
I had a special feeling about this country even before I visited. It's always good to follow my instincts. I love you all.

— African Tigress (@kenyansista) September 1, 2021

This is not the first time that corrupt activities are said to have taken place at the Robert Mugabe Airport. Previously, an issue was raised concerning how US$700 000 worth of gold was able to pass airport security undetected. Corrupt dealings were quickly associated with the case.

Hopefully the investigation on this case sets precedent on how corruption will be dealt with in the future.

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At that tragic time two years ago, Econet Wireless pledged to build houses or the survivors of the Cyclone. Fast forward to 2021 and the rehabilitation of infrastructure in areas such as, Chimanimani, Bikita and Tsholotsho, which were some of the most affected by the Cyclone has not yet begun.

This development or lack thereof was revealed by a report presented by the joint Parliamentary Portfolio Committees on Local Government and the Thematic Committee on Peace and Security before the National Assembly on Thursday. The reports aim was to state the progress that had ben made in constructing Covid19 centers in areas that are affected by floods.

The report stated:

“The committee was informed during its first fact-finding visit to Chimanimani District in July 2019 that Econet Wireless had pledged to build houses for the survivors of Cyclone Idai. Upon enquiry on the progress made in that regard, the committee was notified that there was a disagreement between Econet and government pertaining to the ownership of the land

The district development coordinator informed the committee that Econet Wireless wanted title to the land on which the houses would be built, but the government was against that idea. Giving title of the land to Econet Wireless implied that government was ceding ownership and control of land as well as the project to Econet Wireless. Resultantly, due to that impasse, the project had stalled.”

This stalling was taking place in spite of the fact that, as the report says,

“The committee gathered from the survivors that, indeed, they were living in conditions of severe food insecurity and this situation was exacerbated by the alleged rampant corruption in the selection of beneficiaries and the distribution of food aid”

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