Top government official hires private jet to celebrate COVID-19 survival
HARARE, Zimbabwe.(News of the South) -Controversial permanent secretary for finance George Guvamatnga hired a private jet to flee to Victoria to celebrate with his family that was succumbing from corona virus.
By Abel Karowangoro
Guvamatanga was in hospitalised for more than three weeks after suffering for corona virus and his family, he publicly announced on state television that he almost lost his life.
Pictures and videos that went viral on social media shows Guvamatanga and his family being driven into the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on Saturday where a Beech 300 Super King Air 350 aircraft was on standby to fly the family to the tourist resort which re-opened last week after months of coronavirus-imposed restrictions.
The aircraft is registered to National Airways Corporation of South Africa.
Currently he is on bail after approving dubious payments running into millions of dollars to Drax International, a company linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s twin sons Collins and Shaun. The company was awarded tenders worth over US$60 million to supply drugs and medical devices to the health ministry without going to tender.
Guvamatanga earlier this year reportedly paid US$50,000 cash for a kitchen suite.
Surprise sly like all Zimbabwean public servants he is paid in the worthless local currency this brings questions to his wealth.
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