A recent Al Jazeera documentary revealing the illicit gold trade and corruption involving powerful elites and politicians in Zimbabwe has sparked mixed reactions among Zimbabweans who are calling for those implicated to be held accountable.
The documentary is the result of a two-year undercover investigation by an Al Jazeera unit that infiltrated rival gangs controlling Africa’s gold.
The criminal networks were shown to be converting dirty cash into gold, which was then sold globally. The investigation reached the highest offices of state in the southern African country.
Hopewell Chin’ono, award-winning Zimbabwean journalist who has faced multiple arrests for exposing corruption in Zimbabwe joins News Central to discuss the issues. Watch:
