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29 November 2017:\u00a0Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has offered a 3-month amnesty for individuals and companies to surrender public funds illegally stashed abroad.<\/p>\n

In a statement, he said the government will prosecute those who fail to comply when the amnesty ends in February, 2017.<\/p>\n

“Such malpractices constitute a very serious economic crime against the people of Zimbabwe,” Mr Mnangagwa said.<\/p>\n

Since taking office last week, he has pledged to crack down on corruption.<\/p>\n

Will Mnangagwa be different from Mugabe?<\/p>\n

“Huge sums of money and other assets” have been “illegally externalised by certain individuals and corporates,” the president said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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