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Gen Philip Valerio Sibanda, commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), says the level of corruption displayed by some of the country\u2019s leaders is tantamount to selling out.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a rare interview posted by Zanu-PF on Twitter, the army commander – who took over from retired general Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga after the November 2017 coup – said: \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that after independence some of us went wayward and started corruptly amassing wealth, but during the war we were taught to share. It\u2019s a value some of us maintain up to today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The general made the statement before the burial of Stanley Nleya, his colleague in the Zimbabwe People\u2019s Revolutionary Army (Zipra) led by the late Joshua Nkomo during Zimbabwe\u2019s war of independence.<\/p>\n

When tanks rolled on to the streets of Harare in November 2017, one of the reasons behind the putsch was because the late former president Robert Mugabe had allegedly surrounded himself with \u201ccriminal elements\u201d accused of corruption.<\/p>\n

Today, Zimbabwe is ranked 158 out of 180 countries on Transparency International\u2019s corruption index as President Emmerson Mnangagwa loses the fight against corruption.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the National Heroes\u2019 Acre in Harare during Nleya\u2019s burial, Mnangagwa pleaded with people in positions of authority to be honest and exemplary in putting public interest ahead of selfishness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe war against our economic growth is ongoing but the enemies will never win if we remain united,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The latest corruption scandal in Zimbabwe involving US$60m siphoned in a tender scam for Covid-19 medical supplies hit closer to home for the president.<\/p>\n

A friend of his son Collins, Delish Nguwaya, is in remand prison, while health minister Obadiah Moyo is out on bail over the same matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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