{"id":85954,"date":"2023-10-31T21:14:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T19:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/war-of-words-mutarisi-threatens-to-release-passion-javas-recordings-attacking-mnangagwa"},"modified":"2023-11-01T11:20:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T09:20:40","slug":"war-of-words-mutarisi-threatens-to-release-passion-javas-recordings-attacking-mnangagwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/war-of-words-mutarisi-threatens-to-release-passion-javas-recordings-attacking-mnangagwa","title":{"rendered":"War of words: Mutarisi threatens to release Passion Java\u2019s recordings attacking Mnangagwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>BUSINESSMAN Tinashe Mutarisi has opened a can of worms following a war of words with controversial self-styled cleric Passion Java.<\/p>\n<p>Mutarisi who issued a stern warning to Java, threatened to unleash a series of recordings exposing Java, including tapes where he speaks ill of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n<p>Following Java\u2019s controversial accusations of fraud and attempts to fight government, Mutarisi in a 9-minute video on Facebook called out Java saying he was treading on dangerous grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Before the exchange of words, Java posted a video accusing Mutarisi of attempting to commit insurance fraud after a Nash Paints factory was razed down by a fire.<\/p>\n<p>Mutarisi is said to have lost property worth US$1,3 million in the inferno.<\/p>\n<p>Java accused Mutarisi of torching his factory in an attempt to claim insurance money, an allegation that the Nash Paints boss has denied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstand that Tinashe Mutarisi is a thief, he wanted to steal money from the government. He faked that fire that destroyed his factory, he wanted to defraud an insurance company,\u201d said Java.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Mutarisi said: \u201cI want to warn you Passion Java, wakutambira kunonyudza. Inini ndine pfungwa dzakasiyana nedzako, brain wise, I am twenty thousand wiser than you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNdine mari yakawanda kupfuura yako, ndine ma connections munomu mu Zimbabwe macho akapfuura ako.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsataure zvinhu zvausinganzwisise. Izvi zvasiyana nema drama amunoita pa social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mutarisi said Java was ill-speaking on an organisation that employs thousands of people while contributing to the country\u2019s GDP.<\/p>\n<p>The Nash Paints founder said he has recordings of Java including one where he was implicating his associates for arson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPassion I want you to remember everything you said yesterday. Be it about the President, be it about this country, be it about Prophet Makandiwa be it any other prophets, I will not even mention some names.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when you mentioned your friend who associates himself with that light skinned guy who opened a new paint company and you mentioned that they are the ones who burnt down my factory, I have all the recordings,\u201d raged Mutarisi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. BUSINESSMAN Tinashe Mutarisi has opened a can of worms following a war of words with controversial self-styled cleric Passion Java. Mutarisi who issued a stern warning to Java, threatened to unleash a series of recordings exposing Java, including tapes where he speaks ill of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. 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