Zimbabwe sacks tourism minister over fraud allegation

Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired tourism minister, Prisca Mupfumira for conduct inappropriate for a minister of government.

Mupfumira had been arrested over the disappearance of millions of dollars from the country’s pension fund.

The country’s anti-corruption commission alleged that the money went missing during her time as minister of labour and social welfare.

She was charged with the misuse of about 94 million dollars from the state’s national social security authority.

Ms Mupfumira has denied the allegations