(TALKZIMBABWE) Editors ‘bribed’ by Tsvangirai named

Editors ‘bribed’ by Tsvangirai named
Posted by By Our reporter at 10 January, at 17 : 19 PM

A source who claims to be privy to the alleged bribery of local private newspapers by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Gabriel Chaibva has named three editors whom he alleges received money in return to give favourable coverage to the MDC-T president and his party.

Chaibva alleges that The Standard editor, Nevanji Madanhire (above main pic), Newsday editor, Brian Mangwende (above inset) and Daily News editor, Stanley Gama received money from the Prime Minister’s office to give favourable coverage to Tsvangirai and his MDC-T party.

Another source, Goodson Nguni, who says he had been closely monitoring the scam, said it is not a secret that the Prime Minister’s office is working in cahoots with private media editors and some western agents and alleged that a fund to co-ordinate the state of affairs of the private media has been established.

It is alleged that the Prime Minister’s spokesperson, Luke Tamborinyoka and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jameson Timba, are the key point-men in the whole saga.

It is alleged that strategic meetings were held in sports and golf clubs dotted around Harare and in surrounding towns.

The two sources say they will provide evidence if the named editors try to deny the stories or initiate some legal action.

Attempts by The Zimbabwe Guardian to reach the three editors failed as they were said to be out of the office.

The prime minister’s office on Tuesday refused to comment on the saga, referring all questions to the sopkesman Tamborinyoka who was unreachable at the time of going to press.