Zimbabwean highflier deported

Friday, November 18, 2016

Following the haste deportation of a well-connected Zimbabwean national, Victor Jimere this week, it has come to light that some leading politicians tried to block it.

Information reaching Mmegi from investigators is that a senior official tried to defend, block, threaten and interfere with Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) investigations.

Following the intense investigation, BURS confiscated among other properties, Jimere’s four Phakalane homes, one home in Gaborone Block 7, two units at the I-Towers at the Central Business District (CBD), another industrial plot in Phakalane, four Toyota hilux vehicles, one Toyota Dyna, three Mercedes, two KIAs, a BMW, a Landrover as well as a Hyundai vehicle.

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