Information Communication Technology and Courier Services Minister, Supa Mandiwanzira, is facing contempt of Parliament charges, for trying to block the House of Assembly from hearing more oral evidence pertaining to the NetOne corruption scandal.
Mandiwanzira has been implicated in  NetOne corruption where he is said to have forced the parastatal to award a $44 million  tender  to a  South African company in which he has interests.
The Zanu PF MP for Nyanga South, on Monday threatened to sue NetOne boss Reward Kangai, whom he suspended recently after the he had told the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information Communication Technology, that Mandiwanzira was corrupt.
The former ZBC journalist-cum politician went on to issue a statement denouncing Parliament for discussing the NetOne corruption saga saying that the August house was interfering with a forensic audit the parastatal is instituting.
“I am aware that the Parliament hearing and other activities that I have ignored are meant to pre-empt the audit report and intimidate the auditor. These cheap efforts shall not succeed,” said Mandiwanzira.
Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information Communication Technology, Nelson Chamisa said Mandiwanzira’s utterances might constitute contempt of Parliament.
“The minister (Mandiwanzira) is the one who came to Parliament and raised these issues about Megawatt and Bopela (Group of Companies) and that is why we invited Kangai. In fact, the minister’s conduct is now bordering on contempt of Parliament because he cannot veto committee hearings and cannot supervise Parliament. It is Parliament that supervises the minister because he has to account to the public. The minister will have his day and, for now, he must not try to intimidate the committee.”
Mabvuku-Tafara MP, James Maridadi (MDC-T) yesterday raised Mandiwanzira’s statement in the National Assembly, saying it constituted contempt of Parliament, but Deputy Speaker Mabel Chinomona ignored the point of order.