Paul Nyathi|Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube dumped Mr Acie Lumumba, as the Chair of Communication Taskforce in the ministry, three days after his appointment but not before Lumumba had accomplished a huge mission, exposing the rot at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

Upon his appointment, Lumumba hit the ground running and in live video that went viral on the social media platforms, announced that Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe directors were feeding the blackmarket with bondnotes.

He boasted that he had access to financial intelligence supplied to him during briefings with Minister Ncube.

He went on to name Mirirai Chiremba, Norman Mataruka, Gresham Muradzikwa and Azvinandawa Saburi as the chief culprits behind parallel markets nefarious activities.

This resulted in RBZ Governor Dr John Mangudya suspending the four, to pave way for investigations.

The appointment of Mr Lumumba for the public relations job drew relentless brickbats from many quarters of the society with questions being raised over his credentials to run the high-profile portfolio in the ministry.

Minister Ncube appointed Lumumba to head the Communications Taskforce in the ministry last Friday.

According to the letter Minister Ncube said: “This letter serves to appoint you as chairman of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Communications Taskforce.

“The (task-force) will reimburse you for all your reasonable and properly documented expenses that you incur in performing the duties of your office.

“It is my expectation that you will bring your experience in leadership and communications strategy to improve the communication between my office and the people of Zimbabwe.”