By Own Correspondent- The Special Anti Corruption Unit is investigating circumstances around a botched US$100 million deal to supply the country’s major public hospitals with modern equipment.

The Unit, established by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is investigating the deal which was reportedly entered into several years ago.

However, to date nothing has been delivered to hospitals although governments has continued making payments.

The Minister of Health and Child Care confirmed that investigations were in progress.

Head of the  Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu), Thabani Mpofu said:

“The Minister of Health (and Child Care) Dr Moyo has indeed contacted the Special Anti-Corruption Unit and we are in the process of constructing an action plan on the information he has provided.

I cannot divulge the nature of the information provided to the unit as it has to be passed to various law-enforcement agencies for a full investigation, but I can confirm, in light of information received, remedial action will be taken.”

Established by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Special Anti-Corruption Unit is housed in the Office of the President and Cabinet to improve efficiency in the fight against all forms of graft and to strengthen the effectiveness of national mechanisms for the prevention of corruption.

Some of its overall objectives include to improve efficiency in the fight against all forms of corruption and to strengthen and improve the effectiveness of the national mechanisms for the prevention and fight against corruption in accordance with the anti-corruption strategy said Presidential spokesperson George Charamba.