Paul Nyathi

Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) which on Monday rushed to vindicate gold smuggling arrested Henrietta Rushwaya has come to its senses and suspended her on allegations of putting the name of the organisation into disrepute.

Rushwaya who was the organisation’s President was suspended following her arrest on Monday at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Harare International Airport while trying to smuggle 6kg of gold to Dubai.

The ZMF management board, which consists members of the national executive, the council and regional representatives convened a meeting on Thursday afternoon in Gweru and suspended Rushwaya.

Announcing the suspension, the ZMF national chairperson Mr Makumba Njenje said Rushwaya’s deputy, Mr Marufu Sithole would be acting president with immediate effect.