Harare – 27 March 2025

By A Correspondent | Zimbabwe’s ICT Minister, Tatenda Mavetera, has been named in a growing political storm following explosive claims by war veteran and whistleblower Blessed Geza, also known as Cde Bombshell.

In a fiery national address streamed online, Geza alleged that Mavetera secured her Cabinet post through undisclosed and suspicious dealings with President Emmerson Mnangagwa. “There is Tatenda Mavetera, Minister of ICT. Her history you all know it—there is something she did with ED,” Geza said, implying the existence of a concealed arrangement.

The remark forms part of Geza’s sweeping indictment of senior figures within the ruling establishment, whom he accuses of looting state resources, undermining liberation war ideals, and entrenching authoritarian rule under Mnangagwa’s leadership.

Mavetera, a former media personality who transitioned into politics under the ZANU PF banner, has not publicly responded to the allegation. Repeated efforts to reach her for comment by press time were unsuccessful.

The statement has reignited public debate around political appointments, gendered power dynamics, and the influence of loyalty versus merit in Zimbabwe’s Cabinet selections.

Blessed Geza’s speech, in which he named over 30 individuals, including Cabinet ministers, business elites, and clergy, has sparked a wave of online commentary ahead of his proposed nationwide mobilisation on 31 March to “remove Mnangagwa and his allies.”

The Office of the President and Cabinet has not yet addressed the accusations.