State Media|Government has put in place a taskforce of skilled detectives to investigate thoroughly the disappearance of Itai Dzamara, who went missing in March 2015.

Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr Nick Mangwana said the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) was also offering a US$10 000 reward to anyone with information on the whereabouts of Dzamara.

The force was making regular appeals to the public for those with information to come forward, he said.

Mr Mangwana was reacting to comments by the European Union (EU) on its Twitter handle in which it urged the Government of Zimbabwe to “shed light and serve justice” on the disappearance of Mr Dzamara.

He said the police had submitted more than nine reports to the High Court of Zimbabwe in compliance with an order from that court.

The reports are also available for the public to scrutinise.

“Government feels very strongly that no Zimbabwean should disappear without trace and empathises with the Dzamara family in their quest for the safe return of their loved one,” said Mr Mangwana.

He said it was undiplomatic, unhelpful and misleading to insinuate that the Government of Zimbabwe did not intend to shed light on Mr Dzamara’s disappearance, as if it had a hand in lit.

The Government remains open to engagement with all diplomats accredited to Zimbabwe and will provide clarity on any matter of mutual interest using the agreed formal channels, said Mr Mangwana.