津巴布韦执政党在富商库达克瓦舍·塔格维雷被任命为内阁部长几天之后，因涉嫌腐败遭到美国制裁的他赋予了一个关键的经济职务。
Zimbabwe’s ruling party gave Kudakwashe Tagwirei, a wealthy businessman sanctioned for alleged corruption by the US, a key economic role days after he landed a position as a cabinet minister.
塔格维雷被任命为津巴布韦非洲民族联盟－爱国阵线政治局成员，并被任命为该党经济事务和投资促进秘书，该党周四在一份声明中如此表示。总统埃默森·姆南加格瓦于10月10日任命他为经济发展和投资促进部长。
Tagwirei was appointed to the politburo, a decision-making body of the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front, and made secretary for economic affairs and investment promotion for the party, it said in a statement on Thursday. President Emmerson Mnangagwa named him minister of economic development and investment promotion on Oct. 10.
塔格维雷是今年早些时候姆南加格瓦成功推动宪法修正案以将其任期延长至2030年的最直言不讳的支持者之一。他是一群与总统关系日益密切并从国家获得有利可图交易的富商圈子的一部分。
Tagwirei was one of the most vocal backers of Mnangagwa’s successful campaign for a constitutional amendment to extend his term until 2030 earlier this year. He’s part of a coterie of wealthy businessmen who have drawn closer to the president and benefited from lucrative deals with the state.
他通过燃料供应合同、从国家手中收购矿山以及向小规模农民提供肥料和设备的政府合同积累了财富。
He made his fortune from fuel-supply contracts, the acquisition of mines from the state and government contracts to provide fertilizer and equipment to small-scale farmers.
“塔格维雷利用不透明的商业交易以及他与姆南加格瓦总统的持续关系，使其商业帝国规模急剧扩大，并赚取了数百万美元，”美国财政部在2020年对他实施制裁时如此表示。英国随后在一年后也跟进制裁。塔格维雷否认有任何不当行为。
“Tagwirei used a combination of opaque business dealings and his ongoing relationship with President Mnangagwa to grow his business empire dramatically and rake in millions of US dollars,” the US Treasury said in 2020 when it sanctioned him. The UK followed suit a year later. Tagwirei has denied wrong doing.