News Release
Financial Sanctions: Zimbabwe
17 September 2002
With the publication of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1643/2002 in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 14 September 2002, the financial sanctions regime against various individual members of the Government of Zimbabwe has again been extended.
The Bank of England, on behalf of HM Treasury, therefore announces that all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to the persons listed below must be frozen. No funds, other financial assets and economic resources are to be made available directly or indirectly to or for the benefit of them. Financial institutions must check whether they maintain any account for the individuals named below and, if so, they should freeze the accounts and report the accounts and amounts frozen to the Bank of England.
The following individuals have been added to the list of those subject to the sanctions regime:
1. CHARUMBIRA, Fortune, Deputy Minister for Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, born 10.6.1962
2. MACHAYA, Jaison, Deputy Minister for Mines and Mining Development, born 13.6.1952
3. MANYONDA, Kenneth, Deputy Minister for Industry and International Trade, born 10.8.1934
4. MARUMAHOKO, Reuben, Deputy Minister for Energy and Power Development, born 4.4.1948
5. MIDZI, Amos Bernard Muvenga, Minister for Energy and Power Development, born 4.7.1952
6. MUTIWEKUZIVA, Kenneth, Deputy Minister, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, born 27.5.1948
7. RUSERE, Tinos, Deputy Minister for Rural Resources and Water Development, born 10.5.1945
In addition to this, further identifying information has been included in relation to the following individuals who were already subject to the sanctions regime and whose funds, other financial assets and economic resources are already frozen:
1. BUKA, Flora (born 25.2.1968) Minister of State for Land Reform Programme (former Minister of State in Vice President Muzenda's Office)
2. MALINGA, Joshua (Deputy-Secretary for Disabled and Disadvantaged), Politburo Deputy Secretary, born 28.4.1944
3. MANGWANA, Paul (born 10.8.1961) Minister of State for Enterprises and Parastatals (former Deputy Minister, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs)
4. MANGWENDE, Witness, Minister for Transport and Communications (former Deputy-Secretary for Administration), born 15.10.1946
5. MASUKU, Angeline, (Secretary for Disabled and Disadvantaged Person's Welfare), Politburo Secretary, born 14.10.1936
6. MOHADI, Kembo, (born 15.11.1949), Minister for Home Affairs (former Deputy Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing)
7. MUCHENA, Olivia (born 18.8.1946), Minister of State for Information and Publicity (former Minister of State in Vice-President Miska's Office)
8. MUGABE, Sabina, (born 14.10.1934), Politburo Senior Committee Member
9. MURERWA, Herbert, (born 31.7.1941), Minister for Finance and Economic Development (former Minister for Industry and International Trade)
10. MUZENDA, Tsitsi, Politburo Senior Committee Member, born 28.10.1922
11. NKOMO, John, (born 22.8.1934), Special Affairs in the President's Office (former Home Affairs Minister)
12. NYONI, Sithembiso, (born 20.9.1949), Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Development (former Minister of State, Informal Sector)
13. PARIRENYATWA, David, (born 2.8.1950), Minister, Health and Child Welfare (former Deputy Minister)
14. SIKHOSANA, Absolom (Secretary for Youth Affairs), Politburo Secretary
15. TAWENGWA, Solomon (Deputy-Secretary for Finance) Politburo Deputy Secretary, born 15.6.1940
Using the additional identifying information financial institutions should again check whether they maintain any account for the individuals and, if so, they should freeze the accounts and report accounts and amounts frozen to the Bank of England.
Note to Editors
The European Council imposed sanctions against various individual members of the Government of Zimbabwe and various persons associated with them on 21 February 2002 (Council Regulation (EC) 310/2002). The list of persons, bodies and entities complied pursuant to that Regulation was first extended on 25 July 2002 by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1345/2002.
Key Resources
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1643/2002 Download PDF |
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September 2002: Bank of England Notice Download PDF |
