In line with global trends and best practices, Zimbabwe is embarking on an exercise to assess and understand the crypto-currency (also referred to as virtual assets) landscape in Zimbabwe. The purpose of the exercise is to, among other things:  determine the...

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) notes with concern the proliferation of Ponzi and Pyramid schemes in the country. These schemes come in various forms and guises, designed to mask their fraudulent nature and lure people into parting with their hard-earned money....

The Egmont Group Chairperson and Head of South Africa FIU, Adv. Kolisile Khanyile (third from left) with the Heads of the newly admitted FIUs, from left: Mr. Oliver Chiperesa  (Zimbabwe) Mr. Jothamu Pakisi (Lesotho) and Ms Phengsy Phengmuong (Laos PDR), attending...

Participants at the workshop on the Role of Prosecutors in the Fight against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, in Kadoma, from 30 to 31 October 2019. Participants attentively engaged at the workshop on the Role of Prosecutors in the Fight against Money...

Participants at the recently held workshop on the Role of Law Enforcement Agencies in Fighting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, in Mutare, from 25 to 27 September 2019. The effectiveness of a country’s AML framework is essentially determined by the number of...

The effectiveness of a county’s anti-money laundering (AML) framework is ultimately measured by the magnitude of money laundering convictions and assets of crime forfeited to the state. The massive drive by the Government of Zimbabwe to increase the effectiveness of...