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The David Chapfika Wikileaks cables

David Chapfika was one of the rising stars within the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, the Young Turks, who were supposedly meant to transform the party. He rose first to chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee and then deputy Minister of Finance and fell from grace as deputy Minister of Agriculture. There are 11 cables on him. Here they are:

11-Chapfika dismissed

10-Chapfika in housing development in Harare

9-Fear marred US sponsored business conference

8-Lock-step loyalty key for appointment by Mugabe

7-Gono: wolf in sheep’s clothing?

6-Gono did not see eye to eye with Chapfika

5-Short bio of David Chapfika

4-Chapfika rewarded for loyalty

3-Chapfika was involved with collapsed ENG

2-All money belongs to the government anyway

1-Chiyangwa, Chapfika and Kasukuwere too partisan

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