The Shers appear to have dual Zimbabwean and South African citizenship, while Levy, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) businessman of the year for 2015 is Zimbabwean. Newspaper reports have suggested Serge is related to late businessman Sam Levy. The Source could not independently verify this.
Kumbula, who has previously worked as a communications consultant for ZANU-PF and featured prominently during the 2000 elections, has strong ties to former ZANU-PF senior official Ray Kaukonde, a top ally of former Vice President Joice Mujuru.
Interest in the company’s ownership seems to extend beyond journalistic scrutiny. On March 30, 2015, a letter on a Central Intelligence Organisation official letterhead and signed by a ‘Senior Manager, Operations’ was delivered to the Registrar of Companies,
‘Please assist this office with details of the following for official investigations: Univern T/A SRTC.”
The reason for the inquiry was not immediately clear.- The Source
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