Police have arrested a suspect accused of offering a US$1,500 bribe to facilitate the illegal export of lithium concentrate through Forbes Border Post into Mozambique.

A joint investigation by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has uncovered an alleged lithium smuggling syndicate involving local and foreign nationals, with one suspect already appearing in court. Tsitsi Manyumwa, a director of Kunshan Mineral Consultancy (Private) Limited, has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged illegal export of lithium ore to China. She recently appeared before Harare magistrate Ru