Driver who leaked invoice for Bond Coins to be charged with violating the Official Secrets Act

Tinashe Sikwila, a 32-year-old Zimbabwean who works for Prestige Carriers is facing arrest and is expected to be charged with violating the Official Secrets Act. This comes after Sikwila was exposed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) as the culprit who leaked photos of an invoice of a consignment of bond coins from the South Africa Mint Company. The images of the invoice went viral on social media. Sikwila was exposed after all the people who had been escorting the consignment had their phones confiscated. He did not deny the charges and said:

I admit that I sent to Calista (his workmate based in South Africa) a photo of the invoice copy while we were discussing the trip (to Zimbabwe) on social media (WhatsApp).

I received the document of the RBZ consignment invoice at 14:45 hours. I departed at 15:00 hours with two escort vehicles. I sent the invoice around 16:30 hours. We started talking on WhatsApp through audio chats. I then sent the invoice to my friend to show the value of the load.

I also told my mother-in-law that I was not coming with my family because I was carrying a sensitive load to Harare for RBZ. I also deleted a chat with Kudzai Sikwila in which I told him that I was carrying money belonging to the RBZ,

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