In conversation with Trevor – Nyarota: How the Willowgate scandal was exposed

Veteran journalist Geoff Nyarota has spoken of how he helped uncover one of Zimbabwe’s biggest corruption scandals Nyarota, who was editor of the State-ownedThe Chroniclewhen the scandal was exposed in the 1980s, told Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube on the platformIn Conversation with Trevor,that former minister Obert Mpofu triggered the investigation that claimed the scalp of several ministers Below are excerpts from the interview TN: Geoff Nyarota, welcome to In Conversation With Trevor

I am so glad that we have finally created the time for us to sit down and chat We have been meaning to do this, a lot of things happened in between, but finally thank God we get to talk GN:Thank you very much for inviting me Trevor Ncube It took a long time for us to sit down

TN: Interesting that you say Trevor Ncube because you and I worked together, and one thing that you taught me, I do not know if you still remember this, that if you are answering the phone you must always say your full name and then “how can I help you” I have not stopped doing that Thank you for that TN: Geoff you know when an objective history of this country is written, your name as an investigative journalist is going to be up there, and Willowgate, and The Sandura Commission are going to be up there

We are talking about corruption So I want us to start with Willowgate The story, the fallout and the lessons from that whole experience and the lessons from an investigative journalist Talk to us about the story

What was the story about What happened GN:Thank you I think that sounds like a penalty kick, hahaha, for me.

Source: The Standard Zimbabwe