Poor governance puts US$7.6m to waste in Women Affairs ministry

📅 Published: August 26, 2025

Curated by AllZimNews.com

The primary objective of the project was to expand access to socio-economic services and create income-generating opportunities for targeted households.

In the 2023 audit report which was recently made public, the OAG found that the ministry failed to monitor 24 funded projects or deliver on-site training to recipients, in direct violation of the 2017 OFID project guidelines. “The ministry was not carrying out monitoring and evaluation…The provinces indicated that they did not have information of the beneficiaries and the projects,” the report stated.

The audit noted that key project details were only provided to the OAG after the audit had commenced.

Without proper oversight, several initiatives collapsed, resulting in wasted expenditure.

In Masvingo province, Bukuso Cooperative – which had received US$50,000 for poultry, piggery and goat farming – abandoned all activities due to lack of training and technical guidance.

Mujo Holdings, granted US$18,000 to establish a gold mill, never completed the project.

Ark Life Private Limited was awarded US$30,000 for a broiler venture that never started, while Moriah Cattle Fattening failed despite receiving US$40,000.

An online search failed to yield any results of the digital presence of these contracted companies, bringing into question, their credibility.

Across all 24 sampled projects, beneficiaries did not receive basic training in project management or record-keeping before funds were released. “Beneficiaries embarked on projects without adequate training… leading to project failure and misuse of funds,” the OAG reported.

The ministry attributed its failure to monitor the projects to staff resignations, poor coordination between head office and provincial teams, lack of vehicles, and inadequate budget allocations. 🔗

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