The
contract,
which
is
linked
to
businessman
Wicknell
Chivayo,
has
drawn
sharp
criticism
from
former
CCC
spokesperson
Fadzayi
Mahere.
According
to
Mahere,
a
key
term
of
the
contract
stipulates
an
advance
payment
of
US$52.5
million
to
the
supplying
company,
TTM
Global
Medical
Exports
(Pty)
Ltd,
before
any
equipment
is
delivered.
The
payment
is
designated
for
the
“mobilisation
of
the
supplier’s
obligations
under
the
agreement.”
Mahere
argues
that
this
advance
effectively
represents
the
“true
value
of
the
equipment,”
suggesting
the
remaining
sum
is
an
inflated
figure,
a
practice
she
claims
was
also
observed
in
past
ballot
printing
contracts.
Mahere
highlighted
a
pattern
in
state
contracts
awarded
to
Chivayo,
citing
previous
deals
that
she
alleges
yielded
questionable
results
despite
huge
payments.
She
pointed
to
a
US$5.6
million
payment
for
a
solar
farm
that
reportedly
resulted
in
a
“shack,”
and
a
US$40
million
contract
for
ballot
papers
that
she
claims
were
delivered
late
and
caused
confusion
for
both
CCC
and
ZANU
PF
parties.Wrote
Mahere:
They
want
to
give
him
US$412
million
for
cancer
treatment
equipment.
What
do
you
think
he
will
do?
In
a
direct
address
to
Chivayo
on
social
media,
Mahere
posed
a
series
of
pointed
questions
about
the
contract.
She
demanded
to
know
the
date
on
which
his
South
African
company,
TTM
Global
Medical
Exports
(Pty)
Ltd,
tendered
for
the
supply
of
the
equipment,
and
whether
a
copy
of
the
call
for
public
tenders
exists.
Furthermore,
Mahere
pressed
Chivayo
to
explain
the
basis
for
the
nearly
half
a
billion
US
dollar
value
of
the
contract.
She
particularly
questioned
how
his
company
was
awarded
such
a
substantial
contract
given
that
TTM
Global
Medical
Exports
(Pty)
Ltd
reportedly
“came
into
existence
in
November
2024,
meaning
that
it
is
less
than
a
year
old.”
Mahere
also
raised
concerns
about
the
company’s
physical
address
being
listed
as
a
hotel,
asking
if
it
is
a
“briefcase
company”
and
if
it
“manufacture[s]
cancer
treatment
equipment
at
Da
Vinci
Hotel
and
Suites.”