Speaking
at
the
Zimbabwe
National
Chamber
of
Commerce
(ZNCC)
congress
in
Victoria
Falls
on
Thursday,
26
June,
Chiwenga
condemned
what
he
described
as
a
growing
culture
of
“briefcase
entrepreneurs,”
where
wealth
emerges
from
unknown
sources.
He
said
this
trend
of
phantom
entrepreneurship
is
not
only
damaging
to
the
economy
but
also
morally
bankrupt.
Said
Chiwenga:
We
must
shun
unscrupulous
“so-called
businesspeople”
operating
from
briefcases
with
no
traceable
capital
or
legitimate
enterprise.This
culture
of
phantom
entrepreneurship,
where
money
appears
without
any
known
source,
is
not
only
economically
corrosive
but
ethically
bankrupt.We
all
know
that
money
does
not
fall
from
the
heavens
like
manna.
Real
businesses
are
built
through
hard
work,
discipline,
sacrifice,
and
value
creation.The
day
of
reckoning
is
inevitable
for
those
who
undermine
our
economic
integrity
by
engaging
in
shadowy
dealings.
Let
us
not
mortgage
our
nation’s
future
to
fleeting
gain.Equally
imperative
to
this
shared
national
and
developmental
Vision
is
our
collective
stance
on
integrity
and
accountability.As
we
deepen
public-private
partnerships
and
catalyse
economic
growth,
we
must
decisively
shun
corruption
in
all
its
forms.There
can
be
no
room
for
rent-seeking
behaviours
or
muddy
practices
in
a
modern,
competitive
economy.
It
was
Chiwenga
who
popularised
the
term “Zvigananda” (singular: Chigananda)—a
word
now
widely
used
to
describe
people
who
flaunt
wealth
believed
to
have
been
acquired
through
corrupt
or
opaque
means,
often
with
links
to
political
power.
Chiwenga
first
used
the
term
critically,
targeting
those
enriching
themselves
dishonestly,
in
stark
contrast
to
the
values
of
Zimbabwe’s
liberation
struggle.
Over
time, Zvigananda has
become
a
loaded
label—used
both
as
an
insult
and,
in
some
circles,
as
a
symbol
of
rebellious
pride.
In
everyday
conversation,
it
often
refers
to
flashy,
unaccountable
elites—people
who
showcase
lavish
lifestyles
on
social
media,
yet
do
not
have
credible
sources
of
legitimate
wealth.