Chaos over alleged AIDS funds misuse

Chaos marred the sixth congress of the Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS at the weekend, the ‘Daily News’ reported on Tuesday. At the meeting, near Masvingo, 200 km south of the capital Harare, the Harare branch demonstrated over alleged misappropriation of funds. The congress nearly turned into a fist fight as delegates from Harare continuously disrupted the proceedings. Tempers flared when the chairman, Alois Gombe, was introduced to the delegates. Representatives from Harare rose from their seats and started singing songs demanding the immediate dismissal of the president, Frank Guni, over allegations of embezzlement of funds. The demonstrators denounced Health Minister Timothy Stamps, for allegedly promoting fraud at the National Aids Council (NAC). One placard read: “Guni is one of the looters. Stamps is promoting fraud through the disbursement of the National Aids Council funds.”