24/08/2025
🟥 SIMBA CHIKANZA RESPONDS TO HOPEWELL CHIN’ONO: A CASE OF LIES, LAWS, AND NAME-DROPPING DELUSIONS.
By Simba Chikanza
Hopewell Chin’ono’s latest Facebook rant – a string of defamatory lies riddled with ghost stories, and bizarre name-dropping – is yet another dangerous attempt to flip a corruption investigation on its head by playing the victim. This time, he has not only named me, but lied about UK police involvement, accused others of being failures, and invoked the name of the late Dr Alex Magaisa, who can no longer defend himself.
Let’s unpack the fiction – line by line – and contrast it with the facts.
⸻
🔍 CLAIM 1: “Simba Chikanza is a pathetic loser… warned to stay away by the late Dr Alex Magaisa.”
FACT: Dr Magaisa and I had robust exchanges, many of them public, including his written appreciation of my investigative journalism that stopped the deaths of thousands during the pandemic.
Hopewell to use the name of a deceased man to launder his grievances. You want to quote the dead, Hopewell? Show us the evidence. Or let them rest in peace.
⸻
📹 CLAIM 2: “He once stood outside Dr Magaisa’s Kent University… until the police intervened.”
FACT: This is completely false. No such police “intervention” ever took place. There is zero record, zero footage, zero witness. Hopewell wants to erase the fact that ZimEye filmed powerful documentary content about his misconduct and multiple scams. It’s called journalism. And it’s not illegal.
⸻
📞 CLAIM 3: “He is under investigation by Nottingham Police…”
FACT: This lie has been publicly demolished. I personally phoned Nottinghamshire Police at 9pm on Sunday, gave them my full name, number, and address, and asked if I was under any form of investigation or needed to report in. Their reply:
“There’s nothing serious for you to worry about.”
“If someone is looking for you, they’ll call.”
No case number. No file. No criminal complaint. Just hot air from Hopewell, again using police names without evidence – a serious act of misinformation.
⸻
🤥 CLAIM 4: “For three years he has run a campaign of lies against me.”
FACT: For three years, I’ve run documentaries and exposés on public figures, including Hopewell Chin’ono – questioning:
• His silence on UK immigration scams he indirectly platformed,
• His unexplained proximity to figures accused of grooming,
• His name-dropping of police, embassies, and institutions without evidence.
This isn’t a “campaign of lies.” It’s called journalism. When uncomfortable questions are asked, Chin’ono plays victim instead of responding.
⸻
🚨 CLAIM 5: “He worked with someone called Salani who was called in by Nottingham Police…”
FACT: Again, this requires evidence. Where is the case number, court record, or charge sheet? You cannot invoke serious criminal accusations casually. Hopewell continues to deflect scrutiny by dragging in women, immigration, and police narratives without providing verifiable facts.
If Salani was questioned by police, was she charged? Convicted? Warned?
If not, you are just smearing another person to cover your tracks.
⸻
🧠 THE REALITY: WHO REALLY STARTED THE INVESTIGATION?
Imagine—if Simba Chikanza has done such a thing—what accusation does one then give to the originators of the investigation over Hopewell Chin’ono’s money laundering? These are not fringe characters or online trolls. They include:
• Hopewell Chin’ono’s own employer, the late Geoff Nyarota, who in 2009 openly questioned Chin’ono’s ethical conduct and finances;
• UK researcher Dr. Laura Chiwarawara, who in 2002 flagged Chin’ono’s name in early diaspora corruption mapping studies;
• And NHS governance expert Grace Mupfurutsa, who in 2020 formally raised concern over Chin’ono’s links to serious frauds, running since the 1990s, that resulted in his multiple name changes.
If Chin’ono wants to allege wrongdoing by me, Simba Chikanza, what shall we then say of two Al Jazeera Correspondents, Nyarota, Chiwarawara, and Mupfurutsa—the credible, independent originators of documented investigations into his own misconduct, spanning over 20 years?
Surely they cannot all be part of a conspiracy led by “a pathetic loser”?
⸻
📢 LET’S TALK ABOUT REAL CRIMES
Hopewell should be the one explaining why airport fraud rings—which stole tens of thousands of pounds from desperate Zimbabweans—were actively boosted by individuals he associates with and features. These include livestreamers and “nurses recruiters” who:
• Promised fake Certificates of Sponsorship,
• Used his public endorsement as legitimacy,
• And defrauded UK airports in 2024 (Heathrow and Gatwick).
Two UK court rulings reference this ring. The public deserves answers, not tantrums.
⸻
🧠 THE PLAYBOOK: NAME-DROP, LIE, THEN CRY
Hopewell’s method is simple:
1. Name-drop someone powerful or dead.
2. Accuse critics of harassment.
3. Invent a police story.
4. Hide behind vague morality.
It worked for a while. But no longer. The public is tired of clickbait crusaders who pretend to be anti-corruption heroes, only to turn out as fragile egos who can’t face scrutiny.
⸻
📣 TO THE PUBLIC AND TO HOPEWELL:
I will not be silenced. I will continue asking questions. I will keep investigating procurement fraud, COS scams, and the weaponisation of media. You don’t get to pretend to be the voice of Zimbabwean integrity while dodging basic journalistic accountability.
Hopewell Chin’ono has proven time and again that when challenged with facts, he resorts to fantasy.
So here’s the challenge, Mr Chin’ono:
📌 Provide a police case number.
📌 Show an official document bearing my name.
📌 Show evidence that Salani was charged.
📌 Stop hiding behind the dead and answer to the living.
Until then, I suggest you keep my name out of your fake hero narratives.
⸻
Simba Chikanza
Committed to truth. Fearless against fraud.
⸻
🟥 “The truth does not need police name-drops or ghost stories. It just needs courage.”
⸻
