Zimbabwe Officials Listed by OFAC

Recent Updates to Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List and Foreign Sanctions Evaders (FSE) List

The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has recently updated its lists of specially designated individuals and entities. The changes include additions to the SDN List and deletions from the FSE List.

Newly Added Individuals

• Ignatius Morgan Chombo, Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, with passport number AD000500
• Nicholas Tasunungurwa Goché, Minister of Public Works, Labour and Social Welfare
• Aleck Rugare Ngidi Gumbo, Minister of Economic Development
• Jaison Max Kokerai Machaya, Member of Parliament for Gokwe Kana
• Rueben Marumahoko, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs
• Herbert Muchemwa Murerwa, Minister of Finance
• Kenneth Keparadza Mutiwekuziva, Deputy Minister for Small and Medium Enterprise Development
• David Chapfika, Deputy Minister of Finance
• Phineas Chihota, Deputy Minister of Industry and International Trade
• Gamuchirai Chinamasa, child of Patrick Chinamasa
• Abigail Damasane, Deputy Minister for Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development
• Andrew Langa, Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism
• Ruth Chipo Murerwa, spouse of Herbert Murerwa
• Levy Sibanda, Deputy Police Commissioner
• Hellin Mushanyuri Gono, spouse of Gideon Gono
• Chenhamo Chakezha Chen Chimutengwende, Minister of State for Public and Interactive Affairs

Removals from FSE List

• Halis Bektas, a Swiss citizen with passport number X0906223
• Rixo International Trading Ltd., a company based in Switzerland

These changes are intended to strengthen sanctions against individuals and entities linked to human rights abuses, terrorism, and other nefarious activities.