In May Britain lifted sanctions on four top securocrats at the heart of state repression: former Minister of State Security Owen Ncube; former Director-General of the notorious Central Intelligence Organisation Isaac Moyo; former Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga; and Anselem Sanyatwe former Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army and now Minister of Sport Recreation Arts and Culture...
On 31 December Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga was retired and replaced by his deputy Stephen Mutamba...
Former police chief Godwin Matanga an ally of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has been replaced by Stephen Mutamba...
The security elites listed under GloMag are: Chiwenga; Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri; Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga; Deputy Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba; Deputy Director-General of the Central Intelligence Organisation Walter Tapfumaneyi and former Minister of State for Security Owen Ncube...
Commander of the Defence Forces Philip Valerio Sibanda and Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga both requested that the security services be allowed to testify in camera...
Didymus Mutasa father of Martin then announced that any police officer helping white farmers would be locked up and the keys given to Deputy Commissioner of Police Godwin Matanga...