US$40 million expected from diamond sales, nothing had been received as at September 2013. But Mines and Mining Development minister Walter Chidhakwa told Zimbabwe Independent that his ministry had been remitting funds to treasury. These developments led to new mines minister, Walter Chidhakwa, on 12 December dissolving the management boards of the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC), the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) and Marange Resources29. Such conflicting statements were the order of the day between 2009 and the July 31 elections this year when Obert Mpofu held the position for Mines minister and MDC-T secretary general Tendai Biti held the Finance portfolio. In addition, there were allegations funds, which were being diverted to fund Zanu PF’s campaigns and sabotage Biti, who had expressed that diamond mines were underremitting funds to the Treasury. However there were some positive developments, on 29 October 2013 Kwekwe Mayor Matenda Madzoke turned down an offer by the local authority to buy him a new 4×4 Toyota D Tec at a time service delivery has almost collapsed30. 29 http://www.swradioafrica.com/2013/12/12/questions-surround-dissolution-of-zim-mining-boards/ 30 http://www.davidcoltart.com/2013/10/mayor-rejects-luxury-vehicle/#sthash.Jl67w6MP.dpuf 58