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Delta lager volumes up 48%
Delta Corporation reported a buoyant Christmas quarter with the key lager beer volumes rising 48% against the comparable year ago period, due to positives arising from the payment of end of year bonus...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 17:38hrs | 877 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes dismissal of four Harare water engineers
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is investigating how four senior managers in Harare City Council's Water Department were dismissed ahead of the forensic audit on council ordered by Pres...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:22hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Zacc surpasses targets?
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is working on a higher target of cases to be investigated this year in its fight against corruption, amid indications it surpassed its target of 80 docke...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:50hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
ZACC arrests Beitbridge officials for demanding bribes from travellers
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday arrested two officials, including a police officer, at the border post for allegedly demanding bribes from travellers. The suspects - T...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 07:07hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Paying for access in Zimbabwe
As Zimbabwe's economy craters and salaries lose their value, everything - including free basic services - has a price.Many residents have a story of a back-door, or "grease," payment they made...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:26hrs | 277 | by Linda Mujuru
Minister blames COVID-19 for spike in drugs prices
HEALTH stakeholders from the pharmaceutical industry have called on the country to seriously consider local production of medicines as medical costs and drugs continue to skyrocket.This came o...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:15hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Harare residents claim Zanu-PF betrayal after homes destroyed
RAIN-SOAKED, angry residents whose houses were demolished Tuesday by authorities, believe that the Harare City Council did not have any powers to act like that without government approval.Some...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
Harare deputy mayor faces arrest
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating cases of alleged abuse of office involving Harare deputy mayor Luckson Mukunguma, who has since gone into hiding.Zacc spokespers...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:54hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
CID team investigating Mnangagwa ally arrested
Alleged Covid-19 procurement corruption mastermind Delish Nguwaya could walk free after criminal proceedings against him all but collapsed on Tuesday when a court removed him from remand.Magis...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 09:26hrs | 7117 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga political tussling escalates
A FIERCE row has erupted between the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) over the manner in which investigations are being handled, relating to alleg...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:17hrs | 10516 | by Staff reporter
Zacc uncovers rot in BCC land allocation and sales
MORE arrests over corruption are imminent at Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and other local authorities following a series of investigations on land allocation and sales by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption C...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:21hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
ZACC goes for broke
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has proposed to retain 15% of the value of recovered assets to fund the body's operations.The anti-graft body stands accused of failing to bust c...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:27hrs | 2839 | by Staff reporter
ZACC eyes crime proceeds
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission is pushing for changes in legislation that would allow it to keep 15% of crime proceeds that it recovers. This comes after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:24hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
US$5,6m COVID-19 tender scandal
THE probe on Health deputy minister John Mangwiro over an alleged US$5,6 million COVID-19 tender scam has become a proxy for the factional fights ravaging the ruling Zanu-PF party, with dog fights ove...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Zacc targets US$7 billion assets squirreled out of Zimbabwe
THE ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it is stuck with 36 applications for the forfeiture of corruptly acquired assets worth US$7 billion in the country as it has no capacity to do so....Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:21hrs | 2384 | by Staff reporter
ZACC engages international expert to recover assets
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is engaging an international organisation to help track and recover assets illegally siphoned out of the country as it moves a gear up in the fight again...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 09:53hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC alleges witch-hunt in graft probe
THE MDC Alliance Bulawayo province has alleged a witch-hunt by political foes using the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to target its councillors on accusations of being corrupt.Zac...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 07:12hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Zacc prepares to arrest BCC officials
GOVERNMENT has unearthed a massive scam under which MDC-Alliance-led councils are allegedly fundraising for their party through illegal sale of State land to the detriment of service delivery. ...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa walks the talk on anti-corruption
ON February 20, 2004, Zimbabwe appended its signature to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) as it joined the global community in efforts to combat the economy's corroding cancer....Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 08:32hrs | 1885 | by Staff Reprter
Fresh audit targets 36 high-profile officials
THIRTY-SIX high-profile figures, who have assets worth a combined US$4,5 million, are the target of a fresh lifestyle audit that is being conducted by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), i...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 08:11hrs | 606 | by Staff Reporter
Gweru council top brass faces arrest
GWERU City Council's top brass faces arrest by the Zimbabwe AntiCorruption Commission (Zacc) over a slew of graft cases, Southern Eye can reveal.According to sources, a number of officials hav...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:32hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes irregular land sales in Gweru
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating irregular land sales involving Gweru City councillors and management. The commission has been at the Town House for the past wee...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:17hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's intellectual prostitutes and the national question
My Ghanaian broth er, Dr George Ayiteyi, was the first to connect fraudulent claims to the title of professor to Professor Jonathan Moyo as the quintessential intellectual prostitute. I scolded Ayitey...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:41hrs | 852 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Mliswa blasts ZACC, SACU
NORTON MP Temba Mliswa Wednesday urged Parliament to act on a land scandal in Aspindale, Harare involving businessman Billy Rautenbach and the state as the anti-corruption bodies were failing to prote...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:17hrs | 1744 | by Staff reporter
Ray Kaukonde being probed by ZACC
The legal dispute over the status of a 1 000ha farm in Goromnzi has sucked in former Mashonaland East Governor Ray Kaukonde who is now under investigation by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Z...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1403 | by Staff reporter
ZACC busts US$3m Covid-19 racket
SENIOR Government officials reportedly connived with private suppliers to siphon US$3 million from Treasury by inflating prices for Covid-19 consumables, it has been learnt.The matter is being...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:29hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Whistle-blowers help bust Covid-19 looters
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is on record calling on all those entrusted with managing resources earmarked for fighting Covid-19 to exercise a high degree of transparency and account...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:27hrs | 218 | by Comm John Makamure
Anti-Corruption Commission busts US$3m Covid-19 racket
SENIOR Government officials reportedly connived with private suppliers to siphon US$3 million from Treasury by inflating prices for Covid-19 consumables, it has been learnt.The matter is being...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:44hrs | 260 | by Staff Reporter
Zacc quiz mayor, BCC bosses - Town Clerk refuses to comment
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has quizzed Bulawayo City Council managers and the Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni as it probes alleged corruption in the sale of stands as well as in pro...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:16hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Zacc swoops on Bulawayo City Council
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has descended on Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to investigate alleged corruption in the municipality. A team of ZACC investigators are said to have...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:45hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Zacc Commissioner suspended over corruption
A member of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, Frank Muchengwa, has been suspended for misconduct pending a tribunal that will look into what have been described as "corruption allegations" to s...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:33hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Infighting rocks Zimbabwe Red Cross Society
TENSION is escalating within the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) as the organisation holds elections to choose its board of governors. ZRCS has been conducting elections to usher in a new bo...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:25hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
ZACC sends 50 corruption cases to NPA
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has sent 50 dockets to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) since January, putting it on track to reach its target of 80 prosecutions by year-end....Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:05hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Gweru City officials illegally allocate stands to each other
GWERU City Council (GCC) officials allegedly allocated each other more than two stands against rules and regulations permitting them only one stand per person.According to employment condition...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 14:57hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt council managers, councillors on ZACC radar
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is set to rid Chitungwiza and Bulawayo councils of corrupt councillors and managers involved in land scams with arrests and prosecutions imminent. ...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 07:08hrs | 1840 | by Staff reporter
Masango in fresh charges
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has summoned suspended Registrar General, Clemence Masango in connection with fresh charges related to abuse of fuel coupons in a scam that the investiga...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 16:58hrs | 3084 | by Staff reporter
Service delivery has deteriorated to unprecedented levels in Harare
SERVICE delivery has deteriorated to unprecedented levels in Harare with residents going for days without water, while garbage goes for months uncollected. At the centre of the rot is the MDC ...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 06:18hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Major shake-up looms at Delta Beverages
A MAJOR management transition is underway at listed Delta Corporation, with chief executive Pearson Gowero set to leave as the beverages manufacturer seeks to consolidate its position in a volatile ma...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 07:49hrs | 2038 | by Staff reporter
'ZACC is dealing with subsidised maize meal reports'
Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission is in the process of completing recommendations on the subsidised mealie meal program. The program has been abused by some to enrich themselves at the expense of th...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 09:35hrs | 1577 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC official succumbs to injuries
MDC-T Gutu Central District Assembly Chairperson, Crispa Musoni died last week following an assault by MDC-Alliance President, Nelson Chamisa's aides.Musona (78), who succumbed to the 2018 inj...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 08:56hrs | 3963 | by Tafanana Kwedu
Chinese giant resumes US$12m talks with NetOne
CHINESE technology conglomerate, ZTE Corporation has confirmed that it has resumed discussions with local telecommunication firm, NetOne, for the supply of equipment, despite the state-owned entity no...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 09:53hrs | 1938 | by Staff reporter
ZACC investigating Bulawayo City Council
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is currently investigating a number of local authorities on the country, ZACC spokesperson Commissioner John Makamure has said. In a telephonic i...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 08:28hrs | 924 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zacc targets Gweru City Council
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) will soon descend on Gweru City Council after councillors reported management whom they accuse of abusing council resources at the expense of service del...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:08hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Govt body in vehicle scam
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating top officials at the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ), who allegedly sold cars belonging to the organisations in violation of s...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 11:00hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zesa boss arrested
Former Zesa Holdings group chief executive, Josh Chifamba, and two other senior officials, were arrested yesterday by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on allegations of appointing a city...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 09:00hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Top cop arrested
The Zimbabwe Republic Police's deputy director for Criminal Investigation Department's Commercial Crimes Unit Assistant Commissioner Obeylaw Moyo and a chief public prosecutor have been arrested over ...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 18:24hrs | 5836 | by Staff reporter
New twist to NetOne case
NETONE chief executive Lazarus Muchenje yesterday got a second reprieve after the High Court suspended the termination of his employment contract until the NetOne board has a chance to file its reply ...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:40hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe Kazembe sucked into Netone CEO saga?
The NetOne saga involving embattled Chief Executive Lazarus Muchenje has taken a new twist with sources from the Ministry of ICT alleging that Muchenje is being protected by Minister of Home Affairs K...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 13:45hrs | 4671 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Only Mnangagwa can fire me'
EMBATTLED NetOne chief executive Lazarus Muchenje has again approached the High Court challenging his dismissal where he claims in papers that only President Emmerson Mnangagwa has the power to dismis...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 08:42hrs | 7947 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa wants to kill Jonathan Moyo?
EXILED former Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo claims President Emmerson Mnangagwa tried to assassinate him and he has evidence to prove it.Moyo made the claims as he reacted to reports...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 11:04hrs | 7147 | by Staff reporter
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