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Covid-19 horror traumatises Zimbabweans
TRANSPORT and Infrastructure Development minister, Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday became Zimbabwe's fourth minister to die from coronavirus.Matiza, 60, succumbed to complications brought about b...Published: 11 hrs ago | 807 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pleads with Zimbabweans to maintain coronavirus discipline
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pleaded with Zimbabweans to maintain their coronavirus discipline, while also encouraging the public not to lose hope as the country battles a deadlier second wa...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 16:13hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Former minister grilled over land
THE government is probing former Labour minister Petronella Kagonye on allegations of improperly acquiring six farms in Mashonaland East under her real estate firm, Glorious Properties.On her ...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 15:44hrs | 1576 | 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 | 255 | by Staff reporter
Cops arrested for mounting an illegal roadblock
THREE police officers based in Harare were yesterday arraigned before a Harare magistrate after they allegedly mounted an illegal roadblock in the city centre and demanded a bribe from a motorist....Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 08:01hrs | 2203 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to go after 15 land barons
NATIONAL Housing minister Daniel Garwe says the government is working on modalities to rein in at least 15 land barons believed to be in possession of 80 percent of the country's residential space....Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 09:20hrs | 3076 | by Staff reporter
Harare pulls out all stops to halt Zimra garnish
HARARE town clerk Hosiah Chisango, who recently dramatically bounced back at Town House despite serving a suspension, is desperately seeking a relief order from Treasury to stop the Zimbabwe Revenue A...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:45hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Anti-graft crack team seizes $2 billion assets
A CRACK team made up of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has seized luxury homes and top-end vehicles wor...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:53hrs | 1556 | by Staff reporter
Suspended council boss back at work, embroiled in new scam
SUSPENDED Harare City Council Town Clerk Hosiah Chisango, who is facing criminal charges for alleged illegal sale of residential stands, has been embroiled in a fresh ZW$51 million (US$636 000) Covid-...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 1367 | 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
Fake Zacc official to appeal against sentence
THE High Court has allowed an application to appeal against sentence by a man who was charged and convicted of impersonating a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) official.Aaron Muzungu...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:18hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
The year Chamisa was exposed
If there were still any pockets of MDC Alliance supporters who were convinced that Nelson Chamisa was the most suitable replacement for the late Morgan Tsvangirai, the events of the year 2020 must hav...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:17hrs | 612 | by Nobleman Runyanga and Shongedzai Mugwagwa
Another funeral for Chamisa as his secretary for security and defence dies
The MDC Alliance Secretary for Security and Defence former Police Assistant Commissioner Emmanuel Chimwanda has died. Chimwanda reportedly succumbed to an undisclosed illness in Harare last ni...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 14:44hrs | 3100 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi urges association to approach NPA
JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has urged United Chiredzi Residents and Ratepayers Association (UCHIRRA) to file a formal complaint against prosecutors whom it accuse...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:46hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders Harare audit
President Mnangagwa has ordered a forensic audit on Harare City Council to get to the bottom of deep-rooted corruption that has seen two mayors, many councillors and senior officials being arrested. ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:20hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa controlled HCC hit by fresh corruption scandal
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has been hit by a fresh corruption scandal after a tender to supply 10 000 Tyvek Covid-19 protective overalls worth ZW$51 520 000 was awarded without going to tender to a...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:03hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
Border officials granted bail
A senior Government official and a police officer deployed at Beitbridge Border Post who were arrested on Christmas Day on corruption charges by a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) crack team...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:18hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
High Court defers Mafume bail hearing
THE High Court has deferred Harare mayor Jacob Mafume's bail hearing to today to allow the State to prepare its response.Mafume is facing allegations of obstructing or defeating the course of ...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
Harare mayor, councillors suspended
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, his deputy Luckson Mukunguma and four other councillors have been suspended by Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo pending the outcome of their criminal tri...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 06:49hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Zacc swoops on border officials
A BEITBRIDGE female police officer and an Agritex official were on Christmas Day taken for questioning by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption (Zacc), for allegedly demanding bribes from travellers.Th...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:25hrs | 740 | 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 | 483 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa approved firing of NetOne boss
THE NetOne board of directors this week sought President Emmerson Mnangagwa's approval to terminate the contract of the suspended chief executive officer Lazarus Muchenje, the Zim Morning Post reporte...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 05:31hrs | 2959 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate arrested for fining Venezuelan dealer found with $500k cocaine
HARARE Magistrate Morgan Nemadire has been arrested and charged with criminal abuse of office after he convicted but fined a Venezuelan national $700 after the latter was found in possession of 5kg of...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:41hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza road turned into shop
Corruption by MDC councillors and land barons in Chitungwiza continues unabated as another road in the town has been converted into a commercial stand, with construction of a shop set to begin today. ...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:16hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
How South Africa can nudge Zimbabwe toward stability
What's new? As Zimbabwe's political and economic crises worsen, South Africa is moving beyond its policy of "quiet diplomacy" with its northern neighbour and applying more pressure on Harare to open...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1958 | by crisisgroup
Army chief, minister sucked in mine row
ZIMBABWE Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda and State Security minister Owen Mudha Ncube have been implicated in a messy mine ownership wrangle after Chantelle Chikafu, the...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:22hrs | 2220 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'aide' loses vehicles worth US$160,000
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has confiscated and ordered the forfeiture of vehicles worth US$160 000 owned by convicted former principal director of State residences in the Office of...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 17:56hrs | 2887 | by Staff reporter
Jonso's mortal combat
EXILED Professor Jonathan Moyo has been busy burning the midnight candle. This week he ran a long Twitter thread that purportedly exposed with raw evidence the first family, that is, President ED Mnan...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 14:03hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Harare deputy mayor arrested
HARARE deputy mayor Luckson Mukunguma was arrested in Hwange Thursday for criminal abuse of office.The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) confirmed Mukunguma's arrest in an announcemen...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 06:40hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Whoever poisoned the late Bulawayo Town Clerk Middleton Nyoni, poisoned the whole of Bulawayo
I cannot prove that the former Town Cleck Middleton Nyoni was poisoned. I rely mostly on news in the social media. His death was suspicious though: I could not comprehend how he would have succumbed t...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 22:55hrs | 4624 | by Nomazulu Thata
Former Harare Mayor distances himself from Budiriro demolitions
Herbert Gomba, the former Mayor of Harare and Councillor of Ward 27 in Glen Norah B has distanced himself from the recent Budiriro housing demolitions.This follows a letter that has been making ro...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 14:21hrs | 1168 | by Daniel Itai
Chamisa's mayor arrested again
EMBATTLED Harare mayor, Jacob Mafume has been arrested again.He was picked up by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers at Rottenrow magistrates court where he was appearing for h...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 19:00hrs | 1622 | by Staff reporter
Plot to remove Zacc chair anti-corruption body ruffles political feathers
POLITICAL pressure to remove the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) the independent constitutional body created to combat corruption and crime - Loyce Matanda-Moyo is mounti...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:35hrs | 2309 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's curious 'fight' against corruption
OUR institutions are palpably corrupt and the corrupt are apparently powerful.According to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo, there is rampa...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:21hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
ZACC probes Judiciary, churches
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has opened investigations into judges, magistrates and church leaders over a slew of graft allegations.ZACC chair Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo said...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 07:57hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Zacc gives damning evidence against council officials
ZIMBABWE Anti-corruption Commission (ZACC) investigating officer, Lindiwe Sabeka this week gave evidence against two Chiredzi Town Council officials who were facing criminal abuse of office charges....Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Ministers fingered in corruption scandal
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo and Harare Metropolitan Provincial minister Oliver Chidawu have been implicated in the ongoing City of Harare corruption scandal, after they allegedly tried to unpr...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 19:05hrs | 2087 | by Staff reporter
Anti-graft crusade: NPA scales up tempo
THE National Prosecution Authority (NPA) is scaling up efforts to seize assets acquired through the proceeds of corruption as part of efforts to fight graft.It will from next week be bringing ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 19:05hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Former Mutare council workers arrested
Three former senior officials at Mutare town council, including former town clerk Obert Muzawazi have been arrested following an investigation by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) for sel...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:37hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to the acting Harare City Council Mayor in the wake of the demolition of houses in Budiriro
Alarmed with the insensitive, heartless and callous decision by the MDC Alliance led Harare City Council to demolish houses in Budiriro during the rainy season;Aware that the uncouth decision ...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 15:08hrs | 459 | by Tendai Chirau
Corruption rife in NPA, Judiciary and police: Zacc
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Justice Loice MatandaMoyo yesterday decried rampant corruption at institutions that are supposed to fight graft such as the Zimbabwe Republic Pol...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:35hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
ZACC goes after priest who received US$100,000 tithe
TWO local Bishops are under probe from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on allegations of receiving huge sums of money as tithe from suspected proceeds of crime.This was revealed...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1776 | by Staff reporter
Zacc recovers 501 cars, seizes US$5m properties
More than US$5 million worth of corruptly-acquired property, including 501 vehicles, have been seized by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission in the past 18 months as Zimbabwean authorities intensi...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:30hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
'Uploading evidence of Mnangagwa looting. Don't miss it!' twittered Moyo - 'Rinemanyanga hariputirwi'
"Today (8 December 2020) I will upload unimpeachable evidence that Mnangagwa, and his wife Auxillia, are the real barons of money laundering and gold smuggling in Zimbabwe. Don't miss it!" twittered P...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 18:32hrs | 1989 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zinara boss in court for transferring Grace Mugabe linked employees
ZINARA chief executive officer Nkosinathi Ncube was yesterday arraigned before Harare magistrate Trynos Wutawashe on allegations of victimising and transferring four subordinates that are linked to Gr...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:38hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza town clerk in stands scandal
EMBATTlED Chitungwiza acting town clerk Evangelista Machona this year allegedly paid $219 227 for a commercial stand measuring 72 839 square metres which was allocated to her in 2015 and was supposed ...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:32hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Red Cross president barred from work premises
HARARE Magistrate Trynos Wutawashe has barred re-elected Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) president Edison Mlambo from visiting his work premises so that he does not interfere with witnesses in his m...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 17:51hrs | 1520 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
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
Mnangagwa tells courts to 'fast track all corruption cases'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday urged the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) to fast track and conclude all corruption cases currently before the courts.Mnangagwa, whose administration ...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:39hrs | 499 | 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 | 7116 | by Staff reporter
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