'Obscene' salaries, police action begins

Police yesterday said they were ready to start criminal proceedings against suspects fingered in corrupt dealings in the ongoing salary-gate and other scandals that have dominated the media in recent weeks and await reports from the relevant parent ministries.

Harare City Council yesterday said it would, next week, appoint auditors to sift through its finances amid reports of misappropriation of millions of dollars that culminated in the resignation of the chairperson of the city's finance committee Councillor Norman Markham who said no self-respecting person would chair the committee as currently constituted.

Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana said he was prepared to bring to court those involved if he received dockets from the police, while police said they would not hesitate to launch investigations once armed with the necessary documents.

Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ms Jessie Majome said it was critical that Government act quickly and decisively to restore public confidence in the affected institutions.

Health and Child Care secretary Dr Gerald Gwinji said they had initiated the process to deal with culprits at the Premier Service Medical Aid Society and were following the necessary steps as outlined in Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000 concerning regulation of medical aid societies.