Air Zimbabwe bosses granted bail

Two Air Zimbabwe bosses Grace Pfumbidzayi and Peter Chikumba, accused of defrauding the airline of millions of dollars in an insurance scam, have been granted $3 000 bail each.

But Pfumbidzayi (company secretary) remains in custody because she still has to make another bail application on another record in which she is jointly charged with former acting chief executive Innocent Mavhunga.

Only Chikumba (former chief executive officer) will, for now, be released.

The suspects are being charged with fraud and criminal abuse of duty as public officers.

High Court judge Justice Garainesu Mawadze freed Pfumbidzayi  and Chikumba after proving that they were proper candidates for bail.

The duo was ordered to surrender title deeds to their movable properties as surety to the clerk of court and to report to the police thrice a week.

They must not interfere with investigations and State witnesses.

Justice Mawadze ruled that the lower court had misdirected itself in denying bail to the suspects.

The court also heard Mavhunga's bail application and ruling has been deferred to Friday this week.