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Chimombe and Mpofu to spend Xmas in jail?
Businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu are now pursuing bail pending trial after High Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda dismissed their application for referral to the Constitutional Court. Witho...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 12:54hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo washes hands of Chimombe fraud case
Prominent businessman Wicknell Chivayo has successfully challenged a subpoena requiring him to testify in a high-profile fraud case involving Zanu PF central committee member Mike Chimombe and his bus...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu turn knives on Chivayo
Incarcerated businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu have raised concerns about their chances of receiving a fair trial, alleging that their case is rooted in political persecution. The duo is curre...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:21hrs | 2612 | by Staff reporter
'Chimombe, Mpofu grounded Presidential goat scheme'
A top civil servant has told parliament that government was forced to abort the presidential goat scheme after jailed business partners Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu only delivered 6,978 goats from a ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 08:38hrs | 2547 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu, Chimombe say they are being punished for Chivayo's leaked audios
Jailed businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe have alleged that external forces are influencing their prosecution, which has kept them behind bars for several months. The claims emerged as their tr...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu engage Lovemore Madhuku
Businessman Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu appeared at the High Court today to face charges of fraud involving US$7.7 million, allegedly siphoned from the Presidential Pass-On Scheme. The high-profile ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:27hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu goats' fraud trial in false start
The much-anticipated corruption trial of Harare businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, involving allegations of siphoning US$7.7 million from the Presidential Goat Pass-On Scheme, was adjourned ye...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:43hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu trial kicks off this Wednesday
Jailed fraud suspects Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu claim their constitutional rights have been violated, adding they will raise the complaint with the court as trial starts this Wednesday.The...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 14:08hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu, Chimombe US$7.7m goat scam trial set for October
THE trial of Harare businessmen, Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are facing US$7,7 million fraud charges emanating from the Presidential Goats Scheme, has been set for October 1 to 4 at the High Co...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:55hrs | 270 | by Staff reportrer
Chimombe, Mpofu indicted to High Court for trial
ZANU-PF central committee member Mike Chimombe and his business partner Moses Mpofu have been indicted to the High Court on charges of defrauding the government of over US$7 million in a presidential ...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:56hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu approach High Court for bail
Lawyers for Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, accused of defrauding US$7 million under the Presidential Goat Scheme, have appealed to the High Court for bail pending trial. They were recently denied bail...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 10:36hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's second republic of corruption and controversy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's second republic, which he proclaimed when he came into office in November 2017 following a coup that ended long-time ruler Robert Mugabe's nearly four-decade rule, has b...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:59hrs | 947 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Chimombe, Mpofu bail application dismissed
Harare regional magistrate, Mrs. Marehwanazvo Gofa, denied bail to businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are facing fraud charges for allegedly siphoning US$7 million from the Presidential Go...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 12:31hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu supplied 'fake' address for bogus company, court told
A Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption (ZACC) investigating officer into Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu's US$7 million fraud allegations on Monday told the court that the businessmen provided fake address for thei...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:45hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu bail hearing deferred again
ZANU-PF central committee member Mike Chimombe (43) and his business partner Moses Mpofu (49) will remain in remand prison as their bail application was deferred by Harare regional magistrate Marehwan...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu spend weekend in jail
Harare businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, accused of defrauding the Government of US$7 million intended for the Presidential Goat Scheme, will remain in remand prison over the weekend as their...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu remanded in custody for a second day
ZANU-PF central committee member Mike Chimombe and alleged accomplice Moses Mpofu, who face US$7 million fraud charges over the Presidential Goat Scheme, were remanded in custody for a second day afte...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 15:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu locked up over botched Presidential Goat Scheme
Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, controversial businessmen, have been remanded to prison pending their bail determination after appearing before Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa. The court upheld the ...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:59hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu appear in court
Local businessman Moses Mpofu, who runs Blackdeck Livestock and Poultry Farming, and Mike Chimombe, one of his five agents in the US$88 million Presidential Goat Scheme, are facing charges at Harare's...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 13:04hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe disowned
In a new development regarding the presidential goat scheme scandal involving Zanu-PF-linked businesspersons, Blackdeck (Pvt) Limited has denied any association with Mike Chimombe, a central committee...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Goats tender Mpofu speaks out
Moses Mpofu, a businessman associated with Blackdeck (Private) Limited, has clarified that his company received US$4.3 million (RTGS1.6 billion) under the controversial Presidential Goats Scheme in 20...Published: 25 Jun 2024 at 13:11hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
ZACC to summon Chimombe, Mpofu later
Harare businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, along with their legal representatives, visited the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) offices for investigatory interviews but were not ...Published: 25 Jun 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MPs demand answers over US$88m goat scandal
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu for their alleged involvement in the misuse of funds intended for the US$88 million Presidential Goat Sche...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
How Zanu-PF linked businessmen squandered money for presidential goats
ZANU-PF-linked businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu have come under scrutiny following revelations from an internal Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) report dated June 7, 2024. The repor...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
19 firms blacklisted for fuelling black market
NINETEEN contractors providing Government with goods and services have been blacklisted for channelling funds to the foreign exchange black market, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor ...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
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