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Mphoko's obstruction of justice trial continues
THE trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko on charges of abusing public office by forcing the release of two officials arrested on corruption charges will continue after the Supreme Court u...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko loses Supreme Court appeal
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who was challenging the rejection of his discharge application by both the magistrate and the High Court. Mphoko ...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 07:33hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko application for discharge review dismissed
FORMER Vice-President Phelekhezela Mphoko, who is being charged with criminal abuse of office, had his application for review against the magistrate's decision to dismiss his application for discharge...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:16hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's discharge review ruling postponed
High judges of appeal Justices Benjamin Chikowero and Pisirayi Kwenda have reserved the ruling on former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko application for a review of his application for discharge whi...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko case judgement reserved
High Court judges of appeal Benjamin Chikowero and Pisirayi Kwenda have reserved judgment on former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko who is seeking a review of his application for discharge which was...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko trial deferred to September
THE trial of former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko in a matter in which he is being accused of illegally ordering the release of two top Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) officials has...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's matter deferred
Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has deferred to September 4 the matter in which former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is facing allegations of wrongly ordering the release of two top Zimbabw...Published: 31 May 2023 at 21:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko has case to answer
FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko must now defend himself on charges that he wrongly ordered the release of two top Zinara officials after Harare regional magistrate Mr Trynos Utahwashe dismiss...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko trial moved to August
THE trial of former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko on criminal abuse of office charges has been moved to the end of August.Mphoko yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mamban...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's trial deferred
The trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko on criminal abuse of office charges has been further deferred to August 31 following indications that the presiding magistrate Mr Trynose Utahwash...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's trial deferred as lawyer is involved in car accident
The trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko on criminal abuse of office charges failed to continue today following indications that his lawyer Mr Zibusiso Ncube was involved in a car acciden...Published: 31 May 2021 at 18:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko to expose govt secrets?
THE State fears former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko's trial on corruption charges will expose government secrets and applied to have the matter heard in camera.State counsel Lovert Masuku...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Poisoning fears spook Zanu-PF bigwigs
THE fear of poisoning has once again come to the fore within Zanu-PF and government circles following allegations by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's close associates that the ailing former Zimba...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko further remanded
A HARARE magistrate yesterday remanded former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko to October 4, where he is expected to be furnished with a trial date in a case in which he is facing charges of criminal...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko requests Bulawayo trial
Former Vice President, Phelekezela Mphoko, yesterday appeared at the Harare magistrates' court for his routine remand and notified the court that he wanted to be tried in Bulawayo where he resides....Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko fraud case transferred to Harare
FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has demanded that his criminal abuse of office case be tried in Bulawayo setting the stage for a bruising battle with prosecutors.Mphoko appeared befor...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa dragged into Mphoko, Zacc fight
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko, who stands accused of abuse of public office, has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa into his case, saying the Zanu-PF leader in 2015 made a similar act whe...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 12:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Mphoko on the run
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) spokesperson John Makamure says Former VP president Phelekezela Mphoko is on the run."Mphoko was supposed to meet ZACC officials but he sped off ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 15:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Phelekezela Mphoko appears in court
Reports from the Magistrates Court indicate that Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko arrived on Monday morning to answer allegations of corruption. He was accompanied by lawyer Zibusiso N...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 12:29hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mphoko hits back at Mnangagwa's Zacc
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday rubbished claims that he refused to co-operate with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers on Friday, but instead, accused the latte...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's stroke of genius
Industrialists, labour and economists have thrown their weight behind currency reforms, which culminated in the scrapping of the multi-currency system on local transactions, saying it was a "great mov...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara under fire over huge wage bill
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) was yesterday put under scrutiny in Parliament over revelations by Auditor-General Mildred Chiri that the road agency was paying employees hefty sala...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Zinara boss out on $5,000 bail
Former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) acting chief executive Moses Julius Juma, who was last October slapped with a two-year jail term for criminal abuse of office, breathed a sigh of ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Snacks maker turns to local materials
SNACKS manufacturer Davipel Holdings says it has reduced its foreign currency requirements by using locally available raw materials.Davipel has been importing most of its raw materials, which ...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara board fired
THE Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Engineer Joel Biggie Matiza has dissolved the Zimbabwe National Roads Authority (Zinara) board. He said the entity's board, whose management ...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zinara boss jailed for graft
FORMER Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) acting chief executive Moses Juma, who was facing criminal abuse of office charges, was yesterday jailed for an effective two years. Juma ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara finance manager nails CEO in graft trial
A Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) finance manager yesterday recounted in court how former chief executive officer Moses Juma made him sign a back-dated document that reportedly conceal...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 09:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's ally in hot soup
A former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) employee who was released from police custody by ex-vice president Phelekezela Mphoko in 2016 is now facing criminal prosecution over graft char...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 14:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
D-day for Externalisers
"As we focus on recovering out economy, we must shed misbehaviours and acts of indiscipline which have characterised the past. Acts of corruption must stop forthwith." These are President Emmerson Mna...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 13:59hrs | 4 | by Prosperity Mzila
Mphoko faces charges of defeating the course of justice
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko who arrived in the country on Friday through Plumtree Border Post amid reports that he might have been detained upon his e...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 12:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chombo's case continues to suck in more and more people
The ongoing trial of former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo on corruption and fraud charges is likely to open a can of worms as it continues to suck in more and more people every week.Chombo ...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 12:24hrs | | by Staf reporter
How the G40 cabal milked Zimbabwe
The bubble finally burst for G40 members who have been on a self-enriching crusade using their political influence. Former ministers - Ignatius Chombo, Saviour Kasukuwere, Professor Jonathan Moyo and ...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 20:09hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mphoko 'interfering' in Zacc operations
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zaac) investigators have claimed Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko was interfering in their operations, adding they had since sought President Robert Mugabe's ...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No official word on Zimbabwe adopting the Rand
The South African Reserve Bank has not received any official communication from Zimbabwean authorities for the adoption of the South African rand as the main unit of trade, Jabulani Sikhakhane, the di...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 16:09hrs | 2 | by Ray Ndlovu
How Mugabe is breeding endemic corruption
President Robert Mugabe often presents himself as a clean politician who abhors corruption, but latest developments in his government have once again stoked accusations that the veteran ruler does...Published: 04 Jun 2017 at 20:26hrs | 2 | by Veranda Langa
Beitbridge-Harare Road to create 300 000 jobs
THE dualisation of Beitbridge-Harare and Harare-Chirundu highways is expected to create over 300 000 jobs, contributing significantly to Government's efforts of creating two million jobs in line with ...Published: 20 May 2017 at 12:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks urged to reduce rates
The Movable Property Security Interests Bill that proposes the use of livestock as collateral for bank loans might not be useful if financial institutions do not reduce the interest rates to between 4...Published: 07 May 2017 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bimha launches ZNCC Masvingo Chapter
The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mike Bimha has launched the Masvingo Chapter of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC).He launched the Chapter at Flamboyant Hotel on Friday la...Published: 06 Apr 2017 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's office won't fight corruption
Last year's decision to shift the administration of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) from the home affairs portfolio amounts to an absurd...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:52hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Majoni
Production Industry gives kudos to Chinamasa
INDUSTRY and market watchers have endorsed the call to increase production by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa but said there was need to ensure Government leads the re-industrialisation drive t...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chombo clear Mphoko on Avondale police station saga
Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko never personally released two Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) top officials - Moses Juma and Davison Norupiri from Avondale Police St...Published: 08 Dec 2016 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Mary Charamba
Sharp increase in prices of basics
Prices of basic commodities have gone up over the past months, meaning that struggling consumers have to dig dipper into their pockets as the economic environment worsens.A survey showed t...Published: 13 Nov 2016 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe bond notes to save US dollars'
Zimbabwe is losing billions of US dollars through activities like externalisation, and introduction of bond notes will ensure the country has a medium of exchange that guards against practices tha...Published: 13 Nov 2016 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo denies Mphoko released Zinara pair
Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday denied reports that Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, four months ago, allegedly budged into Avondale Police Station and freed two senior executives em...Published: 01 Nov 2016 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF brawl reaches varsity
Zanu-PF's deadly factional and succession wars have now reached the shores of the country's institutions of higher learning, amid claims that the party faction rallying behind Vice President Emmerson ...Published: 14 Oct 2016 at 10:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo in corruption storm
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe on Wednesday blocked the arrest of Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers who are investigating him in conn...Published: 07 Oct 2016 at 10:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
SA tycoon bleeds Zinara
A South African businessman Mr Niko Shefer, is reportedly siphoning millions of dollars from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) as facilitation fee for the $206 million loan accessed ...Published: 31 Aug 2016 at 06:32hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe
Zimbabwe bows to SA pressure over SI 64
Government has been forced to reduce duty and surtax on some products imported from South Africa in response to concerns raised by that country over the restriction of imports under Statutory Inst...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 11:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe fingered in high level corruption at ZINARA
President Robert Mugabe's name has surfaced in a $1.3 million fraud case involving Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) executives who seem to have been let off the hook.ZINARA chie...Published: 14 Aug 2016 at 17:11hrs | 2 | by Tatenda Dewa
Mugabe surrounds himself with clowns
SINCE December 1987 when President Robert Mugabe masterminded constitutional amendments to create the imperial executive presidency, he has reduced the country to some form of theatre by appointin...Published: 05 Aug 2016 at 14:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
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