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Duo hack Access Forex system, steal $220, 000
A Mutare man and his accomplice appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of hacking into the Access Forex system and fraudulently withdrawing US$220,000 last year.Ngonidzashe Lison Dhubi...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:31hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor arrested for stealing agricultural inputs
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested a Zanu-PF councillor and a Karoi-based police officer on allegations of stealing presidential agricultural inputs and Agriculture Rural Deve...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:35hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Bank manager grilled in Gono fraud case
The trial of a Harare couple accused of fraudulently altering the directorship of Valley Lodges, a property linked to former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono, continued on Friday, w...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:47hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Edmund Kudzayi responds to Kenneth Sharpe accusations
Statement in Response to False Accusations by Mr Kenneth Sharpe (recordings in tweet below)It has come to my attention that Mr Kenneth Sharpe has fabri...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 11:44hrs | 725 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Zimra busts car import racket at Victoria Falls Border Post
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has uncovered a corruption syndicate involving three customs officers based at the Victoria Falls Border Post, accused of facilitating the illegal importation of...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:19hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Judges slam greedy leadership
High Court judges Justices Munamato Mutevedzi and Naison Chivayo have condemned corrupt and self-serving leadership while upholding the conviction and sentence of former Victoria Falls mayor Somveli D...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:15hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Legal battle over Gono linked company continues in Harare court
A Harare couple, Aisha and Clark Clever Makoni, is embroiled in a legal dispute over allegations of fraudulently altering the directorship of Valley Lodges, a company reportedly linked to former Reser...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:47hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Lusengo acquitted in Dynamos share ownership case
After a protracted legal battle spanning over three years, Dynamos Football Club (Pvt) Ltd board chairman Bernard Marriot Lusengo has been acquitted of fraud charges related to his acquisition of 51% ...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:47hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
ZACC to break drivers' licence corruption chain
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has launched investigations into reports of corruption involving driving school instructors and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers accused of...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:41hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Gweru court orders bogus lawyer to pay US$15,000
A Gweru magistrate has ordered a man who posed as a lawyer to repay US$15,000 he fraudulently obtained from a local woman in a botched divorce settlement.Takunda Manjokota, 37, was sentenced b...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:54hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle rebate abuse: 34 convicted, 3 000 cases under probe
Authorities in Zimbabwe are investigating over 3,000 cases of alleged abuse of the civil servants vehicle rebate scheme, with 34 individuals already convicted. The government is intensifying its effor...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:42hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Trial of ZNA legal officer postponed
Harare magistrate Taurai Manuwere yesterday postponed the case of suspended Zimbabwe National Army legal officer Grace Kurasha, who is accused of doctoring her certificates.The matter failed t...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:12hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
6 granted bail in Zimbabwe passport scandal
Nine of the 16 individuals implicated in a scheme involving the alleged unlawful issuance of Zimbabwean passports and identity documents to four Cameroonian nationals will remain in custody until thei...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 10:58hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Matutu in suspected US$150,000 fraud
Former Zanu-PF youth leader Lewis Matutu appeared before Harare Magistrate Isheanesu Matova on Tuesday, accused of stealing shares from a local mining company, Shusib Investments. Matutu was remanded ...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 14:10hrs | 1779 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo sinks business partners
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has intensified his legal feud with former business partners Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, both of whom are embroiled in a fraud scandal over a dubious US$7...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 11:34hrs | 12128 | by Staff reporter
Woman loses bid to block sale of trust property
A Harare woman, Ms. Tariro Lebogang Mutenda, has lost her legal battle to prevent businessman Mr. Upenyu Mashangwa from selling a Borrowdale Brooke property to settle a debt of over US$1.6 million....Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:26hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
16 Zimbabwe passport office employees face trial over passport scam
The trial of 16 Registrar-General officers accused of fraudulently issuing passports to four Cameroonian nationals will commence on December 18 at the Harare regional magistrate's court.The ac...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:53hrs | 3213 | by Staff reporter
Harare begins mass demolition
The Harare City Council is set to launch a city-wide demolition campaign on Thursday, targeting structures built without approval on land designated for public amenities. The exercise, which will enfo...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:47hrs | 19010 | by Staff reporter
Matsika's bid for Croco Motors hits final legal roadblock
Businessman Farai Matsika's prolonged legal battle to claim shareholding in Croco Motors has reached a conclusive end, with the High Court striking his latest case off the roll. This marks the latest ...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:46hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dismisses electoral interference reports
The ruling Zanu-PF party has dismissed as malicious recent media reports suggesting it played a role in influencing electoral outcomes in South Africa, Mozambique, and Botswana.In his weekly c...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:25hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba faces motor vehicle theft charge
Collet Tavengwa, a member of the Johanne Masowe YeChishanu Apostolic sect in Marondera, appeared in court on Tuesday, facing charges of motor vehicle theft. The 40-year-old is accused of fraudulently ...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:50hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
CIO car smuggling case drags on
A vehicle smuggling case, which implicates several officers from various law enforcement agencies, including the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), was postponed last Thursday after the state in...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:00hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Lies will not do anyone any good
LIES have very short legs. The recent malicious reports that Zanu-PF had a hand to play in the South African, Mozambique and Botswana elections are ridiculous and laughable at the very least. There is...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:50hrs | 157 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
CCC councillors granted bail
Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors Chipo Mlotswa and Busani Dube have been granted bail in the sum of US$100 each after being arrested on fraud charges. The two councillors, who spent Thur...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:11hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Businessman acquitted of selling stolen fuel
Kwekwe businessman Mr. Asif Kurawely, the director of Seven Rows Investments (Pvt) Limited, trading as Arman Petroleum, has been acquitted of charges alleging he sold stolen fuel.Mr. Kurawely,...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 15:46hrs | 1712 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scales up fight against fraudulent vehicle imports
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has enlisted the help of the police in a new operation to track down fraudulently imported vehicles in the capital. The exercise, which runs from October to Dece...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 16:27hrs | 4212 | by Staff reporter
Passport scandal exposes Zimbabwe to terrorism
The Zimbabwean government has raised alarms over a passport scandal involving four Cameroonian nationals who were fraudulently issued travel documents, claiming that the incident poses significant ris...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:55hrs | 888 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe passports processing officer appears in court
A processing officer at the Harare Registrar General's Office, Chipo Matovanyika, appeared in court yesterday on charges of assisting four Cameroonian nationals to fraudulently acquire Zimbabwean pass...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
High Court official quits over US$2 million property 'fraud'
A high-ranking civil registry official at Zimbabwe's High Court, Traver Mupita, has resigned following the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) concerning hi...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 1623 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council uncovers $2 million scandal
A seven-member sub-committee appointed by the Harare City Council has uncovered a scandal that has cost the municipality over US$2 million in a dubious land deal. The investigation, initiated in May 2...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:32hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Court withdraws fraud allegations against couple
The State has withdrawn some of the fraud charges against Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, who are accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono ...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:34hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Gono accused of using political muscle in property dispute
A Harare couple, Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, have accused former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono of leveraging his political connections in a property disp...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:33hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Gono's suspected fraudsters' case latest
Regional Magistrate Stanford Mambanje upheld the State's application to tender a deed of settlement related to a high-profile fraud case involving former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono'...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:47hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Row over release of fraud suspects
A senior regional prosecutor in Harare, Ms. Gossy Mudambu, is facing allegations of facilitating the release of three fraud suspects before their scheduled bail hearing, sparking concerns of potential...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:43hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Ghanaian in court for fraudulent Zimbabwean passport
YET another foreign national managed to fraudulently acquire Zimbabwean identity documents, including a passport.She was arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport over the we...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:32hrs | 954 | by Staff reporter
12 Zimbabwe Registrar General's Office employees denied bail
Twelve employees from the Registrar General's Office in Harare, accused of fraudulently issuing passports to four Cameroonian nationals, were denied bail yesterday by Harare regional magistrate Mrs. M...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 1319 | by Staff reporter
4 Cameroonians in court for falsifying Zimbabwean passports
Four Cameroonian nationals appeared in court on Saturday facing charges of falsifying information to obtain Zimbabwean birth certificates and passports. The accused - Duma Ebako Christiana Boyombe (39...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:03hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
ZNA legal officer's trial starts on 22 October
Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje has set October 22 as the trial date for suspended Zimbabwe National Army legal officer Grace Kurasha, who is facing charges of fraudulently acquiring a local bridg...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:44hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa snubs bogus Chief Chivero; withhold Isuzu
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's non-committal to handover Isuzu double cab vehicle to the allegedly fraudulent Chief Chivero has been welcomed by several communities and Mashonaland West provincial chi...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 11:13hrs | 3245 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zimbabwe business couple claims state persecution in US$137m fraud trial
A Harare business couple involved in Estate management has accused prosecutors of dancing to the tune of unscrupulous top ranked government and police officers allegedly determined to fix them on beha...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 15:54hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Ruling deferred for Dr Gono's suspected fraudsters
Harare regional magistrate Mr. Stanford Mambanje has postponed his ruling in the fraud case involving Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, who are accused of illicitly transferring pro...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 10:47hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Arrest warrant issued for Gideon Gono
An arrest warrant has been issued for former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono after he failed to appear at the Harare Magistrates Courts on Monday regarding a fraud case linked to t...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:36hrs | 3556 | by Staff reporter
Marconati gets two-year jail term in Zimbabwe
Marondera businessman Francesco Marconati has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of fraudulently removing his business partner from the directorship of Eagle Italian Shoes....Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 18:20hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national faces deportation from Zimbabwe
Chinese businessman Haozuan Song is currently detained at Harare Remand Prison and faces possible deportation to China over an unspecified offense, while his mother, controversial businesswoman Li Son...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 13:42hrs | 2893 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna law degree under spotlight
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ), a cornerstone of higher education in the country, faced significant controversy during its graduation ceremony on Friday. The celebration of academic excellence was ma...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 11:27hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter
UZ graduation scandal explodes
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to preside over a University of Zimbabwe (UZ) graduation ceremony this morning at the main campus sports ground in Harare. However, the event is overshadowed by a s...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 13:54hrs | 2562 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger acquitted
A ZANU-PF activist, Sybeth Musengezi, who challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power following the November 2017 coup, has been acquitted by the Harare Magistrates Court after applying fo...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:46hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Miss South Africa Contestant Faces Identity Theft Allegations and Online Abuse
A major scandal has erupted in South Africa after Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the competition amid allegations of identity theft involving her mother. The ...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:51hrs | 924 | by Staff Reporter
Is your Zimbabwe property safe from property hijackers
This is a follow up article of title deeds fraud which I wrote in January 2022 that went viral. There is now a new fraud trend called Property Hijacking happening in South Africa. Property hijacking i...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 22:32hrs | 771 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Prophet Java, Mpofu Chimombe in ugly fallout
Self-styled prophet Passion Java has filed fraud charges against Zanu PF-linked businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe over a corrupt Harare City Council tender deal for streetlight rehabilitation....Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:58hrs | 8583 | by Staff reporter
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