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Police, courts corrupt, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the country's institutions such as police, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the judiciary are so corrupt so much that it is a herculean task to fight ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:12hrs | 1996 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe corruption runs 'deep and wide'
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa didn't know the extent of corruption in the country until he took up the highest office in the land.Speaking in a televised interview aired by the Zimba...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 18:20hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption campaign insincere
THE failure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to tackle high-level corruption-which has contributed immensely to economic decay-has raised serious questions about his sincerity to fight the...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:49hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor General in bid to regain control of graft cases
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Kumbirai Hodzi has beefed up his staff complement and embarked on a drive to take over all high-profile corruption cases assigned to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special anti-corr...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Parly begins probe into Mliswa Committee graft allegations
PARLIAMENT's Privileges Committee (PPC) will this Monday, begin investigations into corruption allegations levelled against some former members of the Mines and Mining Development then chaired by Inde...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:29hrs | 144 | by newzimbabwe
'Nyagura shoudl be held accountable for Grace Mugabe's fraudulent PhD'
Prosecutors yesterday insisted that suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor Levi Nyagura should be held accountable for facilitating the conferment of Grace Mugabe's fraudulent PhD....Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 16:26hrs | 1067 | by Staff reporter
'No warrant of arrest against Vela'
LAWYERS representing former National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chairperson Robin Vela have come out guns blazing following claims that the business tycoon was on the run, arguing that no charge...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:28hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Supa seeks acquittal on graft charges
Former Minister Supa Mandiwanzira, who is embroiled in a $218 million-consultancy scandal, is seeking acquittal on charges of corruption, arguing the indictment is defective. Mandiwanzira is o...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:19hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Mnangagwa's pick for new Zacc chair
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has chosen High Court judge, Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo (pictured), who is also Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo's wife, to be the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commissio...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 12:11hrs | 4325 | by Staff reporter
Robbing the poor in the name of patriotism
The post-Robert Mugabe administration led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa fancies itself a new dispensation. That is a useless fantasy, of course. Things are as old in the "new" administration as they...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:10hrs | 353 | by Tawanda Majoni
The acquittal of chivayo puts the justice system on the spot
JEROME FRANK, a mid-20th-century legal thinker, is said to have claimed that justice is a function of what the judge had for breakfast. Don't let their black robes, serious miens and pledges of fealty...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 06:24hrs | 3283 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Anti-graft body to contest Chivayo ruling
The Anti-Corruption Special Unit (ACSU) is breathing fire over the acquittal of businessman Mr Wicknell Chivayo in the $5,6 million fraud charge involving Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC)'s Gwanda solar p...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:48hrs | 1449 | by Staff reporter
Heavyweights vie for ZACC posts
High-profile figures are among the list of 133 people who have been nominated for interviews to become commissioners of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC). Following the resignatio...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:23hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Potraz boss's trial in false start
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) director-general Gift Kallisto Machengete's $1,4 million graft trial failed to kick off yesterday after he advised the court that he would b...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 12:00hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Building national confidence
And so the old Indian tale is told. When the country became infested with venomous cobra snakes, government, in its wisdom, reacted with a smart snake stabilisation programme.A dollar for ever...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:38hrs | 93 | by Zifiso Masiye
Corruption encompasses the misuse of public office for private gains
CORRUPTION is generally defined as any form of abuse of public office for private gain. The word "corruption" is a linguistic derivative of the Latin word "corrumpere" which literally translated would...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 23:04hrs | 902 | by Prosper Munyedza
Mnangagwa's anti-graft unit probes PSMAS
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special unit on anti-corruption is investigating alleged rampant abuse of funds at the government-owned Premier Services Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) amid claims that top...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:55hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embraces anti-graft mobile application
A Local non-governmental organisation, African Innovation Trust (AIT) — developers of an anti-corruption mobile application ICU "I See You" — believes locals have embraced technology as a way of t...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:55hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Anti-corruption officials accused of theft
THREE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) officials have been hauled before the courts on allegations of stealing cash and groceries belonging to a Mutare court official.The trio, Tawan...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:04hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Bribe bid kombi crew arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a kombi crew for allegedly trying to bribe four cops with $10 bond notes after the duo were arrested for operating an unregistered commuter omnibus. The incide...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:34hrs | 2473 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF a sanctuary for thieves
If one is a convicted felony and wants to start on a new page then Zanu PF is the right place to go. Dexter Nduna's moment of revelation that he killed many people is enough to have him question...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:15hrs | 993 | by AT Kadada
Corrupt cops feel the heat
POLICE have directed all policing provinces to set up investigating teams to probe graft and unprofessional conduct by law enforcement agents with a view to take disciplinary action against offenders ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:36hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Dismissal of Zacc commissioners commendable
Corruption in Zimbabwe has to be stamped out. On January 31, 2019, President Emmerson Mnangagwa fired the entire Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) in a move that was hailed as progressive....Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:28hrs | 593 | by Gloria Ndoro-Mkombachoto
Chamisa digs in on Mnangagwa talks
Pressure mounted on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance Nelson Chamisa last week to engage in dialogue to solve the country's worsening economic and political crisis.Chamisa ignored ...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:21hrs | 1438 | by Staff reporter
Mandiwanzira seeks exception to graft charges
Former ICT minister Supa Collins Mandiwanzira yesterday filed an application for exception to the charges that he corruptly engaged a South African company, Megawatt to do consultancy work for NetOne ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:42hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
'Skilled pros must run ZACC'
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission can only effectively discharge its duties if manned by skilled and untainted individuals eager to fight graft, analysts said yesterday. ZACC chairperson...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:44hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
ZACC reconfiguration was long overdue
The acceptance by President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the resignation of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson, Dr Job Whabira and his Commissioners has brought a sigh of relief to th...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:16hrs | 334 | by Elijah Chihota
Corruption-PFee Mubini brings new ideas for tackling corruption
Corruption damages the social and institutional fabric of a country and it's a scourge that cannot be changed, from corrupt to clean, simply by relying on the government to enact and enforce laws....Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 12:03hrs | 1200 | by Moses Mugugunyeki
MDC blasts Mnangagwa
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC yesterday demanded to know the full reasons why the Job Whabira-led Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) was disbanded as there were suspicions that the move was polit...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:59hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
Anti-corruption commission corrupt, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says he will next week restructure the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) as part of his fight against graft, arguing it had become a haven for corruption....Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:08hrs | 1532 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dissolves Zacc
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday disbanded the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) amid claims that it had become a white elephant, with some of the members allegedly involved in corrupt ...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:51hrs | 1579 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption fight set to get fresh impetus
President Mnangagwa's anti-corruption fight is set to get fresh impetus following the resignation of Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairman Dr Job Whabira and his entire commission yester...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 23:04hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
Anti-graft commissioners resign
Commissioners of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) have resigned with immediate effect.In statement, the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda said Presi...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 20:53hrs | 558 | by Staff Reporter
Anti-Corruption Commision resignations must be explained in full
The MDC notes with suspicion the release of information pertaining to resignations at the anti-corrution commission.While we would accept that the commissioners had failed dismally to deliver ...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 13:50hrs | 1811 | by Jacob Mafume MDC National Spokesperson
Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe now ranked 160th on world corruption index
Zimbabwe is now ranked 160th most corrupt country out of 180 countries down from index from the 157 ranking of 2017, according to a report by Transparency International (TI), ...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 14:26hrs | 1864 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs, councillors in $60m scandal
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has opened an investigation against 23 MDC councillors and two National Assembly members implicated in a $60 million tender scandal.Other charges...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 18:59hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Special court for Machaya graft case
A Bulawayo regional magistrate and prosecutors from Harare will handle the high profile case involving Mashonaland West provincial administrator Cecilia Chitiyo, former Minister of State for Midlands ...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 16:57hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-graft body in turmoil
Back in the days, we had a teacher we nicknamed "Rubbish". That was a bit unflattering and unfair, of course, but he earned that moniker because, at the drop of the hat, he would always exclaim, "Good...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:27hrs | 554 | by Tawanda Majoni
Chamisa's messy takeover and other 2018 highlights
AFTER nearly 40 years of former guerrilla leader Robert Mugabe's rule, 2018 opened with the successor he did not want, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, consolidating his rule and embarking on a global ch...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:04hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally sucked into $33m shady deal
TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development minister Joel Biggie Matiza is entangled in a multi-million dollar Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) scandal after he reportedly authorised a €28 ...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 21:53hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Judges lock horns
A battle of the titans has ensued between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the highest court in the land after the first citizen threw down the gauntlet by accusing some of the Constitutional Court (C...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:53hrs | 2874 | by Staff reporter
Corruption unit raises flag over Kasukuwere, Supa Mandiwanzira training
The Special Anti-Corruption Unit in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has questioned the engagement of two prominent politicians for work-related training at the Harare Magistrates' Court ...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:36hrs | 1389 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa not genuine in dealing with political corruption'
Zimbabwe's transition to a democratic and economic recovery is shadowy due to a lack of political will to fight corruption, a local political think tank has said.In its December 2018 report, t...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:49hrs | 1500 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's transition in prisoner's dilemma
This study interrogated two fundamental indicators of transition in the "quality of government" (service delivery and corruption reduction) in Zimbabwe since November 2017.Undergirding the stu...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:52hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister sucked into $33m shady deal
TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development minister Joel Biggie Matiza is entangled in a multi-million dollar Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) scandal after he reportedly authorised a €28 ...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:52hrs | 1532 | by Staff reporter
Finance Minister stirs controversy
Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has divided opinion after appointing his permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga, to the board of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)....Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 16:34hrs | 2343 | by Staff Reporter
Officials arrested for failing lifestyle audit
Police have arrested two Zimbabwe Revenue Authority employees after they failed a lifestyle audit initiated by the Special Prosecuting Unit in the Office of the President and Cabinet.After com...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 09:02hrs | 2667 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-graft prosecutor in bribery storm
ONE of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's anti-corruption special unit prosecutors, Zivanai Macharaga, has allegedly been accused of demanding a $20 000 bribe from a former Cabinet minister, who is facing...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 05:55hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fumes over R5 million bribe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, blew his gasket on Wednesday and put his ministers on notice, after he received damaging reports that some of them were demanding bribes from investors to facilitate meet...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:02hrs | 1184 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'arrest and release on bail' program exposed
The new dispensation government led by President Mnangagwa on dealing with corruption has turned to be a talkshop staged cosmetics theatre which Zimbabweans are not ready for in the brink of a collaps...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 16:38hrs | 13451 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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