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US$20m externalised in Zimbabwe diamond sales
MORE than US$20 million was illegally moved out of the country's borders in murky deals involving blacklisted diamond dealer Jamal Ahmed in an opaque sale of one million carats of diamonds from the Mi...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diamond scam hits Zimbabwe
One buyer has been snapping up all parcels at diamond auctions amid concerns some officials from the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) and the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MM...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Mugabe stews in legal bills
FOR over 37 years, former president Robert Mugabe had remained untouchable as many citizens suffered in silence at the hands of the autocratic leader. But when his rule came to a dramatic end nearly t...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe in $280 000 legal fees headache
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe has been ordered to pay $278 304 to a local law firm which represented her in several court cases involving a botched $1,4 million diamond ring deal.Manase and M...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe to lose property
FORMER First Lady Mrs Grace Mugabe is now set to lose property after failing to pay legal fees amounting to $278 000 to a Harare law firm. Manase & Manase Legal Practitioners, who represen...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 22:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe sued for $278K
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe has been sued by lawyers who represented her in several court cases involving a $1,2 million diamond ring deal after she failed to pay them legal fees amounting to $278 ...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
WikiLeaks: 25 most corrupt ministers and public figures in Zimbabwe
These individuals will never be prosecuted by the Mnangagwa government because he is involved with entirely all of them. Either they were in the deal together or they know too much of his own dirty de...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 11:06hrs | 31 | by WikiLeaks
Grace Mugabe evicted
POLICE superintendent Kennedy Fero, who was roped in by Mrs Grace Mugabe to grab three low-density houses from Lebanese businessman Mr Jamal Ahmed, has been ordered off the properties to pave way for ...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's $1,4m diamond ring saga rages on
LEBANESE businessman Jamal Ahmed, who is embroiled in a $1,4 million diamond ring wrangle with First Lady Grace Mugabe, has approached the Supreme Court challenging Judge President George Chiweshe's r...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court clears Grace Mugabe
THE High Court has rescinded an erroneous court order that compelled First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe and her son Mr Russell Goreraza to vacate three houses belonging to a fugitive Lebanese businessman Ja...Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe in court victory
THE High Court has rescinded an erroneous court order that compelled First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe and her son Mr Russell Goreraza to vacate three houses belonging to a fugitive Lebanese businessman Jama...Published: 28 Jun 2017 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hunt for Zimbabwe's new Prosecutor-General begins
The Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) has begun the hunt for the new Prosecutor-General (PG) after it issued a notice inviting nominations for candidates seeking to fill one of the country's coveted ...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 13:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Serious jockeying for Tomana's job
Before the dust has even settled following the axing of former Prosecutor-General (PG) Johannes Tomana, serious jockeying for the top post has started in earnest, as rival factions within the warring ...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 10:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe'ss diamond ring dealer fears for his life
LEBANESE businessman Jamal Ahmed, who dragged First Lady Grace Mugabe to court after she allegedly invaded his three upmarket houses in Harare in a dispute over the purchase of a US$1,4 million diamon...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 13:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe no longer renting $500 000 a year Dubai mansion
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has stopped renting a luxury property in an opulent United Arab Emirates (UAE) suburb, a top government official confirmed in reports that appeared at the weekend.South...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son relocates to SA
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's sons - Robert Jr and Bellarmine Chatunga is reported to have relocated to South Africa from Dubai and Harare respectively amid fears their personal security could be compromi...Published: 10 Apr 2017 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Security fears over Mugabe's children
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's sons - Robert Jr and Bellarmine Chatunga - have relocated to South Africa from Dubai and Harare respectively amid fears their personal security could be compromised by th...Published: 07 Apr 2017 at 15:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businessman wants Grace Mugabe off properties
LEBANESE businessman Jamal Ahmed has approached the High Court in a bid to force First Lady Grace Mugabe off his properties in the botched $1,35 million diamond ring saga.The businessman n...Published: 28 Mar 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe diamond ring saga takes new twist
LEBANESE businessman Jamal Ahmed, who is entangled an $1,35 million diamond ring wrangle with First Lady Grace Mugabe, has once again refuted claims that he is a fugitive from justice.He c...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabes' opulent lifestyle
"THIS ultra-exclusive, ultra-private neighbourhood boasts huge mansion-like villas, each unique in layout and design. Enveloped in lush, tasteful landscaping, many properties enjoy views over the ...Published: 08 Mar 2017 at 13:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe diamond case takes a new twist
Fugitive Lebanese businessman Mr Jamal Ahmed who last year accused First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe of grabbing his houses in Harare, is now seeking to sue the police after learning that the properties ...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe insulted voters
First lady Grace Mugabe's outlandish claim that Zimbabweans will vote for her husband even if he appeared as a corpse on the ballot paper was another demonstration of a her outrageous sense of entitle...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 09:56hrs | | by The Standard Editor
Grace Mugabe urges Court to discharge case against her
FIRST Lady Dr Grace Mugabe has urged the High Court to discharge an erroneous order it issued against her and her son, Mr Russel Goreraza, in a case in which they were being accused of grabbing pr...Published: 11 Feb 2017 at 09:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabes' opulent lifestyle an insult to suffering Zimbabweans
"THIS ultra-exclusive, ultra-private neighbourhood boasts huge mansion-like villas, each unique in layout and design. Enveloped in lush, tasteful landscaping, many properties enjoy views over the ...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 12:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe diamond dealer keen to return to Zimbabwe
First Lady Grace Mugabe's diamond dealer Jamal Ahmed is anxious to return to Zimbabwe but he is scared he might be immediately be arrested.Ahmed, a Lebanese businessperson&n...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe on R100 million spending spree
With Zimbabwe teetering on the edge of financial collapse, First Lady Grace Mugabe is spending millions on new properties and jewellery and is building the country's most expensive schools for the eli...Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 16:31hrs | | by Peta Thornycroft
Mugabe son pays $42,000 per month in rentals
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's son Robert Junior is reported to be living in a 10-bedrom villa located in an exclusive and pricey Dubai neighbourhood at a cost of $42,000 per month in rentals.A...Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 16:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe renting $500,000 Dubai villa
THE legal dispute over the botched purchase of a US$1,35 million diamond ring between the First Lady Grace Mugabe and Lebanese businessman Jamal Ahmed, has opened a can of worms amid revelations that ...Published: 20 Jan 2017 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Arrest warrant' for man in fight with Grace Mugabe
Police in Zimbabwe have issued an arrest warrant for a Lebanese businessman locked in a dispute with First Lady Grace Mugabe over a $1.35m (£1m) diamond ring deal, the state-owned Herald ne...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 13:54hrs | | by BBC
Lawyer exposes Grace Mugabe, police
LAWYERS representing Lebanese businessman Jamal Ahmed insist that First Lady Grace Mugabe invaded their client's private property and is now using "rogue elements in the Zimbabwe Republic Police" to s...Published: 13 Jan 2017 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diamond dealer dupes Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe police launch manhunt
Police in Zimbabwe have launched a manhunt for Lebanese diamond dealer Jamal Ahmed, who is accused by First Lady Grace Mugabe of duping her in a botched $1.3m diamond ring transaction, a report sa...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 12:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police dragged into Grace Mugabe's $1,4 million ring saga
POLICE have launched a manhunt for Lebanese diamond dealer, Jamal Ahmed, accused of swindling First Lady Grace Mugabe of $1,4 million in a botched diamond ring transaction.Court papers fil...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police refute Grace Mugabe house grab story
POLICE have dismissed as false claims that First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe "grabbed" properties belonging to a Lebanese businessman, Mr Jamal Ahmed, saying the assets in question were duly placed under...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anger at the Mugabes' lavish use of tax money
The First Family's holiday break in the Far East has already been branded a PR disaster after the couple allegedly salted away millions for the annual jamboree after scaling back financial perks f...Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 13:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe cries victim on diamond ring scandal
First Lady Grace Mugabe has played the victims card in her $1.4 million diamond ring saga saying she did not invade anyone's premises but she is a mere victim of a person she described as ...Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 03:42hrs | | by Alice Dube
Grace Mugabe on the rampage, invade properties, guards threaten to shoot deputy sherif
Security details attached to First Lady Grace Mugabe reportedly threatened to shoot the Sheriff of the High Court, Macauff Madega, when he delivered an eviction order to her house in Borro...Published: 06 Jan 2017 at 10:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Go hang', Grace Mugabe tells High Court
First Lady Grace Mugabe has shown the High Court a middle finger as she defied an order to move out from properties she seized from a Lebanese diamond dealer.Grace is embroiled in ...Published: 05 Jan 2017 at 04:40hrs | | by Alice Dube
Grace Mugabe is 'corrupt', priest says
First Lady Grace Mugabe, who is in Asia with her aging husband has come under attack from a Roman Catholic priest in Harare over a $1, 3 million diamond ring suggesting tha...Published: 28 Dec 2016 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
HIgh Court orders Grace to remove her representatives from houses
The High Court has ordered First Lady Grace Mugabe to remove her representatives from three houses she took over after a Lebanese national failed to refund her $1,35 million she paid for a diamond rin...Published: 22 Dec 2016 at 10:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe forces students to abandon school
First Lady Grace Mugabe's alleged invasion of three upmarket houses in Harare left children homeless and forced to abandon school.One of the affected missed her end of year examination...Published: 17 Dec 2016 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Grace scandals embarass Mugabe
First Lady Grace Mugabe who has a well documented history of enjoying a jet-set lifestyle has been caught up in a $1,4 million diamong ring scandal involving a Lebanese diamond dealer....Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 10:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe in US$1.4 million diamond ring row
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe has been dragged to court after allegedly invading three upmarket houses in Harare belonging to a businessman in a dispute over the purchase of a US$1,4 million diamond ring, t...Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
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