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Mnangagwa extends Makamure probe by 6 months
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended by another six months the timelines for an inquiry into corruption allegations against former Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner John Mak...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Inquiry into ZACC commissioner begins
The inquiry into the suitability to hold office of suspended Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) Commissioner John Makamure is set to begin tomorrow in Harare.A three-member tribunal ch...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena acquitted in Cottco fraud case
Gokwe Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena, who was accused of fraud has been set free pending completion of investigations after a Harare court granted his application for refusal for furthe...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 16:05hrs | 14 | by Paul Ndou
Thandiwe Mlobane announced new Zacc spokesperson
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner Thandiwe Mlobane has been announced as the new spokesperson for the commission with immediate effect. This comes after former Zacc ...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warara appointment raises stink
THE appointment of lawyer Charles Warara as a member of the tribunal to investigate Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner John Makamure has raised stink following revelations that he...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda labels Owen Ncube a 'Grade 7 dropout'
FORMER Zanu-PF political commissar, Victor Matemadanda has advised fired State Security Minister Owen 'Mudha' Ncube to sit for Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC)'s Grade Seven examinations...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Top govt official in trouble over ‘questionable' wealth
THE Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has suspended senior official Marcos Nyaruwanga to pave way for investigations to ascertain his source of wealth as a public official, the Zimbabwe Ind...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
AMH journalists kicked out of State House function
Alpha Media Holdings journalists have been chased out of a function at State House where President Emmerson Mnangagwa was appointing a tribunal to look into the Zimbabwe Anticorruption Commission (ZAC...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa chases under-fire ZACC commissioner from his Sherwood farm
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday chased Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) spokesman John Makamure from his Precabe Farm in Sherwood, Kwekwe after he went there to plead for clemency, la...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 20:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZACC's Commissioner Makamure being probed for 'criminal' offences
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission's (ZACC) spokesperson John Makamure is in the eye of the storm amid revelations police are investigating him over a slew of alleged offences, some of a criminal nat...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 20:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZACC commissioner faces ouster over Wadyajena Cottco graft probe
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC)'s John Makamure could be target of an elaborate plot to punish him by the powers that be for his bold decision to launch corruption investigations against co...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magistrates allege State capture of the Judiciary
SOME magistrates have alleged State capture of the Judiciary, and accused senior officials in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of corruption and interference with court processes.In an op...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top mines official arrested for abuse of office
MASHONALAND West acting provincial mining director Sibongile Mpindiwa has been arrested for allegedly unlawfully forfeiting mining claims, changing ownership and then handing them over to other people...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bloodbath ahead of congress
SECURITY, law enforcement agents and tax authorities are gunning for flamboyant business dealers and socialites linked to Zanu-PF who have in recent years amassed wealth through government contracts....Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 18:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cartels bay for Mthuli Ncube's blood
PREDATORY cartels of "tenderpreneurs" preying on Zimbabwe's lax procurement systems, prejudicing government of millions of United States dollars, are baying for the blood of Finance minister Mthuli Nc...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc goes after schools refusing local currency
THE Government has advised parents to report schools that are refusing fees in local currency to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), saying doing so was a breach of the learners' constitut...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc fails to recover stolen US$7 billion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's anti-corruption fight has been exposed as nothing but hot air following revelations that less than US$2 million out of identified US$7 billion ill-gotten wealth stashed ...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF throws Wadyajena under the bus
Zanu-PF yesterday expressed fears that Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena's US$5,8 million fraud charge may cost the ruling party dearly in today's by-election set for Gokwe-Kabuyuni....Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Gold coins safer than Zimdollar'
THE resilience of gold as a store of value pushed the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to introduce gold coins last month, a central bank official said yesterday.Azvinandava Saburi, director of ...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena arrested
ZANU PF legislator for Gokwe-Nembudziya Mayor Wadyajena has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), NewZimbabwe reported.He was still detained at ZACC's Newlands offic...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 19:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Four nabbed for creating fake IDs
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested four suspects for creating fake IDs used for stealing pensioners money.The four suspects have allegedly swindled more than ZWL$15 00...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 12:23hrs | 12 | by Desmond Nleya and Shelton Muchena
Zacc probes abuse of devolution funds
DEVOLUTION funds are open to abuse and plunder by unscrupulous institutions and individuals who can easily turn them into feeding troughs at the expense of communities, NewsDay has established....Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc pounces on councils
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is reportedly targeting local authorities ahead of the 2023 elections in a bid to weed out corrupt elements.Yesterday, Zacc pounced on Guruve chi...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes Mayor Wadyajena
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched an investigation into a case involving cotton farming inputs which were stocked at a warehouse linked to Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena sucked in Cottco looting scandal
CHAIRPERSON of the parliamentary portfolio committee on land and agriculture Justice Mayor Wadyajena has been implicated in the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (COTTCO) looting scandal after allegations po...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Perrance Shiri estate row deepens
THE late national hero and Lands and Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri's daughter, Rufaro Stephanie is seeking to bar former Attorney-General Sobusa Gula-Ndebele from administering her father's esta...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
ZACC moves to recover US$22m ill-gotten wealth
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has filed eight applications with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) seeking orders to seize assets valued over US$22 million suspected to have bee...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes 22 cases of unexplained wealth
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is investigating 22 cases of unexplained wealth involving externalisation of more than US$22 million. In a statement, ZACC said it was closely wo...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ZACC probes LSU
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) descended at Lupane State University (LSU) last week to investigate cases of nepotism, misappropriation of funds and corruption.Zacc investigator...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goes after July Moyo?
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo is subject of a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) investigation over his role in the procurement of US$9,3 million water pumps without going to tender, a y...Published: 27 May 2022 at 20:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Anti-smuggling blitz intensifies
AN anti-smuggling blitz by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is set to escalate and cover all borders in the country.Having started on A...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zacc investigates Nssa corruption
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) this week invaded and camped at the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) offices in Harare to investigate complaints of alleged malpractices, corrup...Published: 22 May 2022 at 11:19hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
'PG sitting on 265 graft cases'
ACTING Deputy Prosecutor-General (PG) Michael Reza came under-fire yesterday for failing to prosecute 265 high-profile cases submitted by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) since 2020....Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc, Zimra impound 17 buses
Over the last three weeks, 17 long distance buses and three haulage trucks have been impounded at Beitbridge Border Post and their owners made to pay $26,3 million in fines plus $19,8 million in unpai...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Red flag over murky govt vehicle deals
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it will not investigate various cases in which the government, local authorities and parastatals have been prejudiced through the non-delivery of mo...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Operators, Zacc clash over impounded buses
BUS operators have accused the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) of arresting "soft" targets in their blitz against smuggling in an operation that has so far netted nine buses.Some op...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 09:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZACC silent on MRDC 'graft'
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has left people of Mazowe baffled after it completed its corruption investigations on Mazowe Rural District Council (MRDC) and has never disclosed its findings ...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 10:40hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Graft, nepotism allegations rock GZU
WORKERS at the Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) have petitioned the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and Higher and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira over corruption and nepotism amid ...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:33hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zacc admits its books were not in order
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has admitted its books were in a mess when the Auditor-General (AG) Mildred Chiri audited them in 2019.In her 2020 audit of Zacc accounts, Chiri ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF councillors breath fire over ZACC report
ZANU PF councillors in Mazowe are demanding a Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) report of Mazowe Rural District Council (MRDC)which a...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 14:30hrs | 2 | by Ndou Paul
ZACC arrests 26 Harare, Chitungwiza officials
TWENTY-SIX councillors and officials from Harare and Chitungwiza have been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) working with other law enforcement agencies in the fight against c...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes govt ministries
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating government ministries named in the latest AuditorGeneral's (AG) report accused of misappropriating public funds with an aim to prosecute...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 12:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Residents seek Mnangagwa intervention
CHEGUTU residents have appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene and stop massive corruption by top executives at the local authority.They also asked the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption C...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Teachers scoff at Zacc threats
TEACHERS unions yesterday challenged the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to probe the root causes of educators' poverty instead of penalising them for supplementing their meagre salaries th...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc warns against payment for extra lessons
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has warned teachers to desist from demanding fees for extra lessons saying this constituted corruption.Zacc spokesperson John Makamure told NewsD...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc gears up for corruption fight
THE National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) steering committee has rolled out a plan to raise anti-corruption awareness in public and private institutions as it seeks to mobilise support in the fight...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZACC probes Koefman estate ownership
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission is now digging into reports that some people are jostling to grab the Mbare property popularly known as "Kwa Koefman" some, 89 years after the death of the owne...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:44hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Senior cop, bogus ZACC commissioners arrested
The corrupt in their search for new openings are now impersonating officers of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), as many doors close, with a syndicate of criminals that includes a servin...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa extends Zacc commissioner's probe tenure
President Mnangagwa has extended by a further one month, the tenure of the tribunal set up in 2020 to inquire into corruption allegations against Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) commissione...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc salvages US$1m property in SA
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), with the assistance of South African authorities, has managed to seize and forfeit property worth US$1 million suspected to have been illegally acquired...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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