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Drama, heartbreak at Nomination Court
ACROSS the country's 10 provinces, aspiring legislators and councillors filed their nomination papers before the closing of the Nomination Courts at 4pm yesterday with drama and heartbreak in some are...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:35hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala being persecuted, claims lawyer
PROMINENT human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa yesterday said the endless arrests, without conviction, of Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala (Citizens Coalition for Change, CCC) was a clear case of political ...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gudyanga appeals jail sentence
High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda will today hear an appeal by former Mines secretary Francis Gudyanga who is challenging his two-and-half-a-year sentence for criminal abuse of office.H...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Why Mugabe desperately supported Chamisa
IT has emerged that the late former President Robert Mugabe decided to support the then MDC-Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's 2018 presidential bid after President Emmerson Mnangagwa allegedly shut the...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mudha and nexus of Kwekwe gold terror
AT the time former president Robert Mugabe was deposed in a military coup in November 2017, police were investigating senior Zanu-PF officials linked to then Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa over all...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe exhumation bid chief bribed, says Chidakwa
FORMER Mines and Mining Development minister, Walter Chidakwa has described the attempt to desecrate late former President Robert Mugabe's grave as a "shameful drama by money-mongers seeking undeserve...Published: 17 May 2021 at 18:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gudyanga trial commences
THE trial of former Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) board chairperson, Francis Gudyanga on charges of causing the parastatal to lose over $1,6 million to an Israeli-linked agricultur...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The fight against graft: How far is Mnangagwa willing to go?
Its difficult to decide what to make of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's latest bid to tackle graft: Is it tokenism or the real deal? Is it a case of bolting the door after the horse has bolted or maybe...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 21:59hrs | 1 | by NewsDay - Editorial
Chidakwa, Gudyanga trial date set
THE trial of former Mines minister Walter Chidakwa and his permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga has been set for August 26 after their application for review was dismissed by the High Court.Ch...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Secret payments to Nikuv exposed
Former president Robert Mugabe's government made a series of secret payments to a company linked to controversial Israeli firm Nikuv, which was accused of manipulating the country's elections in the p...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade is fast-losing steam
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) launched the special anti-corruption courts with fanfare slightly more than a year ago, but a cocktail of challenges is retarding the prosecution of graft-accused...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | | by Charles Laiton
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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gudyanga, Chidakwa's separation of trial rejected
The State has objected to the separation of former Mines minister Walter Chidakwa and Civil Service Commission permanent secretary Francis Pedzana Gudyanga's trials in a case they are alleged to have ...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 12:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
PG's case referred to CJ Luke Malaba for investigation
The case, in which a Masvingo miner is accusing the recently-appointed Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi of criminal abuse of office, has been referred to Chief Justice, Luke Malaba for investiga...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
PG Hodzi faces criminal abuse of office charge
NEWLY-APPOINTED Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi was recently reported to the police for allegedly corruptly declining to prosecute former Mines secretary Francis Gudyanga, who was implica...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe highlights for 2018
January ED visits sick TsvangiraiApart from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to the home of the late Morgan Tsvangirai, another highlight for January 2018 was the arrest of se...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Busy year for Zimbabwe courts, as govt takes corruption head-on
THE year 2018 was characterised by arrests of most high profile figures for corruption, including former ministers, senior government officials and public entity bosses who were serving in the old dis...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe judiciary independence questioned
When MDC deputy national chairperson Tendai Biti was arrested on August 10 as he fled into neighbouring Zambia for announcing false presidential results, he was brought to the Harare Magistrates' Cour...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:38hrs | 1 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police chief asked to probe bribery 'charges' against prosecutor
Acting Prosecutor General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi has asked the Commissioner General of Police Godwin Matanga to investigate bribery allegations levelled against one of the prosecutors in the Special Anti-C...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:34hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Revealed: Full List of Mugabe's preferred President and Cabinet
A former officer in the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation has revealed to us the full list of Mugabe's preferred President and Cabinet who were supposed to take over power after the 2018 elect...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 19:27hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa refused Hwange concession licence renewal'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa used his Executive powers to refuse Hwange Colliery a renewal licence for the Western area concession, Mines minister Winston Chitando told Parliament yesterday, a claim w...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's special graft team under siege
In May this year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa set up a team of lawyers and prosecutors to form the Special Anti-Corruption Unit as part of his pledge to deal with corruption.months later, the...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chidakwa's lawyer challenges Mnangagwa anti-graft team
Former Mines and Mining Development minister Walter Chidakwa's lawyer, Advocate Silvester Hashiti, yesterday filed a notice to challenge the special anti-corruption investigation unit, arguing that on...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chidakwa, Gudyanga trial postponed to October 4
THE trial of former Mines minister Walter Chidakwa and his permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga on allegations of criminal abuse of office, failed to kick off at the Harare Magistrates' Court yesterda...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa petition halts Chidakwa court hearing
The abuse of office trial of former Mines minister Walter Chidakwa and his secretary Francis Gudyanga failed to kick-off yesterday after it emerged that their lawyer, Sylvester Hashiti, was immersed i...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa face huge problems
Both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa face major problems as the country's national elections beckon - with dozens of disgruntled former Cabinet ministers and MPs from...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 10:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption charade unravels
FORMER Mines permanent secretary, Francis Gudyanga was yesterday removed from remand by a Harare magistrate in a case in which he is accused of fraudulently facilitating the issuance of a certificate ...Published: 24 May 2018 at 09:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa takes missing $15bn crusade to Mugabe's mansion
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy has resolved to meet former President Robert Mugabe at his private home instead of dragging him to Parliament to answer questions on the missi...Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
Mnangagwa wishes ailing Mohadi 'speedy recovery'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday wished Vice President Kembo Mohadi a speedy recovery amid reports he is critically ill in hospital in South Africa.Mohadi and Retired General Const...Published: 05 May 2018 at 14:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Airways scandal: More dirty lies exposed as graft body steers clear
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is steering clear of a suspected multi-million illegal deal involving a new airline, Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways), which is linked to former president R...Published: 29 Apr 2018 at 09:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Top govt officials assisted in diamond mine grab'
A KARIBA-BASED gold mining company, Townsend Enterprises, has accused top government officials of facilitating the takeover of its gold claims at Gache-Gache on the shores of Kariba Dam by State-owned...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe's police grabbed army mines Mafia style'
DEFENCE secretary Martin Rushwaya yesterday claimed the Zimbabwe Defence Forces' diamond mining claims in Chiadzwa were grabbed by police in a "Mafia style" after the government ordered all miners to ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC-T primaries scupper Parliament
THE much-anticipated parliamentary inquiry into the chaos that continues to dog Zimbabwe's diamond sector was postponed after most MPs, who are members of the Committee on Mines and Energy, requested ...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces 'Bhora musango' scenario
In a stunning development, many long-serving Zanu-PF stalwarts have fallen by the wayside in the party's selection of candidates who will participate in this year's watershed elections, the Daily News...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 14:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
$15bn diamond saga deepens
FORMER secretary for mines, Francis Gudyanga yesterday claimed that there were powerful forces controlling the diamond mining sector, saying he had received unspecified threats from people he declined...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 07:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi faces grilling over diamonds
HARARE - Vice President Kembo Mohadi will on Monday lead a team of serving and retired Cabinet ministers and security chiefs, respectively, in giving evidence on how police and the military were award...Published: 07 Apr 2018 at 17:42hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Chiyangwa eyes Mugabe's home constituency
Zanu PF central committee member and former Chinhoyi legislator, Philip Chiyangwa, who is also former President Robert Mugabe's nephew plans to stand in Zvimba South constituency in the next election....Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 14:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa chickens out of Chinhoyi
ZANU-PF central committee member and former Chinhoyi legislator, Philip Chiyangwa, has reportedly set his eyes on Zvimba South parliamentary seat to avoid facing MDC-T in that constituency in this yea...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chidakwa, Gudyanga to be jointly prosecuted
Civil Service Commission permanent secretary Francis Pedzana Gudyanga and ex-minister Walter Chidakwa will now be prosecuted jointly in a $29 000 corruption charge. Chidakwa and Gudyanga initi...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chihuri, Chombo, Mpofu summoned to Parliament
HOME Affairs minister Obert Mpofu, former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo and ex-police boss Augustine Chihuri have been summoned to appear before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and E...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Ex-Mugabe minister in plot to oust Mnangagwa'
A FORMER Cabinet minister in ex-President Robert Mugabe's administration, Walter Chidakwa, has been suspended by the Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial executive, following allegations of plotting to...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe never acted on corruption'
ORAL evidence from different witnesses who appeared before the Mines and Energy Parliamentary Portfolio Committee last week to speak on the alleged missing $15 billion diamond revenue showed that depo...Published: 28 Feb 2018 at 11:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe to be quizzed on missing $15 billion?
ORAL evidence from different witnesses who appeared before the Mines and Energy Parliamentary Portfolio Committee last week to speak on the alleged missing $15 billion diamond revenue showed that depo...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu to be grilled like Chivayo on Monday
Parliament has summoned Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu and other high-ranking bureaucrats who served under former president Robert Mugabe's administration as the legislative assembly continues to s...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 15:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe to be grilled over missing $15 billion
FORMER President Robert Mugabe is set to appear before Parliament to expand on the allegations he made in 2016 that $15 billion worth of diamond revenue went missing.The issue came out yesterd...Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu to be hauled before Parliament over missing $15 billion
HARARE - Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu, who superintended over the Mining ministry during the heydays of harvesting diamonds from the gems-rich Chiadzwa fields is to be hauled before Parliament to...Published: 01 Jan 2018 at 13:33hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa guns for Mugabe allies - Jonathan Moyo, Kasukuwere prime targets
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government wants to enlist the services of Interpol to hunt down his predecessor Robert Mugabe's allies who skipped the country when the military toppled the veteran rul...Published: 24 Dec 2017 at 13:47hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
G40 kingpins being persecuted by Mnangagwa
HARARE - Former Zanu PF and government officials linked to former president Robert Mugabe have claimed that they are being persecuted for their past political association with the ousted despot by Pre...Published: 19 Dec 2017 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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