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Coventry faces difficult task
The world that Zimbabwean sports icon Kirsty Coventry steps into today as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is already vastly different from the one that elected her just ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:32hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Is trap money enough? Questioning the over-reliance on sting operations in corruption cases
We need to be very careful when dealing with corruption. In the pursuit of a corruption-free Zimbabwe, it is imperative that we not only strengthen the tools used to hold public officials acco...Published: 24 May 2025 at 22:59hrs | 504 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo deputy mayor to have his day in court over bribery allegations
The bribery case involving Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and Finance and Development Chairperson Councillor Mpumelelo Moyo is set to be heard tomorrow in court. The two are facing charges of soli...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:17hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda magistrate bribery case to be decided in January
Harare regional magistrate Mr. Farai Gwitima will deliver his ruling on the bribery case involving Gwanda magistrate Talent Phiri on January 6, after the defence closed its case on Friday. Phiri, 35, ...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:17hrs | 1409 | by Staff reporter
Witnesses in witch hunt Zifa case will not be prosecuted
Witnesses in the Zimbabwe Football Association president Felton Kamambo's bribery case are free from prosecution.The State led by Michael Reza had asked the court to declare them hostile after...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:07hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zifa secretariat refutes interference reports
Zifa acting head of secretariat Xolisani Gwesela has dismissed reports doing rounds that some suspended executive committee members were still calling the shots in the operations of the association or...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Land developer acquitted in bribery case
HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has dismissed bribery charges levelled against property developer Felix Munyaradzi.Munyaradzi, who is chief executive officer of Delatfin Civil Enginee...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Senior Cop arrested
The Officer Commanding Mashonaland West province Commissioner Conneli Dube has been arrested on allegations of criminal abuse of office. Comm Dube was arrested by officers from the Zimbabwe An...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 20:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes bribery cases of fake vaccination cards
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has started investigating cases of fake vaccination cards allegedly issued by some health officials at COVID-19 vaccination centres.This was reve...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mafume's trial postponed
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, accused of illegally allocating residential stands to his sister and his law firm's secretary in Harare and then attempting to bribe a witness to testify in his corner, shou...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kamambo bribery case deferred
The trial of ZIFA president Felton Kamambo who stands accused of bribing councillors who enabled his ascension to the top post has been deferred to May 3 following indications that his lawyer Advocate...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 16:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo bribery case, Chiyangwa clutching at straws
THE bribery trial of ZIFA president Felton Kamambo is likely to attract the wide interest of the football comÂmunity, including the world governing body FIFA, as the Zimbabwe football leader battles ...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kazhanje jailed 3 years over Chivayo bribe
A HARARE magistrate yesterday sentenced former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chair Stanley Kazhanje to three years imprisonment for concealing a US$10 000 bribe he received from businessman Wickn...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 08:11hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Cops acquitted in $5 bribery case
Two Matabeleland North highway patrol police officers who were facing abuse of office charges for allegedly receiving a $5 bribe from a bus conductor have been acquitted.The two officers, Noms...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 17:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New twist to Hwange bribery saga
THE $400 000 Hwange Colliery bribery saga took a new twist during parliamentary inquiries yesterday after it emerged that Shepherd Tundiya, the linkman between the four MPs implicated in the alleged s...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa named in Hwange scam
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, Vice-President Kembo Mohadi and Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi were yesterday named in the ongoing Hwange Colliery saga inquiry being conducted by the Parliamentary Pri...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 13:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dzikamai Mavhaire faces arrest
Former Energy and Power Development Minister Dzikamai Mavhaire, who had been summoned by the State to testify against former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) chairperson in a bribery case, was yesterday i...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:18hrs | 2 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police swoop on Chivayo, Ginimbi at court
Controversial businessmen Wicknell Chivayo and Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure were yesterday picked up separately at the Harare Magistrates' Court by the police for questioning.Police spokesperson...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere and Chombo will not be convicted, this is why?
You often hear about politicians facing public corruption charges in the news. Public corruption refers to any time of instance in which a government official abuses their position of power or public ...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 20:12hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bid to spite whistle-blower backfires on Zimra official
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has suspended its commissioner responsible for investigations Charles Jaure with immediate effect after he was implicated in a bribery case in which he allegedly...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra suspends senior official
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has suspended its commissioner responsible for investigations, Charles Jaure, with immediate effect after he was implicated in a bribery case in which he allegedly deman...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu sued in 'bribery' case
EIGHT immigration officers who were suspended for allegedly receiving bribes from foreigners to alter visas have taken the Minister of Home Affairs and Culture Dr Obert Mpofu to court challenging thei...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Sacking of Hwange colliery boss could open can of worms
The mid-week suspension of Hwange Colliery Company's managing director, Mr Thomas Makore, is likely to open a can of worms at the coal-producing company, which has been struggling to pay its workers f...Published: 20 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Zupco tainted lease agreement
GIFT Investments has continued occupying the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)'s property in Southerton despite the termination of its lease agreement with the bus company by the High Court la...Published: 03 Feb 2018 at 08:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko faces charges of defeating the course of justice
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko who arrived in the country on Friday through Plumtree Border Post amid reports that he might have been detained upon his e...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 12:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Reform the police force
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is the national police force of Zimbabwe, known until July 1980 as the British South Africa Police.The force consists of at least 40,000 officers and is head-quart...Published: 02 Oct 2017 at 17:40hrs | 4 | by Leonard Koni
'Mutasa used political influence in bribery case'
FORMER State Security minister Didymus Mutasa has been accused of using his political influence when he was still in government to cause the arrest and ultimate incarceration of Chegutu district a...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 05:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimra accused of corruption
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) in Bulawayo is embroiled in a scandal, where a local school uniform retail company is accusing the revenue authority of corruption, misconduct and abuse of auth...Published: 14 Jun 2015 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Peter Matika
Obert Mpofu mocks Kurotwi, Mubaiwa over $10m bribe
Former Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu yesterday denied demanding a $10 million bribe to facilitate a diamond mining deal, saying he is a successful businessman with the potential t...Published: 29 Jul 2014 at 05:53hrs | 2 | by Daniel Nemukuyu
White farmer accused of bribing Mugabe's minister
Mashonaland West commercial farmer, Rolf Forrester was arrested on Thursday afternoon on bribery charges involving the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Faber Chidarikire.Forrester...Published: 03 Nov 2013 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masimirembwa's $6 million bribery scandal hangs in the balance
THE high profile $6 million bribery case implicating former Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) chairperson, Goodwills Masimirembwa hangs in the balance and may actually collapse, amidst r...Published: 17 Oct 2013 at 04:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court speaks on diamonds saga
THE court order used to release Ghanaian businessman Kingsley Attah Ghansah, who together with his business partner are involved in the $6 million diamonds bribery case, is genuine and was issued a...Published: 25 Sep 2013 at 07:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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