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Chiwenga accused of funds misuse

Apostle Chibanda has publicly accused Apostle Chiwenga of misappropriating funds collected from church members. Chibanda alleges that Chiwenga solicited money under the pretext of building a new church but instead diverted the funds to con…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 21:12hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter

Villagers report councillor of 'embezzling' US$942

Villagers in Gutu Ward 12 have reported their councillor, Lovemore Runde, to the police for allegedly converting US$942 raised for a community water project at Magombedze Clinic to personal use.The matter was reported at Bhasera Police Sta…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:39hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter

ZimRe pushes to recover funds frozen in US

Financial services giant ZimRe Holdings Limited (ZHL) is mounting a fresh bid to reclaim more than US$1,1 million still locked in the United States from the sanctions era, chief executive officer Stanley Kudenga has revealed.The funds were…

Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:37hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter

Top health council official in court over alleged abuse of funds

A senior official at the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) is facing serious allegations of criminal abuse of office after reportedly authorising the use of public funds to cover personal legal expenses for a fel…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 18:53hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter

Zanu PF-affiliated informal traders receives relief funds

Informal traders aligned with Zanu PFâ€™s affiliate group Vendors for ED have begun receiving financial support through the Presidential Revolving Fund, disbursed via the Empowerment Bank.The initiative follows the recent launch of the US$…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 12:57hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter

EUZ president in soup over missing funds

The president of the Educators Union of Zimbabwe (EUZ), Tafadzwa Munodawafa, has been reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) amid allegations of embezzlement involving missing teachers' funds. The complaint, also copied…

Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:17hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter

Cashier in court for diverting funeral policy funds

A 21-year-old man from Kandava Village under Chief Seke has appeared before the court for allegedly misappropriating funeral policy funds amounting to US$22,385 for personal use.Cuthbert Munyaradzi Masimwa was arraigned before Harare magis…

Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 06:53hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter

Abuse of devolution funds raises concerns in Rural District Councils

Several rural district councils in Zimbabwe may be misappropriating Devolution Fund allocations, with reports emerging that some projects funded through donor programs are being falsely attributed to devolution funds.This issue came to lig…

Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:19hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter

Concerns mount over devolution fund shortfalls in Zimbabwe

The government's failure to meet the five percent constitutional threshold for devolution funding since 2019 has sparked widespread criticism. From its inception to 2023, the Inter-Governmental Funds Transfer has allocated only between 0.5…

Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 15:00hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe advances agro-ecology to boost food security

As Zimbabwe faces increasing challenges from climate change, including frequent droughts, biodiversity loss, and unpredictable weather patterns, the country is intensifying its commitment to agro-ecology â€“ a sustainable farming model tha…

Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:58hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter

MPs demand release of CDF funds

Zimbabwean legislators have expressed frustration over the delayed release of Community Development Funds (CDF), which are intended to support development projects in their constituencies. The issue was raised by Rushinga legislator Tendai…

Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:58hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter

Congregant arrested for stealing church funds

In an unexpected turn of events within Bethel Church in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, a church member has been arrested and sentenced after being found guilty of stealing from church funds. Bridget Chiedza, a 24-year-old congregant, appeared bef…

Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:53hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter

Zinara disburses funds, fuel for maintenance

The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has disbursed nearly 1.5 million liters of fuel and over Z$2.7 billion to support road maintenance and rehabilitation projects across the country. This substantial allocation, aimed at emp…

Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:43hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter

Funding Shortages leave 'Mthuli' road unmarked

The road in Cowdray Park, constructed by Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube ahead of the 2023 elections, remains devoid of essential safety features due to a lack of funds, Southern Eye has learned…

Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:14hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe political parties should account for disbursed funds

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has called for increased public scrutiny and accountability for political parties receiving funding under the Political Parties Finance Act. ZESNâ€™s recent compendium advocates for amendme…

Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:16hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter

Gwanda villagers pool resources to rehabilitate road

Villagers in Gwanda North, Matabeleland South province, have pooled resources to rehabilitate the Shaka-Mtshabezi Road due to delays by the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency. Ward 4 councillor Nokuthula Moyo stated that after ye…

Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:02hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt bolsters oversight of devolution funds

The Zimbabwean government has intensified its oversight of devolution fund usage by metropolitan councils and local authorities to address widespread financial mismanagement. The newly launched Zimbabwe Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers M…

Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:41hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter

'Harare stashing ZWL$2,6b Zinara funds'

HARARE City Council (HCC) officials are allegedly sitting on ZWL$2,6 billion dollars dispatched last year by the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) for road works, amid concerns of high levels of corruption in the local authority.Th…

Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo fails to utilise Zinara funds

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) failed to utilise $2,3 billion in road rehabilitation funds from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) yet the local authority is struggling to repair the city's major roads, most of which are in a …

Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's political parties funds take centre stage

When distributing the budgeted funds for political parties, with Zanu-PF and CCC being the two who qualify, the Government will be guided by the law and even by the courts if the CCC factions need to fight over which one gets the cash, a C…

Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

School head reported to Zacc over funds

The head of Chiwaridzo Primary School in Bindura is on a collision course with the School Development Association (SDA) over alleged violation of procurement procedures, unprocedural hiring of non-teaching staff and suspected falsification…

Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Tshabangu goes after CCC's share of political parties' funding from govt

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) self-imposed secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu has struck again, this time requesting the opposition party's Political Parties' Funding share.He wrote a letter to the secretaries of Finance and the Jus…

Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:47hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

MDC led Local Authorities feast on Devolution Funds

The latest Auditor General's (AG) report has exposed a significant lack of reporting by most local authorities in Zimbabwe over the last three years. According to Section 301(3) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, at least 5% of the national …

Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporte

David Coltart held up by Bulawayo's empty coffers?

Bulawayo Mayor, David Coltart, has expressed concerns regarding the US$20 million debt owed by the city's residents and ratepayers. It has been 45 days since Coltart was elected as the Mayor of Bulawayo.Coltart, a former Primary and Second…

Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland region gets only $789,6 million for road projects

THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has disbursed $789,6 million towards road development projects in Matebeleland provinces in the first four months of this year out of a combined total allocation of $3,2 billion for the re…

Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

'Hubby' comes to Mai Titi's rescue

AFTER being arraigned before the courts over fraud and theft, Felistas "Mai Titi" Murata's estranged husband Tinashe Maphosa resurfaced and has created a crowdfunding platform to rescue the popular comedienne.Murata appeared at the Harare …

Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Mwonzora's MDC is too broke to hold an elective congress'

MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora stands accused of delaying the party's elective congress. NewsDay (ND) chief reporter Taurai Mangudhla interviewed MDC Alliance presidential spokesperson Lloyd Damba (LD) on the party's delayed congress…

Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF loses plot on parastatals

Zanu-PF never ceases to amaze to a point that many of us end up wondering whether it really understands what it means or entails to be a ruling party. At every turn it increasingly makes it super difficult for sceptics or even believers to…

Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

NetOne fails to fix abuse of US$1m Covid-19 fund

MOBILE network operator NetOne has failed to properly account for a US$1 million fund the organisation was mandated with distributing to vulnerable citizens whose livelihoods were adversely affected by the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.Some of…

Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 15:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Bogus Zifa told not to use CAF funds

CAF have ordered Zifa to stop accessing funds in their coffers that were deposited by the continental football body as well as Fifa, saying a defiance by present office bearers will lead to disciplinary sanctions of the officials.In a lett…

Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Zanu-PF uses State funds to buy votes'

LEGAL think-tank, Veritas says the Zanu-PF government is likely to ignore recommendations by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to resuscitate the economy in favour of "populist" policies that will assist the ruling party to garner supp…

Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Liquor hubs should contribute funds to psychiatric centres

Bulawayo residents have appealed to Liquor hubs owned by deputy minister Raji Modi to contribute a certain amount towards the psychiatric centres like Ingutsheni hospital to help victims of substance abuse.Edwin Matambanadzo said it is nec…

Published: 09 May 2022 at 15:10hrs | 12 | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwe to use IMF funds to support beleaguered Zimdollar

THE government will hold back $500m of the $961m IMF funds to support the currency which has plunged.Zimbabwe will use more than half of the $961 million allocated by the International Monetary Fund in the form of special drawing rights to…

Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 18:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Harare roads funds need audit

The heavy rains have highlighted the lack of maintenance and lack of required rebuilding on many Harare roads, with the city council getting its fair share of Zinara funds and having access to parking profits, but apparently doing very lit…

Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 06:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube told to double devolution allocation

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been urged to double the allocation of devolution funds to 10% of the national budget as stipulated in the Constitution as compared to the current 5%.The issue came out last week in Karoi during public hea…

Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Lawyer accused of embezzling US$200 000

A Harare lawyer yesterday appeared in court for allegedly misappropriating trust funds amounting to US$200 000. Ryan Baglow (35) of Matizanadzo and Warhurts Legal Practitioners allegedly used two names to hoodwink his clients, the court he…

Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reorter

Tsholotsho entrepreneurs still waiting for COVID-19 relief funds

The government carried out extensive registrations of youth-led initiatives and businesses in the informal sector promising to cushion them against the effects of COVID-19, through the Zimbabwe Youth Council. However, it has been more than…

Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 20:22hrs | 11 | by Mncedisi Nyathi

Probe unearths Zesa rot

SHOCKING revelations of deep-seated rot and corporate malfeasance have been unearthed at the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa), where millions of United States dollars were siphoned through elaborate schemes of overpayments, pur…

Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:15hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Fears of 'embezzlement' of ex-Zifa staffer's pay resurfaces

FEARS of misappropriation of funds by a former Zifa senior staffer resurfaced this week after Caf publicly confirmed that they had been releasing funds for the remuneration of then Zifa education officer, Brian Moyo. Moyo was appointed to …

Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 23:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

IDBZ gets $150m capital injection

The Government has injected $150 million equity capital into the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe to help the institution discharge its mandate of providing long and medium term funding for key infrastructure projects. The Gover…

Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Hwange MP hauled on hot coals over CDF

HWANGE Central member of the National Assembly Mr Brian Tshuma (MDC-T) was last week taken to task by residents who demanded to know how he used the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).Mr Tshuma who had been invited to a public meeting by …

Published: 20 May 2018 at 09:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Scholarships Ministry seeks $10 million

The newly-created Ministry of Government Scholarships requires $10 million to enable it to run various programmes meant to equip selected Zimbabwean learners through provision of further education abroad. The Minister of State for Governme…

Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 10:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF officials loot $40 million youth fund dry

The Youth Development Fund has proved to be a monumental failure due to looting and fraud which came in the form of bogus projects. In the end, the economy is the biggest loser as the $40 million that was earmarked for economic empowerment…

Published: 21 May 2017 at 16:19hrs | 1 | by Veneranda Langa

Junior cop facing 7 counts of fraud involving $200,000

A JUNIOR police officer stationed at ZRP Ntabazinduna Training Depot's finance department allegedly defrauded his employer of more than $200 000 in projects funds.Fidelis Chivavava (28) of Pumula South yesterday appeared before Bulawayo ma…

Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Saboteurs in vain attempt to block Zimbabwe's access to funds

It is quite disappointing that while Government is working tirelessly for economic revival, some local intended beneficiaries are equally working untiringly to throw spanners into that endeavour.Zimbabwe is saddled with a huge external deb…

Published: 24 Aug 2016 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Tafara Shumba

Mismanagement of funds at Umguza Primary School

Byo24 there is gross mismanagement of public funds at Umguza Primary School in Byo. School accounts are being updated using pencil. Currently the school cleck is on suspension but the head is continuing with his duties yet he was privy of …

Published: 31 Mar 2014 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Concerned parent

Release Bulawayo's Dimaf names for transparency

A few days after ZUPA called for speedy disbursement of the Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf) by ZimbabweâˆšÃ‰Â¬Â¢âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ„Ã¶Â¬Â¨âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ„Ã»Â¬Â¢s Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the ministry announced a go ahea…

Published: 03 Feb 2012 at 14:35hrs | 1 | by Innocent Ndibali

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