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Primary School head charged with procurement violations
Mezah Mazambiri, headmaster of Glaudina Council Primary School, appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs. Marehwanazvo Gofa on charges of criminal abuse of office linked to alleged violations of the Mini...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:15hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Court interpreter arrested over US$200 'bribe'
A court interpreter stationed at Mbare Magistrates Court appeared before a regional magistrate this week after he was allegedly caught soliciting a bribe to influence the outcome of a criminal case....Published: 22 May 2025 at 11:15hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Police officer in court for releasing robbery suspects after US$30 bribe
A police officer stationed at ZRP Nkulumane is facing serious criminal charges after allegedly accepting a US$30 bribe to release two robbery suspects from custody, a Bulawayo court heard on Tuesday....Published: 01 May 2025 at 10:18hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Vendors demand justice against Insiza councillor
Vendors and community members at Shangani Business Centre in Insiza, Matebeleland South, are calling for the swift delivery of justice in a fraud case involving local Councillor Nomusa Moyo (Citizens ...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:52hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza issues residential stand located in the middle of a road
A Chitungwiza municipality works manager, Emmanuel Mushata, has been arrested for illegally creating a residential stand on an earth road and issuing an offer letter to a councillor, in violation of p...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:43hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Zimra officer in US$3,000 bribe
A ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) official who allegedly demanded a US$3 000 bribe to release a truck he had impounded yesterday appeared before Harare Magistrate Stanford Mambanje facing a charge ...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'Godfather' dragged to court
Former Chiredzi Town Council Chairperson and Zanu-PF Chiredzi ‘Godfather' Francis Moyo was recently arraigned before the courts by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) together with his al...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:40hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Harare Council Finance Director finds self back in dock
Former Harare City Council Finance Director Stanley Ndemera has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for a second charge of criminal abuse of office. The allegations involve...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Police officer up for freeing suspected thieves in Zimbabwe
A POLICE officer who ordered a constable to free five suspected thieves accused of stealing cellphones, is now before the courts on charges of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer.A juni...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:13hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Court acquits Umzingwane chief executive
UMZINGWANE Rural District Council chief executive Ndumiso Mpofu was on Wednesday last week acquitted at the close of the State's case where he was being charged with criminal abuse of office.M...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 04:54hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Police officer forms bogus transport association
A police officer based in Harare has been brought to court on charges of establishing a fake commuter omnibus association that facilitated the operation of commuter omnibuses without the necessary doc...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Ex Victoria Falls mayor jailed
FORMER Victoria Falls City mayor Somveli Dlamini has been sentenced to 36 months in jail for defrauding the local authority of $US15 000.Dlamini (53) had pleaded not guilty to fraud char...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 20:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Former Zinara chief executive convicted of violating tender procedures
FORMER Zinara chief executive officer, Saston Muzenda, has been convicted of violating tender procedures and awarded an undeserving security company to offer its services at the expense of two other f...Published: 27 Mar 2023 at 21:31hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
State withdraws another fraud case against Chombo
The State has withdrawn another case of corruption against former Cabinet minister, Ignatius Chombo, because of lack of evidence.Three other cases against Chombo that were investigated by the ...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:46hrs | 6 | 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
Ex-minister Mupfumira seeks High Court review
FORMER Public Service minister Priscah Mupfumira has asked the High Court to suspend her trial pending a review of magistrate Ngoni Nduna's decision to put her on trial.Mupfumira is accused of...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'US$24 000 stand sold for US$65'
A MAN who allegedly conspired with the chief estates officer in the Ministry of Lands and bought a residential stand worth US$24 384 for just US$65 in the name of his eight-year-old daughter, yesterda...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo's trial deferred
THE fraud trial involving former Minister, Ignatius Chombo, in which he is being accused of duping the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe of $14 billion, has been deferred to June pending the finalisation of a ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 10:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Suspended mayor wants charges dropped
SUSPENDED Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday applied for the dropping of charges in which he allegedly ordered the city council director of Housing and Community Services to allocate residential stan...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri approach ConCourt
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance activists Joanah Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri have filed a notice to apply for referral of their matter to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt).The two stand accused of ...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:36hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mafume denies being HCC employee
SUSPENDED Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, who is charged with criminal abuse of duty as a public officer, yesterday denied being employed by the Harare City Council although acknowledging that he was a pub...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zesa bosses implicated in illegal debt collection deal
ZESA Holdings Group financial controller, Mr Tafireyi Chikwenhere, yesterday told the court that three top executives at the power utility allowed a local law firm to perform debt collection services ...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:18hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive R10m fraudster nabbed, faces extradition
CORDIAL relations between Zimbabwe and South Africa have led to the arrest of a fugitive who swindled a South African company of over R10 million, jumped bail and later sneaked into Zimbabwe where he ...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 12:51hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
July Moyo warns Victoria Falls mayor
LOCAL Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has ordered Victoria Falls Mayor, Councillor Somveli Dlamini to stop interfering in the day-to-day management of the city and concentrate on his co...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:34hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chidhakwa, Gudyanga trial hits brick wall
The trial of former Mines Minister Walter Chidhakwa and his permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga that was set to resume today hit a brick wall following indications that the magistrate who was presidi...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 18:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police officer in soup over smuggling
A senior police officer, Inspector Elias Mawomba (47), has been arrested for conniving with one of his subordinates to divert two vehicles from offloading smuggled goods inside the Beitbridge Border P...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pakistani gets 'Sibanda' surname, ID, passport in one day
IN a shocking revelation that has exposed deep rooted corruption at Lupane Provincial Registrar's Office, a Pakistan national was issued with a Zimbabwean National Identity Card bearing a common local...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls town clerk reinstated
A COMMISSION of inquiry set by Victoria Falls City Council to investigate allegations of corruption levelled against suspended Town Clerk Ronnie Dube has exonerated him, paving way for his reinstateme...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
High Court stops Smelly Dube trial
THE High Court has stopped the criminal trial of River Valley Properties chief executive officer Smelly Dube, who is facing US$9 million fraud, pending a determination by the same court of her applica...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
RG's office 'shields' corruption accused officer
The Registrar General's office is allegedly refusing to cooperate with investigators in the case involving passport processing officer, Prisca Moyo, who is facing charges of soliciting for a US$20 bri...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:34hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Honeymoon is over: Zacc warns bigwigs
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has submitted 32 dockets to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), nine of which are high-profile, as the dragnet closes in on senior government, poli...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:30hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Passport lands duo in custody
TWO people suspected to be part of a syndicate fleecing desperate passport seekers at the Registrar-General's office by soliciting bribes for quick release of the travel document have been denied bail...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimra gives land baron's firm 7-day ultimatum
Delatfin Investments (Pvt) Ltd, a company owned by alleged land baron Felix Munyaradzi, has been given seven days to pay outstanding taxes of more than US$12 million, before the Zimbabwe Revenue Autho...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Land baron surrenders to police
Suspected land baron Felix Munyaradzi who is facing fresh new charges of defeating the course of justice and interfering with State witnesses was arrested yesterday, hours after police and the Special...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:10hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Smelly Dube court sits in hospital
In a first for the Gweru Magistrates Court, a temporary court was set up at Claybank Hospital so a magistrate could see for himself the extent of illness of an accused person who had failed to turn up...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Top cop wants ZACC officer arrested
A senior police officer Chief Superintendent Joseph Josphat Matipforo has filed a report alleging that Zimbabwe Anti Corruption (ZACC) investigator Eric Chacha is obstructing the course of justice and...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chombo arrested
Former Finance minister Ignatious Chombo has been arrested by SACU. Charges are; one count of fraud and 5 counts of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer. All charges arise from the Uchen...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 12:47hrs | 2 | by Shelton Muchena/ Simbarashe Sithole
Kagonye hit with 6 corruption charges, granted $30,000 bail
Former labour minister Petronella Kagonye was freed on bail Tuesday after she was charged with four counts of fraud, one of theft and one of criminal abuse of office as a public officer.The 43...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 14:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Treasurer suspended over sex relations with boss
Tongogara Rural District Council treasurer Ms Sithembiso Ndiripo has been suspended for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with her boss- the then chief executive officer Brian Rufasha- there...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 19:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt official in planes tender storm
A senior civil servant who recommended that a cloud-seeding tender be awarded to a company with faulty planes unsuitable for the purpose has been arrested and appeared in court yesterday on corruption...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Daggers out for Obadiah Moyo
THE recent exposure of an employee of a private laboratory who had been selling fake Covid-19 certificates has unearthed what appears to be bad blood between Agnes Mahomva, the chief co-ordinator, nat...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Tongogara RDC CEO in court for abuse of office
Fired Tongogara Rural District Council chief executive officer, Brian Rufasha was yesterday arraigned before the courts on criminal abuse of office charges.Rufasha appeared before Shurugwi res...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's mayor arrested again
EMBATTLED Harare mayor, Jacob Mafume has been arrested again.He was picked up by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers at Rottenrow magistrates court where he was appearing for h...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 19:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe son in-law's trial postponed to next year
THE trial date for Simba Chikore, the late former President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law, who is facing charges of flouting tender regulations, has been slated for January 18 next year.Chikore, ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son in-law back in court
FORMER Air Zimbabwe chief operations officer and the late former President Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore has been summoned back in court to answer to allegations of hiring security services from S...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 17:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son-in-law back in court
FORMER Air Zimbabwe chief operations officer and the late former President Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore has been summoned back in court to answer to allegations of hiring security services from S...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 14:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zacc charges dead official
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) last week arrested former Gweru Town Clerk, Daniel Matawu on allegations of corruption involving stands worth more than US$78 000 which were illegally so...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
8-yr-old buys Borrowdale residential stand for US$65
A FORMER top official in the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has been arrested on allegations of criminal abuse of office after facilitating the sale of a Borrowdale residential stand in...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 13:41hrs | 18 | by Staff Reporter
Obadiah Moyo seeks relaxation of bail conditions
Former Health Minister Obadiah Moyo today approached the court seeking relaxation of his bail reporting conditions saying they were costly and inconvenient to him.Moyo, through his lawyer, sai...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa initiates Kasukuwere extradition
South Africa has been asked to extradite former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere to Zimbabwe to answer to four counts of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer. The first three counts a...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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