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Mnangagwa appoints two permanent secretaries

President Mnangagwa has appointed Mr Albert Tagiwa Chikondo and Ambassador Tadeous Tafirenyika Chifamba as permanent secretaries for the Ministries of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs and Environment, Climate and Wildlife respec…

Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 18:32hrs | 1316 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's niece out on US$500 bail

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, arrested Tuesday on a charge of defrauding an Indian businessman of US$1 million in a botched mine acquisition deal, has been released on US$500 bail.Harare magistrate Stanford Mamba…

Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 17:15hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa appoints former opposition MP as Human Rights Commission chair

Fungayi Jessie Majome, the former Harare West MDC-T MP, has been appointed as the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), effective immediately.The announcement was made by Martin Rushwaya, the Chief Secretary to the Pr…

Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:39hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's niece arrested

ZIMBABWE Miners' Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya has been arrested on allegations involving an undisclosed mining transaction.Last night police said they would not release any details until she appears in court.She was in custody y…

Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:29hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa niece's legacy woes haunt ZBC

THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is grappling with serious management challenges linked to Helliate Rushwaya - the newly appointed board chair - during her tenure as the acting chief executive officer at the public broadcaster.T…

Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:51hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa appoints niece as new ZBC board Chair

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has given his approval for the appointment of seven individuals to the board of directors of the State broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), as announced by Mr. Jonathan Gandari, the Acting …

Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:22hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Convicted gold smuggler retains Miners Federation presidency

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) President Henrietta Rushwaya has received the backing of eight provinces within the artisanal and small miners association to retain her presidency.A meeting held in Harare on November 24 endorsed Rushwaya …

Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa connections spared Rushwaya jail

A FORTNIGHT ago, we boldly declared "Rushwaya exhausts nine lives" in one of our headlines. How wrong we were!At the time, it seemed the chickens had finally come home to roost for Henrietta Rushwaya, following numerous close shaves rest, …

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagw's niece gets very light sentence, fined US$5000, 6kgs gold forfeited

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya has been fined US$5000 for trying to smuggle 6kg of gold worth more than US$333 000 to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, three years ago.Rushwaya who denied the smuggling charge, claiming …

Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:21hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Henrietta Rushwaya judge gets US$400,000 house on eve of sentencing

A judge set to deliver judgment in Henrietta Rushwaya's gold smuggling trial was given a house by the government last Friday, ZimLive can reveal.The transaction was approved by chief cabinet secretary Martin Rushwaya, the Zimbabwe Miners F…

Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:21hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter

D-Day for gold smuggler Rushwaya

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, recently convicted of trying to smuggle 6kg of gold worth more than US$333 000 to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will be sentenced at the High Court in Harare today.The court yesterday…

Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:09hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa niece's sentencing delayed again

The High Court has once again deferred sentencing of Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya to Wednesday after prosecution called in three witnesses to nail her in aggravation. Rushwaya, a niece of President Mnangagw…

Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 20:21hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya spared govt gold crackdown

WHILE the Zimbabwean government says it has taken measures to freeze accounts of the gold mafia and investigate the gold smuggling, money laundering and corruption, one of the kingpins, Henrietta Rushwaya has so far been spared.Rushwaya, w…

Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 14:20hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya: A dramatic life of scandal

WHEN Henrietta Rushwaya was arrested at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in October 2020 while allegedly trying to smuggle 6 kilogrammes of gold to Dubai, many Zimbabweans believed the case was a tip of the iceberg and that she had …

Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 18:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya demands lithium ban lifting

CONTROVERSIAL mineral dealer Henrietta Rushwaya wants President Mnangagwa to remove the ban on lithium ore exports, saying a stockpile of 2 million tonnes has built up since December.Rushwaya says the viability of small-scale miners has be…

Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:06hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

No evidence to convict '6.9kg gold smuggler' Henrietta Rushwaya?

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) top official Tawanda Zvekare has made startling claims Zimbabwe's prosecuting arm of the judiciary does not have enough evidence to secure a conviction against Zimbabwe artisanal miners boss Henrietta R…

Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 20:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Henrietta Rushwaya bizarrely acquitted

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) boss Henrietta Rushwaya has been cleared of wrongdoing in a case where she was accused of offering a US$5,000 bribe to an airport official in a bid to smuggle gold worth US$330,000.Harare magistrate Learnmo…

Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 18:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Henrietta Rushwaya implicated in Mazowe gold fields plunder.

CONNECTED syndicates linked to Zimbabwe Miners' Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya (pictured) are plundering rich gold fields in Mazowe, a fresh report has revealed. Mazowe is located about 50km from Harare in Mashonaland Central…

Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Smuggler' Rushwaya wants gold possession de-criminalised

CONTROVERSIAL Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya has made a shocking plea to the Zanu-PF government to repeal a piece of legislation which criminalises the possession of gold without a valid licence from the auth…

Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 20:42hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Gold smuggling-accused Rushwaya retained as mining federation boss

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) president, Ms Henrietta Rushwaya, has been re-elected as the federation's president for the next five years.This follows the recent ZMF national elections.Speaking by telephone, the federation spokesperson …

Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Gold smuggling syndicates exposed

A new report has illustrated the depth of the gold smuggling scourge in Zimbabwe, estimating that over 70% of the country's output has found its way into backstage international markets.Titled, 'Illicit Gold Markets in East and Southern Af…

Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

US$780k gold smuggler linked to Rushwaya?

ZIMBABWE'S lax security at ports of entry and airports has come under spotlight again after Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya's ex-aide was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa while at…

Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya denies links to OR Tambo Airport gold smuggler

Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya on Monday denied links to smuggled gold worth R11 million which was seized by South African authorities at OR Tambo International Airport last Saturday.Rushwaya - who has a pending tr…

Published: 10 May 2021 at 17:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

The UK Parliament trampled on Rushwaya's human rights

Ms Henrietta Rushwaya is alleged to have attempted to smuggle gold out of Zimbabwe, late last year. She was arrested at Robert Mugabe airport. From what one has read so far, she has since been charged for that crime although her case is st…

Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 21:31hrs | 14 | by Njabulo

Rushwaya's bid to have seized phones back hits brickwall

MAGISTRATE Ngoni Nduna yesterday dismissed an application by suspended Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya and Pakistani businessman Ali Muhammad to have their seized phones released by the police.Rushwaya and Muh…

Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

I didn't know bag had gold, Rushwaya insists

SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya,  insists she did not know the bag she was carrying when she was arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport contained gold, hence had no intention to smuggle the p…

Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 19:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya wants her gold back

Henrietta Rushwaya says she wants her day in court to clear her name and recover her US$333 000 worth of gold which is kept at Fidelity Printers and Refiners pending her trial and acquittal.Rushwaya, who is being represented by lawyer Mr T…

Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 20:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Another weekend in prison for Rushwaya

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, who was arrested together with businessman Ali Mohamad, Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives Steven Tserayi and Raphios Mufandauya and miner Gift Karanda on charges of …

Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 22:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya smuggling case: Ex-CIO operative was arrested to avoid certain 'truths'

THE former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative Raphios Mufandauya who is jointly charged with Henrietta Rushwaya, businessman Ali Mohamad, Steven Tserayi and Gift Karanda has denied being part of the suspected gold smuggling …

Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya gold case opens can of worms

THE dramatic arrest and subsequent prosecution of suspended Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya has lifted the lid on the cutthroat gold trafficking underworld dominated by two major syndicates with strong connect…

Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:56hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya arrest: A case of rampant elite corruption?

THE ongoing trial of Henrietta Rushwaya over charges of attempting to smuggle gold bars weighing 6kg to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, in a high-profile case that has sucked in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's family, has brought into shar…

Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Why keep bad company, Mr President?

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,On October 26, around midday, Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Ruswaya was arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport for attempting to smuggle 6kg of gold, but was foiled, a…

Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 05:51hrs | 8 | by Moses Matenga

Hopwell Chinono unjustly attacks the love affair of Hodzi and Henrieta Rushwaya.

Many people do not understand the concept of Human Rights. Here is one guy that many in Zimbabwe think that he fights against injustice and violation of Human Rights of others, yet ironically tramples on other people's Human Rights. Here i…

Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Njabulo.liberty

'Rushwaya syndicate' in court

THE alleged gold smuggling syndicate made up of Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, intelligence officers and businessman Ali Mohamad, yesterday appeared in court jointly on allegations of smuggling and unlawful posses…

Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Criminals around Mnangagwa will surely bring him down

ONE night in November 2017, a chubby soldier donning a red beret and military fatigues appeared on ZBC-TV. It was immediately clear something was amiss. His demeanour immediately betrayed what mischief he was up to.For those old enough to …

Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya arrested for gold smuggling 6kg of gold

Former Zimbabwe Football Association chief executive officer Henrietta Rushwaya was this afternoon arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare on allegations of trying to smuggle 6kg of gold to Dubai.Rushwaya (53)…

Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 18:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Matutu dares Mangudya, Rushwaya

THE Zanu-PF youth league has vowed to further expose Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya and the Zimbabwe Miners Federation boss Henrietta Rushwaya's alleged corrupt deals, and expose more people in its "name and shame" exercis…

Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 17:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Dead miners worked for a top polical cartel' Mliswa alleges

Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has alleged that there is a cartel of politicians who are behind the illegal mining activities that led to the death of miners recently in Mashonaland West.Mliswa says during his term as Provincial …

Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 13:27hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Blow for Chiyangwa

A Harare magistrate yesterday delivered a hammer blow to the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and its president Philip Chiyangwa - when she set free the association's former chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya and former board member Ed…

Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 14:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya gets another life ban

HISTORY will record that one of Zifa's last acts was to slap life bans, from all football activities, on the pair of former association chief executive officer Henrietta Rushwaya and controversial football administrator Jonathan Musavengan…

Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 11:13hrs | 3 | by Ishemunyoro Chingwere

'The fixer' Rushwaya freed on $100 bail

Former ZIFA chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya yesterday appeared in court accused of organising the "Limpopogate" match-fixing scandal together with her accomplices by attempting to bribe Zimbabwe national soccer team players to lose game…

Published: 27 Apr 2016 at 10:08hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza

Fifa disown Rushwaya

WORLD football governing body Fifa says it never contracted chief trans-Limpopo match-fixing accused Henrietta Rushwaya to penetrate the betting underworld.Rushwaya had claimed that her involvement in the match-fixing scandal was part of a…

Published: 17 Mar 2016 at 05:56hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo

Anti-corruption consultant throws Rushwaya under the bus

Steans' e-mail to ChiyangwaMr ZIFA presidentForgive my intrusion on this Saturday morning. My name is Terry Steans. I am now an independent sports anti-corruption consultant and a former FIFA Global investigations coordinator for the FIFA …

Published: 15 Mar 2016 at 06:01hrs | | by Terry Steans

Anti-corruption consultant: My story

THE sporting world is facing an unprecedented crisis. Thanks to globalisation - a phenomenon never previously seen - the sports gambling markets and organised crime have turned football into a cash cow and are now internationalised, as are…

Published: 15 Mar 2016 at 05:57hrs | | by Terry Steans

Rushwaya fixing extended to South Africa

A MEMBER of a shadowy Asian betting syndicate, which plotted to fix matches in the South African Premiership and is accused by ZIFA of trying to manipulate Zimbabwe's 2017 Nations Cup qualifiers against Swaziland, allegedly boasted of raki…

Published: 14 Mar 2016 at 05:36hrs | 1 | by Robson Sharuko

Rushwaya admits meeting fixers

EMBATTLED former Zifa chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya has confirmed being in communication with an Asian match-fixer, while Ian Gorowa has challenged those accusing him of corruption to report him to the police.Rather sensationally, Rus…

Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 06:56hrs | 3 | by Makomborero Mutimukulu

Prophet Magaya case sucks in Henrietta Rushwaya

FORMER Zifa chief executive officer Henrietta Rushwaya was yesterday afternoon picked up by police on allegations of masterminding an attempt to extort Prophetic Healing Deliverance Ministries leader and founder Prophet Walter Magaya of hu…

Published: 21 Aug 2014 at 07:03hrs | 4 | by Freeman Razemba and Daniel Nemukuyu

Henrietta Rushwaya judgment deferred

Judgment in the case in which former Zifa chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya is facing charges of corruptly concealing transactions from a principal has been deferred to May 20. Prosecutor Mr SidomChinzete asked the court to defer the judg…

Published: 03 May 2013 at 22:49hrs | 2529 | by Staff Reporter

Zanu PF's protection of Rushwaya on Asiagate scandal shameful

The MDC-T is concerned by Johannes Tomana, the Attorney General's failure in properly prosecuting Henrietta Rushwaya, the former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa), Chief Executive the Zimbabwe's chief architect, in the shameful football…

Published: 16 Mar 2012 at 09:47hrs | | by MDC-T

We will never trust the 'iron lady' with our balls again

When Henrietta Rushwaya was appointed ZIFA CEO, Zimbabweans hoped a woman running the country's football-governing body would bring sanity, stability to the beautiful game as well as champion the cause of women empowerment in the nation.Wh…

Published: 06 Feb 2012 at 15:32hrs | 1 | by Anonymous

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