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Zimra officer in court for extorting US$1,900 from trucker
A Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officer has been dragged to court accused of demanding and receiving US$1,900 bribe from a trucker whom he caught smuggling fuel.Kespa Chabata, 57, appeare...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:15hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Former Zimbabwe deputy minister convicted of smuggling fuel
FORMER Deputy Finance Minister Terrence Mukupe has been convicted of smuggling 138 979 litres of fuel.Mukupe, also a former legislator was convicted together with Same Kapisoriso, Ngonidzashe ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 06:00hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree: A fuel smugglers paradise
FUEL smuggling is rampant along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border, with illicit traders resorting to paying bribes to evade arrest, a practice that has seen the country losing millions of dollars in potent...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Security taskforce intercepts 2 fuel tankers
The national security taskforce has intercepted two fuel tankers carrying 43 000 litres of fuel that was being smuggled from South Africa to Zimbabwe via the Beitbridge Border Post. Each truck...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimra busts fuel/ water scam
ZIMRA intercepts three transit fuel trucks in Chirundu that are accused of smuggling fuel into the country which was meant to be transported to Zambia potentially prejudicing the country of potential ...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 18:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling cartels control Mutare
CARTELS smuggling fuel and second-hand clothes into the country have become powerful and daring to an extent of hiring earth-moving equipment to clear and periodically repair gravel roads connecting i...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Gun smuggling fuels spike in crime rate'
HUMAN rights activists have alleged that gun smuggling from neighbouring South Africa, poverty and high unemployment levels have led to the surge in armed robberies in the country.This comes a...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
9 tankers intercepted smuggling fuel worth R3 million
AUTHORITIES at Beitbridge Border Post are tightening screws on the movement of commercial cargo following the interception of nine tankers last week carrying fuel worth nearly R3 million that was bein...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel consumption rises 650%?
Daily consumption of both diesel and petrol in Zimbabwe rose by 342 percent and 650 percent respectively between April and October 2018, putting Government under huge pressure to provide adequate fore...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners blamed for causing fuel crisis in Zimbabwe
Foreigners who are smuggling fuel outside of Zimbabwe are causing increased demand which is contributing to its scarcity.Government said it will institute long term solutions to ensure adequat...Published: 25 Dec 2018 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe boys laying low as govt cracks down on big-spenders
Following the decision by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to fight corruption – particularly in government and the business sector – several public figures have been either briefly caged, released on...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 11:08hrs | 3 | by TimesLive.co.za
Zanu PF groomed economic criminals...
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has said Zanu PF groomed economic criminals are becoming a pain not only on the side of the nation but also to their creator Zanu PF.He said these people kno...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 11:20hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimra busts smuggling syndicate
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), which is deepening its battle against corruption and smuggling, seized an assortment of goods worth thousands of dollars at the Beitbridge Border Post last week...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
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