VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry, who is facing assault charges, was yesterday remanded to June 29 while in a private hospital bed due to ill-health. Marry was supposed to appear before the court on allegations of assaulting Chiwenga’s maid, Delight Munyoro, but could not do so because she was in hospital for treatment….
A DOMBOSHAVA man was robbed of money and mobile phone at his home by three people who posed as cops and armed with a pistol. The incident has led to the arrest of Edward Mapfumo, who was identified by the complainants during the attack. Mapfumo was not asked to plead to allegations of robbery when…
FOUR Local Government ministry employees appeared in court last Friday on allegations of recommending allocation of residential stands to their friends who were not on the housing waiting list resulting in the ministry losing US$200 000. Andrew Shawatu, who was the principal administration officer of State lands section and Priscilla Mudzinge, who was the director…
THREE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) employees accused of defrauding the authority of nearly $50 million in a tax refunds scandal were on Friday freed on $70 000 bail each. Valentine Chireke, Tawonga Nhengu and Leonard Mazanhi, who are facing allegations of fraud and money laundering, were granted bail by regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje coupled with…
TRANSPORT challenges in the capital and other towns across the country continue to put commuters at risk from robbers with the police urging the public to desist from boarding unregistered vehicles. This follows a series of incidents in which commuters have been robbed by motorists, who would have offered them transport at night mostly in…
EX-ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) board chair Stanley Kazhanje has been acquitted of allegedly receiving a US$10 000 bribe from businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his company Intratek in exchange for a Gwanda solar tender. Kazhanje was convicted in 2019 of a charge of concealing from a principal a transaction he had an interest in after receiving…
THREE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) employees have appeared in court accused of defrauding the authority of nearly $50 million by claiming tax…
FORMER Health minister Obadiah Moyo, who is facing allegations linked to a US$60 million Covid-19 medicines tender scandal — has had his bail condition relaxed by the court. Moyo, who is out on $50 000 bail, is now required to report once a week to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) down from the three times…
STATE witnesses in businessman Farai Jere’s trial in which he is accused of swindling the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) of over US$3 million in a smart meters supply deal have given conflicting evidence as the hearing continued yesterday. Jere is jointly charged with ZETDC employees Leonard Chisina and Freeman Chikonzo on allegations…
FORMER Cabinet minister Priscah Mupfumira has said corruption allegations against her are politically-motivated and a creation by a Zanu PF faction linked to the late former president Robert Mugabe, who wanted to punish her for supporting current president, Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mupfumira said she was viewed as one of the Lacoste faction sponsors by virtue…
