Drax International’s local representative Mr Delish Nguwaya has been appointed into the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) executive where he will be a consulting advisor to the organisation’s presidium responsible for security. The appointment, made by AAG founding president Dr Philip Chiyangwa, is with immediate effect. In a statement yesterday, Dr Chiyangwa said: I hereby appoint […]
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Liberia: Deny Them Visa
The president for the Liberia National Bar Association has called on the American government to deny corrupt Liberian officials visa. Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe made the call last May 7, 2021, when he delivered his official statement at programs marking the celebration of Law Day in Monrovia. He did not give names of people whom he […]
Police will leave no stone unturned in establishing how a gold smuggler sneaked out of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport undetected, only to be arrested in South African. Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe said heads will certainly roll at the RGM International Airport where it’s suspected a syndicate could have aided […]
In the aftermath of a North Gauteng High Court finding, judges Willie Seriti and Hendrick Musi will now have to explain why the Arms Procurement Commission overlooked crucial information prior to making findings in 2016 that the arms deal was clean as a whistle. On 7 May, Sello Chiloane, secretary of the Judicial Conduct Committee, […]
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Zimbabwe: Mupfumira, Masoka Case Deferred
Senior Court Reporter THE case in which former Cabinet minister Prisca Mupfumira and ex-Public Service Commission permanent secretary Ngoni Masoka are charged with criminal abuse of office and concealing a transaction from a principal, has been deferred to May 21. The deferment is pending a High Court determination on the Mupfumira’s application for review of […]
Chief Court Reporter A full hearing was required in the civil lawsuit between Intratrek Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Power Company before the High Court three years ago, the Supreme Court has ruled in an appeal judgment is in the process of being overtaken by events. Intratrek was suing ZPC when it applied for a declaration […]
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Namibia: Battle for Fishcor’s Soul
The leadership of the National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) is divided on who should lead the corruption-tainted organisation as chief executive officer (CEO) amid concerns that the recruitment process is at risk of being ‘cooked’. The new Fishcor CEO would replace Mike Nghipunya, who is currently in jail awaiting trial on charges of money […]
High Court judge Orben Sibeya is expected to give a ruling in three weeks’ time on a bid to get him to step down from a case in which assets connected to the men charged in the Fishrot fishing quotas corruption scandal have in effect been frozen through a court order. After hearing oral arguments […]
THE United States of America has advised Namibia to prioritise fighting corruption by enacting an access to information law and fully implementing whistleblower protections. The recommendations were made during the 38th session of the working group on the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Namibia. Namibia’s first and second UPR reviews took place in January […]
Four Local Government ministry officials are in trouble with the law after they allegedly took land illegally from a Harare housing cooperative. The four, who include Andrew Rhory Shawatu, Nyarai Priscilla Mudzinge, Leah Chigoma and Daisy Mtyambizi, all appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje charged with criminal abuse of office. They were remanded in custody […]
A 33-year-old Zimbabwean man who was yesterday arrested while smuggling gold worth R11 million into South Africa has been granted R100 000 bail by a Kempton Park Regional Court, in Gauteng province. Tashinga Nyasha Masinire is facing charges of contravening the Customs Act 91 of 1964 and Precious Metals Act 37 of 2005 respectively. Masinire […]
Bor, South Sudan — Civil society activists and residents in the capital of South Sudan’s Jonglei state have accused state officials of stealing food donated by President Salva Kiir that was meant for flood victims. The president donated 12 truckloads of food to victims of last year’s massive floods while visiting Bor on April 1. […]
Ace Magashule is the first ANC secretary-general to be suspended. President Cyril Ramaphosa won his biggest reform gambit yet when the party’s deputy secretary-general, Jessie Duarte, suspended Magashule from his role on Wednesday, May 5. The two-page letter suspending ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule is a historic one for the ANC and a big-ticket reform win […]
ANC KwaZulu-Natal political heavyweight Michael Mabuyakhulu told the State Capture Commission that a R1-million donation he received was solely for party activities and not in exchange for provincial tenders, as alleged by forensic auditor Trevor White. On Wednesday evening, newly stepped-down ANC KwaZulu-Natal deputy chairperson Michael Mabuyakhulu told the Zondo commission that he never benefited […]
The ruling African National Congress has suspended its General-Secretary Ace Magashule, eNCA reports. This comes after the party elected to suspend members facing serious criminal charges and who refuse to step down. The ANC resolved at its 2017 national conference that any representative (elected or employed) who was criminally charged should step aside. Several months […]
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Zimbabwe: Rushwaya Case Postponed
The matter involving Henrietta Rushwaya and her alleged gold smuggling syndicate comprising of Pakistani businessman Ali Mohamed and two State security agents has been postponed to June 18 to allow time for the gold to be weighed. Prosecutor Mrs Netsai Mushayabasa applied for the postponement saying she had spoken to the investigating officer who indicated […]
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Zimbabwe: Gomba Faces Fresh Charges
Former Harare mayor Herbert Gomba, who was yesterday granted $20 000 bail on fresh criminal abuse of office charges, has notified the State that he will apply for refusal of further remand if police fail to complete investigations within the next two weeks. Gomba, who was being represented by lawyer Mr Garikayi Mhishi, made the […]
When the UK Foreign Office announced, last week, sanctions imposed on the Gupta brothers under the new Global Anti-Corruption regime; there were questions on just how more of their alleged South African associates were not included in the measures. Only local businessman Salim Essa was affected and together with Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta, they […]