Senior Court Reporter INVESTIGATIONS into former Labour and Social Welfare Minister Petronella Kagonye’s six counts of fraud, theft and criminal abuse of office charges, have been completed with the docket having been sent to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for perusal, a court heard. Prosecutor Mrs Netsai Mushayabasa yesterday told the court they were expecting […]
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Zimbabwe: Former Mayor in Court
Former Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba is today expected to appear at the Harare Magistrates’ Court on criminal abuse of office charges. Gomba is alleged to have directed Harare City Council financial director Mr Stanley Ndemera to facilitate the sell of Mt Pleasant Sports Club in Harare.
Former Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira has approached the High Court seeking nullification of Chief Magistrate Mr Munamato Mutevedzi’s ruling dismissing her application for separation of her trials with co-accused ex-Public Service Commission permanent secretary Ngoni Masoka, saying the decision was based on evidence and facts that were not placed before the court. Mupfumira had applied […]
There are growing fears that earnings from tobacco, which remains touted as the country’s second single largest foreign currency earner after gold’s net export proceeds, might be far less in foreign receipts compared to other commodities because most of the contract schemes are sponsored using offshore funds. According to the state media, reports say after […]
There was drama at the Harare Magistrates Court when police detectives arrested a key witness in the trial of ZIFA president Felton Kamambo who stands accused of bribing councillors to enable his ascension to the top post after he was declared a hostile witness. A visibly infuriated Robert Matoka initially resisted arrest and shouted at […]
Mighty Wanderers FC has brought in some allegations of corruption to do with the premature end of the much-anticipated Blantyre derby against their age-old archrivals, Nyasa Big Bullets at Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday. In a statement, the Nomads are asking Super League of Malawi (SULOM) and Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to decisively act on […]
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says documentations with banks in different countries is delaying the return of the £4.2m stashed away by a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori. The Federal Government of Nigeria and the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing and other officials had, on […]
Farirai Machivenyika and Ivan Zhakata Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday experienced the corruption at the Makombe passport office after he was asked to pay a US$30 bribe to jump the queue. Minister Kazembe, who has been carrying out impromptu visits to the Registrar General’s offices visited Makombe office where he endured […]
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe performed satisfactorily during an oral examination conducted by an examination panel at her children’s home in Mazowe leading to her graduation with a PhD degree, the court heard yesterday. This was revealed by the third witness in the trial of former University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice Chancellor Levi Nyagura, who […]
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has registered its biggest victory yet in the ongoing standoff with the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) over distribution of HIV drugs, after the government sent home the entire board of the national drugs agency. The revocation of the Kemsa board’s appointment came barely hours after President Uhuru […]
THE Ministry of Finance has identified a list of 84 doctors who are accused of stealing millions of dollars through the government’s medical aid scheme. The ministry has also instituted civil action against some providers and is contemplating slapping the alleged culprits with criminal charges. At least N$13 million has been paid back to the […]
A businessman, who admits to have encroached on a National Environmental Authority (Nema) swamp in Kinawataka, Nakawa Division has sued a man who claims to be working with the State House Anti-Corruption Unit. In a case filed at the Commercial Division of the High Court, Mr Jamilu Masuba contends that his business, which has been […]
“Instead of investigating the facts, where evidence in the public domain would demonstrate the allegations in the complaint to be false, this has become a story of ongoing police harassment and intimidation.” A UK anti-corruption group, Global Witness, has declared support for a Nigerian activist, Olanrewaju Suraju, who was recently questioned by the police based […]
Abuja — The Senate yesterday said poor remuneration of judges is exposing them to temptation. The lawmakers, who seek the review of the salary structure of judges, added that the last exercise was done in 2008 when exchange rate of naira to a US dollar was pegged at N117 as against N467 today. The call […]
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource center has revealed that Nigeria have been losing about $15 to $18 billion annually as a result of illicit financial flow (IFF). HEDA also quoted that Nigeria’s loss has been accounted for about 30 percent of Africa’s loss to IFF which was at $50 billion in the […]
Abuja — Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to investigate allegations that $30 million safe school fund was missing or diverted to bring to justice anyone suspected to be involved, as […]
The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee has unearthed massive corruption at Zimbabwe National Roads Administration Authority (ZINARA) where under-qualified directors were hired while board members flew from Harare to Victoria Falls for a single meeting. Gym equipment for home use was purchased for the parastatal’s senior managers and every female employee was allowed to get new […]
The government has terminated the contract for the construction of the Sh1 billion Liwatoni Fisheries Complex in Mombasa, one of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s key legacy projects for the Coast region. The project, which President Kenyatta earlier noted was key to the exploitation of the vast wealth of the blue economy, seeks to upgrade the Liwatoni […]