Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has finally been arrested over the Covid-19 tender scandal that saw him allow a dodgy company, Drax International to get a US$42 million contract to supply Covid-19 drugs and equipment without going to tender. According to multiple reports the Minister he is being held at Rhodesville Police Station in Harare. Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) spokesperson Commissioner John Makamure confirmed the arrest. The minister is likely to appear in court tomorrow (Saturday). Delish Nguwaya, the “local” representative of Drax International was arrested last week and is in remand prison after he was denied bail. Three senior officials from NatPharm who were also involved in the tender scam, appeared in court Wednesday and were granted $10 00
Zimbabwe police Wednesday arrested three opposition activists on accusations that they lied in saying that they had been abducted and tortured, their lawyers said. The arrests came as a group of U.N. experts spoke against a "reported pattern of disappearances and torture" by government agents in the country. The three opposition women alleged that they were tortured and sexually abused by their abductors, who they said took them from a police station in May after they had been arrested for organizing an anti-government protest. Their abductors were unidentified, but because they took the women from police custody, it appears they were some kind of state agents. The young women were missing for nearly 48 hours before being released by their abductors. While they were bein
The trial of businessman Wicknell Chivayo, accused of swindling the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) of $5,6 million is set to resume in two weeks following the Supreme Court ruling on Monday, overturning his acquittal at the High Court. The Special Anti-Corruption Unit (sacu) welcomed the ruling and now seeks to implement the decision without delay. In a statement yesterday, sacu welcomed the Supreme Court ruling and made it clear that it would implement the court’s decision to the best of its ability. However, the anti-corruption unit said it was aware of statements circulating within the public domain suggesting that criminal charges against Chivayo and his company are to be discontinued. “These sentiments do not represent true facts as they stand. sacu is proceeding w
SACKED deputy Minister of Information, Publicty and Broadcasting Services Energy Mutodi lost valuables including 30 pairs of designer suits worth US$11 000 to thieves who broke into his Borrowdale residence in Harare. The thieves, brothers Denver and Cosmos Zvomuya, Fidelis Martin Mandaza and Pardon Magombo were arrested and have since appeared in court charged with theft. Zvomuya brothers and Mandaza admitted to the charges when they appeared before Harare magistrate Sheunesu Matowa. Magombo denied the charges saying he was only hired to ferry the stolen property. He told the court that he was not in the know that the items had ben stolen.
THREE Movement for Democratic Change Alliance members who allegedly went missing on Wednesday were found along Bindura Road, according to the tweet by the opposition party. The opposition alliance claimed the activists were “badly injured” but social media followers demanded to see pictures of the injured. “Cecillia Chimbiri, Hon. Joanna Mamombe & Netsai Marova were found badly beaten & dumped along Bindura Road. They have since been rescued with the help of our lawyers. The Police attended the scene. They are currently in the process of checking into a medical centre for treatment,” read the MDC tweet. Soon after posting their tweet, Zimbabweans responded, airing their views and opinions concerning the issue. One Kundayi Masekesa responded, asking
It is clear that Zimbabwe’s version of Big Brother – One House Zimbabwe was long overdue as its website crashed moments after it was launched to the public to apply to be housemates. With US$50 000 up for grabs, it is not surprising that the website crashed as hopefuls likely rushed to the website to give the show a try. According to TeeMak, one of the organisers of the TV reality show, the website, www.onehouse.tvhad close to 40 000 hits (visitors) within the first 10 minutes, overwhelming the server and ultimately leading it to crash. Yesterday, we launched onehouse.tv website for applications and we had 39 000 hits in the first 10 minutes and our server crashed,” said TeeMak. He however said their technical team is working flat out on rectifying this p
A High Court judge’s 21-year old son was on Tuesday arrested for the murder of the missing Ximex Mall dealer who was found dead in Ruwa after a two week- long search. Masvingo resident judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze, is the father to the self- confessed murderer. The murderer Munyaradzi Junior Mawadze confessed to committing the heinous act and implicated his two friends Elvin Dongo Saungweme(22) and Dylon Balani (22) after interrogation by officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (Homicide). Details are that on March 12, the trio approached a cell phone dealer identified as Sipho ‘Million’ Ncube around the former Ximex Mall area. They masqueraded as prospective buyers and ‘kidnapped’ Sipho before robbing him of f
ZIMBABWE’S first family has been linked to the disappearance of a minor child, whose Zimbabwean father lives in South Africa and wants his son returned after alleging his mother ‘kidnapped’ him. The woman, Chantelle Muteswa, bore the child out of wedlock to Johannesburg businessman Frank Buyanga, who is now demanding that the police commissioner and the country’s home affairs minister investigate the matter urgently. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s family was dragged into the matter between Buyanga and his former girlfriend as Muteswa is now dating the president’s son Collins. Collins is accused of facilitating the disappearance of the four-year-old boy. In a message to Buyanga seen by The Citizen, an alleged witness tells him: “My b
Businessman Genius Kadungure, who is facing four counts of prejudicing Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of over $3,8 million in taxes, has applied for exception on all the counts arguing he did not act criminally in any way. Kadungure is charged in his personal capacity as the second accused while his company, Piko Trading, is the first accused. Through his lawyer Mr Jonathan Samkange, Kadungure argued in his application that he could not be charged in his personal capacity because he was not resident in Zimbabwe during the relevant period. He added that essential elements of the offence were not linked to him. Part of the exception application reads; “The facts do not speak of the second accused having so acted in his personal capacity nor having been on a frolic of
South Africa-based Zimbabwean businesswoman Nobuhle Ncube has alleged that Prophet Passion and his church stole her 300 chairs 7 years ago and have since been refusing to acknowledge her concerns. To add insult to injury, Ncube says that Prophet Passion and his church actually had the temerity to block her on all social media platforms. A frustrated Ncube took to social media to air her concerns saying, Kungofunga hangu kuti with all those money yavanopa vanhu. Ndakavapa machairs angu 300 muna 2014 tikawirirana kuti vanondipa 300usd 1$ pachair every week. Kuzoenda mwedzi wapera kuda mari yangu hanzi machairs atorwa nevanhu vezvikwereti prophet vatiza nemari vaenda kuAmerica kumboedza kubata anga ari mukadzi wavo akati daddy havasi kutobatika zvachose kudzamara ndaneta hangu nekufamba
