By Munyaradzi Musiiwa
A Government official and a police officer deployed at Beitbridge Border Post have been arrested by a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) crack team in a joint operation with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) loss control officers when they were caught corruptly demanding and collecting bribes from returning citizens and visitors entering the country from South Africa.
Two other police officers who were also part of the scam are on the run.
Tafadzwa Musakanya, a supervisor at the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Beitbridge Border Post and Progress Laiza Tabarwa, a police officer stationed at Beitbridge Border Post were on Christmas Day arrested for allegedly demanding bribes and collecting money from returning citizens and other travellers coming from South Africa.
The two are being charged with criminal abuse of duty as public officers.
The two police officers who are on the run have been identified as constables Chokera and Msipa.
Zacc spokesperson Mr John Makamure confirmed the arrest of the two on Friday following a tip-off by the public.
“On 25 December, a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission crack team acting in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority loss control officers received a tip-off from members of the public to the effect that Government officers deployed at the Beitbridge Border Post were demanding undue consideration from the returning citizens and visitors entering Zimbabwe from South Africa,” said Comm Makamure.
“Reacting to the tip-off, our officers pounced and noticed Musakanya, Tabarwa and other accomplices yet to be arrested demanding and collecting some funds from the returning citizens and visitors entering Zimbabwe from South Africa using motor vehicles.
After collecting the money from each and every vehicle passing through Gomba searching bay, the accused persons would place the money into their pockets with no receipts issued.”
Comm Makamure said when Zacc officers pounced on Musakanya and Tabarwa they found them in possession of the money.
“When Zacc pounced on the two and searched them, Musakanya was found with R1 170 and US$20 while Tabarwa was found in possession of R550. When constables Chokera and Msipa saw Musakanya and Tabarwa being searched and arrested by our officers they ran away and went to an unknown destination,” he said.
“Investigations established that the accused persons were corruptly demanding and collecting some money from each and every returning citizen and visitors entering Zimbabwe from South Africa driving motor vehicles at the Gomba searching bay within Beitbridge.”
Comm Makamure said the two were in police custody assisting with investigations. Sunday News
Corruption is more like culture there
The hotspot of corruption
vanosiiwa very soon
Kindly share the tip off hotlines and emails for ZACC
Why putting a lot of effort on variku demanda twumashereni leaving madzakutsaku looting mamillions everyday? You really want to divert our attention kuti munzi you’re doing something imi pasina zvamurikuita?
Eddie Banda kuora kuora hazvinei nekuti chaora chihombe or chidiki.mwana venyoka inyoka.
Ian Baoba correct! But why cant they put more effort on the ones crippling the economy?
Let face it
Eddie Banda the same GVT is demanding fines frm returning citizens at e border Fr border jumping
Lock them up vatotikwadzisa necovid already
Sam Sam Links vakikwadxisa necovid how
Chalton Mnangagwa kana vachitora chioko muhomwe chi chinovatadzisa kuyambutsa vanhu vasina kutester covid 19??
This has been happening long tym ago without action,zvazonyanya kudiikowo to hell with useless Zim govt.Kuita sekuti munonzwira ma citizens tsitsi.Tirikukonai hedu Zimbabweans have bright brains but with dumb leaders.
Ko gwanda varikutiii nayo
Zinjaaaa
Catch and release game iyo
They are given, even offered bribes, and who wouldn’t take the bribe considering the state of affairs, you’re a joke!
They were unlucky
The big fish is untouchable we all know that.
Our government’s axes are just sharp in cutting down small trees or to cut small branches living the stems and the roots
Kwahi “crack” kkkk kune vari ku looter crack team iripo iyi ngavatibvire
Operation to continue
Tts what keeps me quiete most of the time bcz we are robbed by the same pple whom we expect to keep u… https://t.co/moOt82uL48
The government must do lifestlye audit for these zimra oficers they are corupt to the core
Oh damnit those people were accepting bribes from us who doesn’t have proper papers to cross the border now it will be difficult .
When they want to stop this they must start at those up there when you want to kill a tree start with the roots because when you start with the branches when you cut the first first one the moment you jump to the second one the first one will start growing.
Were is now that 6kg of gold
Who isn’t corrupt
All the beitbridge policemen,security guards,weighbridge personnel ,soldiers, zimbra officials are corrupt
Just arrest everyone
A policeman salary in zim is RTGS 15 000 equalls to USD 150 per month so if sme1 offers u a bribe wat will u do apa kumba watosiya kusina muriwo
Hey you police man,pay bribes to zaac and you will be sure to be released