HARARE - A leaked letter has revealed a substantial payment of over US$4.2 million from the Zimbabwean Ministry of Finance Secretary George Guvamatanga and Economic Development to Betterbrands Petroleum, a company owned by Zanu-PF Member of Parliament and controversial gold dealer Scott Sakupwanya, raising significant questions about government procurement processes and the use of public funds.
HARARE - A recently concluded agreement between Zimbabwe and Belarus to revamp Zimbabwe's health sector, starting with the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, has drawn scrutiny and allegations of potential corruption.
HARARE - Prosecutor General Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo has sounded the alarm over the crippling effects of corruption in Zimbabwe, revealing that the country is losing a staggering US$1.8 billion annually due to corruption.
HARARE - Former Harare Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni and ex-Acting Town Clerk Josephine Ncube have been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on charges of criminal abuse of duty, accused of unlawfully altering a land development agreement with Shelter Zimbabwe that allegedly cost the city approximately US$20 million in revenue.
HARARE - Former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has exposed corruption allegations implicating Minister of Mashonaland West Marian Chombo and high-ranking police officials in Mashonaland West Province, with accusations ranging from illicit land deals reportedly orchestrated by the Minister to the devastating plunder of wildlife conservancies.
In a stunning exposé of alleged high-level corruption, a joint investigation by South Africa's financial intelligence authorities has unearthed a massive corruption scandal where over US$40 million of Zimbabwean taxpayer funds, meant for critical election materials, allegedly flowed directly into the coffers of controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, a flamboyant and influential ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
HARARE - Another leaked document has revealed that Attorney General Virginia Mabiza instructed the People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) to grant access to its vaults to Hebrew Investment Group (HIG), a controversial private investor fronted by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally Morris Brown Gwedegwe.
HARARE - The highly anticipated corruption trial of business partners Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, accused of defrauding the government of US$7 million in a Presidential Goat Scheme, has been postponed to February 20.
CHINHOYI - Quest Motor Corporation is at the center of a corruption scandal after Vuti High School headmaster, Brain Chigudu, was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for allegedly awarding the company a US$155,000 tender for the supply of a 56-seater bus, without following proper procurement procedures.
Former Minister of State for Mashonaland West Province, Reuben Marumahoko, has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on allegations of fraud.
