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Former Public Service minister Petronella Kagonye has been sentenced to 36 months in prison following her conviction on charges of corruption and criminal abuse of office after she allegedly stole 20 laptops donated to schools in Goromonzi.
Insp Mawomba was assigned to escort two vehicles that had been impounded carrying smuggled goods but he allegedly connived with a subordinate and the drivers to offload part of the smuggled goods in a bushy area near the Zinwa water treatment pump.
HARARE- Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), chief executive officer Sydney Gata has allegedly been gloating he has the protection of President Emmerson Mnangagwa while his recently appointed nephews and cronies are earning hefty USD$ 16 000 monthly salaries each and top of the range cars among huge benefits from the power utility, Nehanda Radio can reveal.
Harare regional magistrate Mr Noel Mupeiwa ruled that Superintendent Chidhakwa Mugove had not exhibited any hostility towards the State in the build-up towards the on-going trial and the State had failed to place enough evidence before the court that warranted the declaration of hostility.
Commissioner Makodza, who was represented by lawyer Mr Tapiwa Makanza, is being charged with corruptly concealing a transaction from a principal and alternatively criminal abuse of office.
Former Air Zimbabwe chief operations officer and the late former President Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law, Simba Chikore, is today expected to file his application for exception to the criminal abuse of office charges he is facing at the Harare Magistrates Court.
The trial of Former ZBC acting chief executive Wisdom Hombarume on charges of fraud, criminal abuse of office and smuggling involving over US$6 700 has hit a brick wall following indications that the prosecutor handling the matter Mrs Cecilia Mashingaidze is not feeling well.
The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges, has been delayed following indications that Prosecutor-General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi wants the matter dealt with at the High Court.
Former Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira was on Wednesday issued with another warrant of arrest after she failed to avail herself for trial in a matter in which she is jointly charged with ex-National Social Security Authority (NSSA) director contributions and collections, Barnabas Matongera, for criminal abuse of office.
Former principal director of State Residences, Douglas Tapfuma, has lost a High Court appeal to quash both conviction and a four-year imprisonment term imposed on him for criminal abuse of office.