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HARARE – Three suspects, who allegedly tried to defraud National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (Natpharm) of US$9 600 by tendering a fake requisition purportedly from Mt Darwin Hospital, have been denied bail by magistrate Dennis Mangosi.
High Court judge Justice Webster Chinamora has ruled that the controversial US$60 million contract entered between Drax Consult SALG (Drax) the National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) for the supply of Covid-19 medicines was valid.
Former Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo yesterday put the State on notice that he will apply for refusal of further remand if the State fails to commence his trial, raising suspicions President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime wants the case to “die a natural death.”
Government’s insatiable appetite for borrowing has once again come under scrutiny after legislators grilled Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday over Treasury’s decision to borrow US$10 million for COVID-19 programmes at a time it is failing to account for over US$220 million donated for the same cause.
Former Natpharm acting managing and operations director Zealous Nyabadza yesterday told the court that he by-passed procurement procedures to buy surgical masks to avert a strike by medical personnel at Harare’s Sally Mugabe Central Hospital and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, although it is alleged he resold the same masks at a profit.
Deputy Health and Child Care Minister Dr John Mangwiro was formally questioned by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on Tuesday on allegations of applying pressure that was inappropriate, although ultimately unsuccessful, on NatPharm to buy medical supplies from a company in which the Deputy Minister had a personal interest.
Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr John Mangwiro has denied interfering in the bidding process for the supply of Covid-19 related materials by Young Health Care to the National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) saying he only convened a meeting at night in August this year to establish what was causing delays at a time when infections were surging.
Two National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe public officers were yesterday hauled to court facing criminal abuse of office charges.
Three top NatPharm bosses yesterday appeared in court facing allegations of approving DRAX International LLC to supply and deliver medicines and surgical sundries to the Government without following procurement procedures.
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo has said investigations on the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) managers and government officials over alleged corruption during the procurement of medical accessories including Covid-19 protection equipment and test kits were now afoot.