Zimbabwe: Grace Mugabe PhD - Zacc Probes Mararike

19 February 2018

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZAAC) is investigating University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturer Professor Claude Mararike on allegations of abuse of office for fraudulently awarding a Doctor of Philosophy degree to former First Lady Grace Mugabe.

In an interview yesterday, ZACC spokesperson Ms Phyllis Chikundura confirmed the developments. "He is under investigation and he faces arrest once investigations have been completed," she said. On Saturday, UZ Vice Chancellor Levi Nyagura, who was arrested for allegedly illegally awarding Mrs Mugabe the PhD, was granted $200 bail by a Harare magistrate.

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