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Zimbabwe: Harare Mayor Mafume Arrested
New Zimbabwe, 26 November 2020
Harare mayor and Ward 17 councillor Jacob Mafume was Wednesday arrested and charged of criminal abuse of office arising allegedly from the allocation of two residential stands in… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Harare Town Clerk, Hosiah Chisango Arrested Over Illegal Land Deals
New Zimbabwe, 10 September 2020
Harare town clerk Hosiah Chisango was arrested Thursday afternoon over alleged illegal land deals. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mbare Tender Scandal Rocks Council
The Herald, 26 November 2020
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Zimbabwe: Ex-Mayor, Suspended Town Clerk Clash
The Herald, 12 November 2020
Suspended Harare town clerk Hosiah Chisango and ex-Mayor Hebert Gomba are embroiled in a fight over control of Town House, with the latter being accused of running the city's… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Harare Mayor Mafume Recalled
The Herald, 22 September 2020
BARELY a month after his election, Harare Mayor councillor Jacob Mafume has been recalled by his party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), a development that is likely to result… Read more »
Zimbabwe Capital's Mayor Arrested On Corruption Charges
The mayor of Harare has been arrested over corruption charges arising from the allocation of housing stands in Harare's Westlea suburb. Jacob Mafume was elected Mayor in September to replace Herbert Gomba who was arrested for alleged abuse of office together with several council officials including directors. However, the opposition has called it "another case of persecution and weaponization of the law against MDC Alliance members".
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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Special Anti-Corruption Unit (SACU) is an illegal entity, which unnecessarily duplicates roles of the prosecuting authority, Transparency ... Read more »
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The first family has distanced itself from an attempt to smuggle 6kg of gold out of the country. In a statement, First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa said: "I do not engage in illegal ... Read more »
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet has approved tough new laws that will criminalise protests. The proposed amendments to the Criminal Law Act will also make it a criminal ... Read more »
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The Zimbabwean Parliament has expelled 10 MPs from the opposition MDC-T after their party wrote to the House saying they were no longer representing it. This comes as tensions ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe has accused the opposition of conniving with an unnamed world superpower to smuggle arms in an alleged bid to topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government. The claims ... Read more »
