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ZACC To Investigate Withdrawal Of Corruption Charges Against Five City Of Harare Officials

2 months agoTue, 04 Feb 2025 14:02:04 GMT

ZACC To Investigate Withdrawal Of Corruption Charges Against Five City Of Harare Officials

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) says it will investigate the withdrawal of charges against five City of Harare employees in connection with a US$9 million street lights tender case.

In a statement released on Tuesday, February 4, ZACC said that it had noted the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to drop charges against Town Clerk Hosiah Chisango, Supply Chain Manager Never Murerwa, Principal Accountant Denford Zhungu, Engineering Technician Tawanda Mutenhabundo, and Principal Contracts Administrator Artkins Mandaza. Added ZACC:

The NPA withdrew charges against five accused persons and only indicted Harare City Council Principal Buyer, Jabulani Mukomazi.

ZACC respects the position taken by the NPA and acknowledges that it is the mandate of the prosecuting authority to institute and manage criminal prosecutions in Zimbabwe.
The Commission however, maintains that the accused persons are criminally liable for the fraudulent awarding of the tender and should defend their actions in court.
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Accordingly, ZACC is looking into the matter and will be preferring new charges against the five accused persons.

Chisango is among several council officials arrested by ZACC and subsequently released by the courts in an ongoing cycle of “catch and release.”

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10 Comments

huchi.com · 2 months ago

there it goes again the cycle

Mazuva · 2 months ago

ZACC is faking hunger for justice and good governance. The bigger picture is that Zanu Pf wants to fire members of the opposition and appoint Zanu Pf commissions to take over all municipalities in Zimbabwe, just as it illegally obtained ⅔ majority in parliament by recalling elected mps. It's not as if bye elections are going to be called to replace those criminals when they are fired. Just wait for it.

FreeZim · 2 months ago

Harare the most corrupt City in the world, they made sure the Mufume becomes Mayor without him their plan was not going to pass,

Patz · 2 months ago

ZACC is incompetent in as far a putting together essential evidence is concerned. The NPA can not proceed with a case without evidence prema facie. No accused can be convicted on a poorly compiled docket where the investigating officer is incompetent or is corrupted so that he deliberately leaves out essential evidence when compiling dockets. NPA deals with what is presented to them and in order for a case to be tried there should be prema facie evidence. The court should be in a position to prove the accuseds guilty beyond reasonable doubt

😔😔 · 2 months ago

Why not start with Chivayo.........

😔😔 · 2 months ago

Why not stR

Sir African · 2 months ago

If the investigations are shoddy and full of holes because the investigators are highly incompetent, there is nothing the NPA can do,it cannot manufacture evidence.