BUSINESS NEWS

RioZim in eye of financial misconduct, fraud storm

Mining giant RioZim Limited is at the centre of a deepening scandal as allegations of financial misconduct, asset stripping, and systematic fraud continue to surface. According to sources familiar wit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Chimombe, Mpofu fraud case takes a new twist

The high-profile fraud trial involving businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe took an unexpected turn on Monday after the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, John Basera, con...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare businessman in $76,000 vehicle import fraud

A local businessman, Elias Murandu, 37, has been charged with fraud after allegedly deceiving the director of Cobra Security in a failed vehicle importation scheme involving a total of US$76,000.Muran...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Beitbridge clearing agent jailed for smuggling

A Beitbridge clearing agent, Brian Zimbume, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of fraud and smuggling related offences. Zimbume, who was employed by Andalusia Investments ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

23 toll-gate staffers dismissed for fraud in three months

A company managing part of the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara)'s toll-gate network has dismissed some 23 workers on charges of fraud in the last three months, Parliament has heard.Duri...

By newzimbabwe | Published: 27 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Mangoma, Zesa bosses deny fraud charges

Former Energy minister Elton Mangoma on Thursday said charges that he unprocedurally awarded a $3 million contract to a South Korean firm have been fabricated, based on falsehoods and designed to hara...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 April 2019

POLITICS

Undenge acquitted in Chivayo fraud case

FORMER Energy minister Samuel Undenge was yesterday acquitted in a matter in which he was being accused of directing the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) to pay businessman Wicknell Chivayo $5 million.A H...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 December 2018

POLITICS

Maziwisa, Pambuka jailed for fraud

FORMER Zanu PF Highfield West legislator, Psychology Maziwisa and television personality Oscar Pambuka were yesterday sentenced to a total of 78 months in jail each for fraud.Maziwisa (34) and Pambuka...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 December 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Wicknell Chivayo escalates fight to have fraud charges dismissed

IntratRek Zimbabwe director Wicknell Chivayo, who is facing a $5,6 million fraud charge in a botched Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) solar project deal, has petitioned the High Court, seeking a review of...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 December 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zesa unit in fraud storm

ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) has flown into the eye of a storm amid revelations a senior executive of the State- owned power utility allegedly awarded a multi-million dollar contract without going to ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 July 2018

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Fraudsters target Women's Ban

Zimbabweans should be wary of fraudsters who are moving around with forged Women's Bank loan application forms and offering to process them for a fee. There are reports that a number of people had bee...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 July 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Lawyer arrested over $64 000 fraud

HARARE lawyer, Auther Roy Mabhena, appeared in court yesterday facing fraud allegations after he duped home seekers of $64 315 in botched land deals.Mabhena of T Kadhau and Associates was not asked to...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF supporters bay for 'fraudulent' minister's head

THOUSANDS of Zanu-PF supporters from Hwedza constituency have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa calling for the immediate expulsion of Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs minister David Musayaba...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 June 2018

POLITICS

Shiri's name soiled by fraudsters

The ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement has launched a manhunt for fraudsters who are abusing the name of its principal officer, retired chief air marshal Perrance Shiri, to fleece d...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Ministry warns against land fraudsters

THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement has warned the public to be wary of fraudsters that are masquerading as Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri (Rtd) and demanding money from unsusp...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2018

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

'Upsurge in Zimbabwe mobile money fraud'

ZIMBABWE Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT) has warned that an increasing number of vendors and small-to-medium scale enterprises are receiving fake messages of transactions on their mo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 May 2018

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Employee defrauds Trek $42 000 diesel

A TREK Agriculture Petroleum employee has been taken to court for allegedly fleecing his employer of over $42 000 worth of diesel earmarked for use at the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Banks move to curb card fraud

SOME local banks have partnered with international experts to curb bank card fraud which police say is on the increase in the country. The institutions have singled out supermarket employees as the bi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 May 2018

POLITICS

Gandawa wants Zimdef fraud charges dropped

Former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Godfrey Gandawa, who is facing criminal charges over the alleged abuse of the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef), has applied to have the charges...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 May 2018

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Health insurers lose $160 million to fraud

CIMAS CEO Vulindlela Ndlovu says the health insurance industry in Zimbabwe could be losing $160 million annually through fraud, errors and leakages.Ndlovu told journalists attending the Zimselector me...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimra foils $2m fraud

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has sent nine officials from its finance department on forced leave to pave way for investigations into an attempt to siphon nearly US$2 million from the tax man's fisca...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 May 2018

POLITICS

Goba sucked in $380,000k fraud trial case

Prosecutor-General Ray Goba's name has been sucked into the fraud case involving a Harare couple which allegedly sold its house to a home-seeker for $380 000, but was now refusing to vacate the proper...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 April 2018

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Barclays to pay $2bn for losses caused by fraudulent scheme

BARCLAYS has agreed to pay $2 billion for allegedly causing billions of dollars of losses to investors by engaging in a fraudulent scheme to sell residential mortgage-backed securities between 2005 an...

By Reuters | Published: 04 April 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimra sues Pasi for fraud, abuse of office

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is demanding $217 624 from its former commissioner-general, Gershem Pasi, accusing him of abuse of office and fraud.Zimra issued the summons on March 21 and Pasi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 March 2018

POLITICS

Grace Mugabe degree an 'academic fraud'

FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe's controversial University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Doctor of Philosophy degree, which was finally published last week almost four years after graduation, has been described as ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 February 2018
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