HARARE – Chiredzi South legislator Joel Sithole has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on allegations of abusing public funds under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).

Tasara Hungwe, the Member of Parliament for Mberengwa East, is accused of moving funds shortly after they were disbursed by the Parliament of Zimbabwe in August 2025. According to documents seen by local media, Mberengwa East constituency received ZiG1,341,500 (approximately US$53,000) under the CDF on August 14, 2025. Investigators allege that soon after the disbursement, Hungwe transferred ZiG799,641.32 to Tatiude (Pvt) Ltd and ZiG440,171.37 to Matquick Hardware (Pvt) Ltd—b