The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Chiredzi Town Council acting town secretary Consider Kubiku over allegations that he bypassed recruitment procedures to appoint and promote unqualified employees.

Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume says an insider may be helping robbers target City of Harare district offices after another cash theft at a municipal banking hall.

Former Mvurwi Town Council employee Sydney Chihombe, who allegedly fled Zimbabwe after being implicated in a multi-million-dollar residential stands fraud, has been arrested after spending nearly five years on the run.

HARARE – The Harare Magistrates' Court has sentenced three Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers to five years' imprisonment each after convicting them of criminal abuse of office following an anti-corruption investigation. The convictions were confirmed on Friday by ZRP national spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi, who said the officers were arrested during an operation conducted by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Police Anti-Corruption Unit.

MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA — Equatorial Guinea's government has resigned after failing to meet key performance targets, with Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue revealing that the administration had achieved less than 10% of its objectives. The mass resignation paves the way for President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the world's longest-serving head of state, to appoint a new cabinet as criticism grows over corruption, economic stagnation, and the country's continued

HARARE – A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) accountant has appeared before the Harare Magistrates' Court facing fraud charges involving more than US$132,000 allegedly siphoned from prison service project funds.

HARARE – In the corridors of the High Court of Zimbabwe, justice is often treated as a game of technicalities. Last week, Justice Joel Mambara struck down an opposing affidavit from the Minister of Local Government and Public Works simply because a state lawyer forgot to insert a date on the document. With that single procedural blunder, a massive 30.773-hectare prime piece of land in Mabelreign Township was effectively handed over to a private entity, Cabletron Enterprises (

HARARE — Former Tourism and Hospitality Minister Walter Mzembi has been granted US$1,000 bail by the High Court in Harare. Mzembi is currently awaiting judgment in a high-profile case where he is accused of defrauding the Government of approximately US$2 million during his tenure in office.