Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and two councillors have been arrested by ZACC over allegations that they demanded US$52,000 from a businessman to prevent the cancellation of a hotel development lease.

BULILIMA – In a high-profile move targeting corruption within traditional leadership, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Chief Mphini of Matabeleland South. The traditional leader stands accused of the illegal alienation and sale of communal land in Bulilima District, a move that has reportedly displaced local livestock and sparked a communal outcry.