controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo

Supreme Court To Determine Whether Or Not Chivayo Should Be Acquitted On Money Laundering Charges.

Posted on June 8, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

THE Supreme Court will next month determine whether or not controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo should be acquitted on money laundering charges. The Registrar of the Supreme Court has set down the challenge for July 21 at 9.30am. Chivayo was in 2005 jailed five years for money laundering, which involved R837 000 by the High Court. Two years were conditionally set aside, leaving him to serve an effective three years in prison. …

The Late, Hit-and-run Victim,17-Year-Old Jocelyn’s Mum Collapses In Court

Posted on June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

The mother of the Form Four Harare Girls High School pupil, who was recently ran over and killed by a negligent commuter omnibus driver, yesterday collapsed in court and was rushed to hospital. Evelyn Gomba had attended the court hearing of Wadzanayi Mabika (41), who killed her 17-year-old daughter Jocelyn and seriously injured Odwell Mabanga before he fled to South Africa. Gomba died on the spot while Mabanga sustained serious spinal injuries and has since…

‘Undenge Pressured Us To Pay Chivayo US$5m Without Guarantee To Protect Public Funds’.-ZPC

Posted on June 1, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge reportedly pressured the Zimbabwe Power Company to pay Wicknell Chivayo’s Intratek Zimbabwe $5 million in the absence of a bank guarantee to protect public funds. Chivayo yesterday admitted to receiving payment without a guarantee as specified in the contract to construct a 100 Megawatt solar plant in Gwanda. Chivayo said it was difficult for a local company to raise a bank guarantee, hence the decision to…

‘Controversial Harare Businessman Chivayo Fights To Have His 2005 Conviction On Money Laundering Charges Quashed ‘

Posted on May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Businessman Wicknell Chivayo is fighting to have his 2005 conviction on money laundering charges quashed by the Supreme Court despite having fully served the three-year prison term imposed on him. Chivayo was in 2005 jailed five years for money laundering, which involved R837,000 by the High Court. Two years were conditionally set aside, leaving the businessman to serve an effective three years in prison. He appealed to the Supreme Court against both conviction and…

‘Zimbabwe’s Multimillion Dollar Power Contracts Awarded To Drug Dealers, Corrupt, Bankrupt Companies’

Posted on May 4, 2016May 4, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

ZIMBABWE has put $600 million worth of the country’s critical power projects in the hands of a middleman accused of drug trafficking, and awarded big contracts to companies that are bankrupt or facing corruption charges, it can be revealed today. With the country desperate to rebuild its decaying energy infrastructure, dozens of foreign companies have tendered for lucrative Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) contracts to refurbish existing power stations and build new plants. The bulk of…

‘ Government Bailed Out 25 Trafficked Women, Not Chivayo’-Foreign Affairs minister Mumbengegwi

Posted on May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Foreign Affairs minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi has dismissed claims that flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo bought air tickets for stranded 32 females in Kuwait. He said government had already secured 25 tickets to bring back the women when Chivayo chipped in. “The government of Zimbabwe takes its responsibility seriously to protect its citizens and by the time we got aid from Chivayo and Philip Chiyangwa, we had already secured 25 tickets for the girls” said the…

‘Grace Mugabe Warns Chivayo to Stop Abusing His Association With Zim 1 Family’

Posted on April 29, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace have reportedly warned loud-mouthed and controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo – who has a criminal reecord – to stop abusing his association with them following the pictures he posted having dinner with the First Lady in Dubai earlier this month, it has surfaced. Mugabe and his wife were said to have been seriously angered by pictures posted on social networking website, Facebook by Chivayo showing the businessman having dinner…