‘FATHER AND SON con, Zanu-PF MP Zimbabwe Farmers’ Dev Co (ZFDC) chairperson defrauded ZFDC of over US$10 million, Zimbabwe special!’

‘FATHER AND SON con, Zanu-PF MP Zimbabwe Farmers’ Dev Co  (ZFDC) chairperson defrauded ZFDC of over US$10 million, Zimbabwe special!’

Raradza (71), who is jointly charged with his son, Mathew (46) and ZFDC executive director administration Thomas Nherera (68) appeared before magistrate Barbara Mateko yesterday.They are on $300 bail each.ZFDC, the complainant, was represented by its director Aaron Nhepera.Raradza, Mathew and Nherera were all represented by Tinashe Zintu.ZFDC was incorporated under the Companies Act, with Farmers World Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd having a 55% shareholding, while government, represented by Hero Fence, holds the remaining 45% of…

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OVER 215 drums of bitumen (USS$4 million) were stolen at a road construction site in Chivhu last week, crime is a lifestyle in Zimbabwe.

OVER 215 drums of bitumen (USS$4 million) were stolen at a road construction site in Chivhu last week, crime is a lifestyle in Zimbabwe.

AT least 215 drums of bitumen worth RTGS$4 million were stolen at a road construction site in Chivhu last week and Government has rolled out extensive investigations to apprehend the culprits. Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Joel Biggie Matiza confirmed that the bitumen which was meant for the dualisation of a 10-kilometre stretch along Harare-Beitbridge highway went missing under mysterious circumstances. Minister Matiza told The Herald yesterday that the manner in which the bitumen disappeared…

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BULAWAYO South MP Eddie Cross (MDC-T) has claimed that Zimbabwe has since independence lost over $60 billion due to corruption.

BULAWAYO South MP Eddie Cross (MDC-T) has claimed that Zimbabwe has since independence lost over $60 billion due to corruption.

BULAWAYO South MP Eddie Cross (MDC-T) has claimed that Zimbabwe has since independence lost over $60 billion due to corruption. Cross said this in the National Assembly while contributing to debate on a motion in reply to the Presidential Speech where he said the amount translated to $1,7 billion lost every year every due to corrupt activities. “That is equivalent to $4 500 for every living Zimbabwean, woman and child and this excludes specifically the…

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Two armed criminals masquerading as Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers search homes and rob unsuspecting victims of their valuables in Harare.

Two armed criminals masquerading as Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers search  homes and rob unsuspecting victims of their valuables in Harare.

Two suspected armed robbers masquerading as police detectives are reportedly targeting people and demanding to search their homes and robbing them of valuables.This comes after an incident recently in which a 59-year-old Harare man lost a Samsung S6 Edge cellphone and other valuables worth over $700 to the two robbers who approached him last week. “The two unknown accused persons identified themselves as police officers from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). The two accused persons…

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