POLITICS

Ministries defy Mnangagwa office's ban on looting

Senior government officials, including cabinet ministers and permanent secretaries, have continued extracting millions from state-owned enterprises (SOEs), ignoring repeated directives to halt the pra...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 October 2025

POLITICS

Chiwenga dossier accuses Tagwirei of looting US$1.9bn

A confidential document authored by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and presented to the Zanu-PF politburo on September 17 has been leaked, exposing a dramatic internal confrontation over alleged ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 October 2025

POLITICS

Zanu-PF officials loot day-old chicks

Zanu-PF Women's League boss, Mable Chinomona, was left fuming last week after over 5 000 day-old chicks, meant for distribution to women in Manicaland, allegedly disappeared ahead of a party empowerm...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 October 2025

POLITICS

Chiwenga accuses Tagwirei of looting billions from Zanu-PF

Zimbabwe's ruling party has been rocked by a fierce showdown after Vice President Constantino Chiwenga accused petroleum tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei of siphoning billions of dollars from Zanu-PF to ca...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 September 2025

OPINION

Zimbabwe has tragically become a lootocracy

Zimbabwe has been reduced to a shadow of its former promise - a jewel of Africa, a nation of hope and prosperity now lies bruised and exploited under the weight of a political elite that robs its peop...

By Jacob Mutisi | Published: 16 August 2025

POLITICS

Funds looted in shocking Harare 'ghost projects' scandal

Millions of dollars earmarked for road rehabilitation and water infrastructure in Harare have disappeared under murky circumstances, with contractors paid in full for projects that were never carried...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025

POLITICS

Zimbabwe ministers, top officials loot broke parastatals

Senior government officials, including cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, and directors, are siphoning millions of dollars from state-owned enterprises to finance extravagant lifestyles, in a g...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

ZACC goes after loot stashed in SADC

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has intensified its efforts to recover ill-gotten wealth from the country being stashed in foreign lands by engaging with SADC members in the fight again...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 October 2019

MINING & RETAIL

'Looting spells death for Zimbabwe retailers'

BUSINESSES that were broken into, looted and sometimes burnt down during the recent nationwide protests might not be able to rebuild, restock and reopen, business leaders have said.Last week Zimbabwe ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 January 2019

POLITICS

Police recover looted goods, culprits in court

POLICE in Bulawayo recovered property and groceries worth thousands of dollars in Entumbane suburb that were looted by violent demonstrators. The recovered goods include stoves, refrigerators, freezer...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 January 2019

POLITICS

Bid to loot Nkulumane Shopping Mall thwarted

BRAVE vendors operating from Nkulumane bus terminus have emerged as heroes after repelling violent protestors who wanted to loot shops at Nkulumane Shopping Complex in Bulawayo on Monday and Tuesday. ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 January 2019

POLITICS

Ox-drawn plough looter arrested as police pursue looters countrywide

Police have set up security checkpoints across the country to account for all hooligans who looted groceries and destroyed property during three-day violent protests orchestrated by the opposition MDC...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 January 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Mnangagwa to recover looted Zinara funds

Government will recover all the money looted from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara), President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. An audit report by Grant Thornton unearthed massive looting...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 December 2018

MINING & RETAIL

Mnangagwa minister implicated in Hwange looting

A FORENSIC auditor engaged by Hwange Colliery to investigate financial impropriety has fingered Mines and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando, who he said was likely in cahoots with shady cha...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 November 2018

POLITICS

Mphoko accused of 'looting' Choppies cash

THE Mphoko family has come under fire for allegedly hijacking the Choppies retail business and "looting" cash from the outlets countrywide without board approval.Mr Siqokoqela Mphoko, son to the count...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 July 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF HQ workers looting party regalia

Secretary for War Veterans in the Zanu-PF politburo, Victor Matemadanda has accused workers at the Zanu P HQ of grabbing and looting party regalia which they don't wear."They work for the enemy. What ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 June 2018

MINING & RETAIL

Diamonds boss admits Marange diamond looting

ZIMBABWE Consolidation Diamond Company (ZCDC)'s chief executive officer, Morris Mpofu, has claimed that some of his subordinates were working in cahoots with illegal diamond miners to steal the gems ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 June 2018

POLITICS

Mugabe laptops looter escapes jail

A Harare magistrate has dismissed a bid to cage - pending trial - a soldier who duped former president Robert Mugabe of computers and accessories worth $50 000 for allegedly intimidating witnesses.Pro...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Chinese looters off the hook

Government has said taking action against Chinese looters will be tantamount to being xenophobic, as other foreign nationals and locals had also spirited cash out of the country.Chinese individuals an...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 April 2018

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Carry your cross, banks tell 'looters'

BANKERS' Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) president Charity Jinya absolved banks of any wrongdoing for putting individuals or companies on the externalisers' list, as the concerned parties had ample time...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 April 2018

POLITICS

'Mnangagwa protecting looters'

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of having "uneasy links" with several companies that have externalised funds, says a report.During his campaign rally over th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Externalisation: Govt gropes in the dark

GOVERNMENT will find it difficult to prosecute corporates and individuals it accuses of illegal externalisation of money as questions arise over the legal framework and the prosecutability of the off...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 March 2018

OPINION

Persons on 'externalisation' list can still be prosecuted

The publication on March 19 by the Office of the President and Cabinet of a list of individuals and companies alleged to have externalised funds has for various reasons been an anticipated event.For m...

By Shepherd Machigere | Published: 23 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Forex 'looter' blames client, goes to court

A HARARE trader whose name was listed among people who looted and externalised foreign currency has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking to block his arrest and prosecution.Pr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 March 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Looters to have day in court, says Chinamasa

All companies and individuals that were recently named by Government for allegedly externalising funds and assets were contacted by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to explain their transactions, bu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 March 2018
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