By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent
KARIBA MDC Alliance councillor, Tendai Mapondera has been dragged to court for alleged corruption after awarding contracts to a company in which she is a director.
The company would then supply goods to the resort town’s municipality.
Mapondera (41) is Ward 5 councillor in Mahombekombe suburb.
On Wednesday this week, she was arraigned before the Chinhoyi provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo facing abuse of office charges following her arrest by investigators from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZAAC) Monday.
The matter had to be referred to Chinhoyi Magistrate’s Court as the Kariba resident magistrate was reportedly off duty.
RBZ intensifies probe on forex auction violators
BY TAURAI MANGUDHLA
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has launched a crackdown on businesses that violated exchange control rules, demanding import and export acquittal records for the past five years.
Information at hand shows that a number of companies, including some listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), have over the past few weeks failed to participate in the foreign currency auction pending submission of their acquittal documents for the five-year period.
Sources say while some companies fell victim to a blanket application of the instruction in cases where filing was not up to date, specific culprits who are suspected of having abused the auction and flouted exchange control regulations for years, externalising funds, are being targeted.
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Zimbabwe: Kariba Corruption Case, More Details Emerge
Zimbabwe: Kariba Corruption Case, More Details Emerge
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By Walter Nyamukondiwa
Kariba Bureau Kariba municipality officials are accused of fraudulently obtaining personal vehicle loans of US$181 484, paid off by council while an MDC Alliance councillor influenced the selection of her company to supply materials for the Kariba People’s Market, details have emerged.
Town clerk Richard Kamhoti, finance director Saratiere Chitenhe and Councillor Tendai Mapondera (Ward 5-Mahombekombe) have since been picked up by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC).
They are expected in court today.
Allegations against Kamhoti and Chitenhe are that on March 6, 2013 council made resolution number C/49/13 authorising the purchase of the pair’s vehicles for not more than US$150 000.
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