FORMER Vice President Mr Phelekezela Mphoko is on the run as he escaped from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) officials who were set to arrest him today. The former Vice President is being pursued for abuse of office crime which he allegedly committed during his tenure in office. ZACC commissioner John Makarume on Monday afternoon confirmed that Mr Mphoko was now a fugitive from law and anti-corruption officials were after him.
Reports just received from Bulawayo indicate that Magistrate Gladmore Mushowe has sentenced Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni to serve an effective 18 months in prison. He was convicted on charges of destroying a villager s property in Ntabazinduna.
Authorities in Harare believe that 18-year-old Angelista Charama left Zimbabwe after being arrested during a police raid on a private party in the Waterfalls area. Police called the gathering a "gay party" and arrested Charama along with several others. Charama, worried about facing serious charges, left the country soon after being released on bail. She got a student visa and moved to North Cyprus. The raid happened late at night. Police entered the house, stopped the party, and arrested everyone there. Witnesses said officers roughly handcuffed the guests and took them to a local police station. Those arrested included 21-year-old Tinotenda Marimbe, 19-year-old Princess Kanengoni, 20-year-old John Nyari, 22-year-old Steven Katsenge, 21-year-old Emily Jonasi, 19-year-old