The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested the Director General of the Environmental Management Agency, Aaron Chigona, on charges of criminal abuse of office.

Chigona is accused of fraudulently issuing an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate to Borrowdale Investments Private Limited.

His arrest was confirmed by the anti-graft body on their X page this Tuesday. Chigona is expected to appear in court on Wednesday.

In other news – Mary Mubaiwa forced to attend court from hospital

High Court Judge Pisirayi Kwenda accompanied Marry Mubaiwa to the hospital on Tuesday for the hearing of a case where she is accused of fraud and money laundering.

Mubaiwa, the former wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has been bedridden at St Anne’s Hospital since January 11. The hearing took place at the hospital, with Mubaiwa following proceedings from her hospital bed. Her lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, confirmed her illness, stating that she is “very sick.” Read More