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Makodza acquitted

COMMISSIONER Erasmus Makodza was today acquitted of charges of concealing a transaction from a principal after the court noted that he did not participate in the joint venture agreement entered between the police and his former lover, Maonei Chapfudza, to undertake farming activities at its farm in Mashonaland East province during the time he was...

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State closes Makodza case

THE State yesterday finished leading evidence from all its witnesses in the matter in which suspended Police Commissioner Erasmus Makodza is facing corruption related charges. Mrs Tendai Shonhai closed the State’s case after leading its last witness Eric Chacha, who was the investigating officer in the matter with Makodza indicating that he will be applying...

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‘Zacc investigating officer not fit to testify’

SUSPENDED Police Commissioner Erasmus Makodza claimed in court that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission’s investigating officer Eric Chacha, was not fit to testify in his corruption related trial since there was bad blood between the two. Makodza, who is represented by lawyer Mr Tapiwa Makanza, claimed Chacha was suing him for $15 million in damages at...

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Top Cop Accuses Zacc Officer of Concealing Documents

AN investigating officer suspended police Commissioner Erasmus Makodza, charged with concealing a transaction from a principal, yesterday claimed that an investigating officer from Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), who handled the matter, withheld some documents, which he said were supposed to be handed to the State and his lawyers. Com Makodza, through lawyer Tapiwa Makanza, demanded...

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Top cop Makodza denies charges

POLICE Commissioner Erasmus Makodza, who is accused of corruptly allocating a piece of land at a police farm in Mashonaland East Province to his alleged girlfriend during the time he was heading the province, yesterday denied the charges when his trial opened saying he never participated in the processes of deciding on whether to offer...

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Lawyers Under Siege As Court Sets Free Opposition Party Leaders Arrested on Allegations of Singing in CBD

ZIMBABWEAN authorities have stepped up their crackdown against legal practitioners by questioning and arresting several lawyers and charging them with defeating or obstructing the course of justice during the execution of their professional duties. On Sunday 7 June 2020, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) members arrested and charged Harare-based lawyer Tapiwa Makanza with defeating or obstructing...