EMBATTLED Harare mayor, Jacob Mafume has been arrested again.
He was picked up by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers at Rottenrow magistrates court where he was appearing for his routine remand over a matter he was arrested for before.
His lawyer, Tonderai Bhatasara has confirmed the fresh development.
“Yes, the mayor has been arrested. No charge has been preferred against him as yet. However, the officers are trying to put together a charge of interfering with a witness in his case. More details will be available later,” Bhatsara told NewZimbabwe.com.
The mayor’s arrest comes a week after he was granted $30 000 bail by High Court judge Benjamin Chikowero on a charge of abusing his office as a public officer.
Four Zifa Councillors Exonerate Kamambo
December 10, 2020
ZIFA councillors who voted during the elections that saw Felton Kamambo landing the top soccer administration post fingered Philip Chiyangwa, Kamambo’s opponent, for vote-buying efforts that ended up with Kamambo charged with bribery.
Councillors Masuku Ndodana, Andrew Tapera, Muhluli Thebe and Brenda Gorejena are said to have fingered Chiyangwa in the warned-and-cautioned statements they gave to the police.
This came up when Chiyangwa was being cross-examined by Kamambo’s lawyer, Advocate Tawanda Zhuwarara, during the bribery trial.
Kamambo is denying the charges.
Chiyangwa denied the allegations, telling the court that he never campaigned during the build up to the ZIFA elections and was ill at the time.
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