Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | A Harare magistrate on Thursday spared Mary Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, a one-year jail term and instead fined her for marital fraud. Mubaiwa was charged and convicted on Wednesday for violating the Marriages Act after fraudulently trying to solemnize her marriage …
Read More »Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa appoints VP Chiwenga as new health minister
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday appointed Vice President (VP) Constantino Chiwenga as new Minister of Health and Child Care. Chiwenga takes over former minister Obadiah Moyo whom was fired by Mnangagwa last month over corruption allegations. This means Chiwenga will double as VP and health …
Read More »Zimbabwe VP’s wife in court on attempted murder, fraud charges
Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | The wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president was remanded in custody on Monday after appearing in court to face charges of fraud, money-laundering and attempted murder of her husband. Marry Mubaiwa, 38, who is the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, was arrested by Zimbabwe’s anti-graft commission …
Read More »Zimbabwe ex-military chief named ruling party VP
Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday named the former army chief who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, as one of his two deputies in the ruling party, his office said. Retired general Constantino Chiwenga was appointed “with immediate effect” as …
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