HARARE — Zimbabwe’s tax authority has launched a formal information-gathering exercise targeting properties in the exclusive Borrowdale Brooke estate, with sources saying the probe focuses on 25 houses linked to Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary George Guvamatanga.
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have called on the government to take concrete steps to resolve outstanding cases of enforced disappearances, ensure accountability and support victims, survivors and affected families.
The proposed Whistleblowers and Witness Protection Bill, 2026, seeks to create a legal framework to protect people who report corruption amid concerns that fear of retaliation has discouraged citizens from coming forward.
The acting Kariba district head of the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA), Ignatius Chiome, who is facing culpable homicide charges over the Mbuya Nehanda ferry disaster, has been granted US$500 bail.
The government has acknowledged that arrears owed under the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM) have risen to more than US$292 million.
