The government of Zimbabwe has revealed that it will in the coming days set up special courts to deal with corruption cases.
This follows assurances from President Emmerson Mnangagwa to tackle corruption during his inauguration last year.
During the military takeover which forced former President Robert Mugabe to resign, some public officials were arrested on charges of corruption.
President Mnangagwa issued amnesty for all public officials who have stashed public money abroad to return those funds by the end of next month.
Zimbabwe’s Chief Justice Luke Malaba at the official opening of Zimbabwe’s 2018 legal calendar on Monday said special anti-corruption courts will start work soon.
He said those courts will have specially-trained staff and would be scattered across each of the 10 provinces, starting with Harare and Bulawayo.
Two of Robert Mugabe’s allies and former cabinet ministers of Zimbabwe have already been charged with corruption.
Former foreign minister Walter Mzembi and ex-energy minister Samuel Undenge have been charged with “criminal abuse of office”.
Two of Robert Mugabe’s sons are also facing imminent arrests for alleged corrupt deals while their father was in power.
Local media reported that state prosecutors are investigating Mugabe’s sons, Robert Mugabe Jnr, and Bellarmine Chatunga are being investigated for illegal gold trading.
Source: Africafeeds.com
