Mpofu Apologises to ED – DailyNews

State Pushes for 35-Year Sentences for Chimombe and Mpofu

The prosecution is seeking a 35-year prison sentence for businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, who were recently convicted of fraud relating to the high-profile Presidential Goat Scheme, a flagship Government livestock pass-on programme intended to benefit vulnerable rural households. Their sentencing is expected to be handed down on Monday, bringing an end to a case that has gripped the public and exposed glaring weaknesses in procurement …

State pushes for 35 years as remorseful Mpofu casts sorry sight in court

HARARE – Prosecutors on Thursday pushed for 35-year jail terms for businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, saying the pair defrauded the state of US$87.7 million meant to buy goats for some of Zimbabwe’s poorest families. Sentencing is set for Monday. Mpofu and Chimombe were convicted of using forged documents to secure a tender to supply 632,001 goats under the Presidential Goat Scheme, a pass-on programme meant for orphans, child-headed fam…

Mpofu apologises to ED – DailyNews

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER EMBATTLED businessman Moses Mpofu yester­day apologised to president Emmerson Mnan­gagwa for derailing his presidential goat scheme which... To access this content, please purchase a subscription by clicking the button below and select a package of your choice! Subscriptions