Court exonerates Obadiah Moyo in US$60m corruption trial

Former health minister Obadiah Moyo was acquitted by the High Court on Thursday.

Former health minister Obadiah Moyo was acquitted by the High Court on Thursday.

Student activist Alan Moyo has been freed on Z$10 000 bail by Justice Webster Chinamora at the Harare High Court after more than 70 days of pre-trial incarceration.

Zimbabwe ailing Vice president and health minister Constantino Chiwenga on Monday said the government has banned overseas medical flights for all Zimbabweans, suggesting the trips have been sucking the country's scarce foreign currency.

HARARE - President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday appointed ailing Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as the new minister of Health, replacing Obadiah Moyo who was fired over corruption scandal involving covid-19 funds abuse.

Zimbabwe government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday evening fired Health minister Obadiah Moyo who is out on Z$50,000 bail after being arrested over a US$560 million Covid-19 procurement scam that saw a shelf company invoicing government an inflated US$28 for disposal masks.

Zimbabwe Health minister Obadiah Moyo was on Saturday released on Z$50,000 (US$500) bail by a Harare magistrate following his Friday arrest on criminal abuse of office charges over procurement deal with Drax International.

Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu PF on Wednesday threatened respected Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin’ono for exposing the corrupt dealings by the brutal and bloodthirsty party and the canning First Family.

Striking doctors thumbed their noses at the government on Wednesday by insisting they would not attend disciplinary hearings ordered by the Health Services Board (HSB), their employer.