(Last Updated on January 15, 2021 by GERALD NCUBE)
HARARE – Suspended Harare City Council Mayor Jacob Mafume was today granted Z$40 000 bail by the High Court following his arrest and subsequent detention since 14 December 2020.
Mafume was arrested on allegations of trying to bribe a key witness in his initial case where he stands accused of illegally parcelling out residential stands to his sister and another employee at his law firm.
However, his partty, the MDC Alliance refuted the allegations instead saying this was another attempt to destroy the opposition party.
The suspended Harare Mayor has been reportedly very ill and in need of immediate medical attention.
More details to follow…