5 ZIMRA officials in court for bribery

Five Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officials stationed at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport have appeared in court on allegations of receiving bribes from returning residents and visitors.

The five—Sithabiso Ncube (47), Aquisilia Mbira (40), Norman Chepi (45), Ratidzo Danda (48), and Tafadzwa Ngwenya (44)—appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who granted them US$200 bail each and remanded the matter to November 27,2026.

It is the State’s case that on  November 9, 2026,   Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) detectives received a tip-off that some ZIMRA officials and other stakeholders stationed at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport were allegedly soliciting cash bribes from returning residents and visitors entering Zimbabwe without the requisite documentation. 

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