Africom bosses spend weekend behind bars

Incarcerated Africom Holdings bosses and a local businessman, who are accused of espionage, are today expected to make an application for bail after spending the weekend behind bars.

Africom acting chief executive Simba Mangwende and non-executive director Farai Rwodzi together with Oliver Chiku of Global Satellite Systems were picked up by police on Thursday last week on allegations of illegally setting up satellite communication equipment and leaking official secrets to foreign countries.

The businessmen are also being charged with contravening Section 33 (i) of the Postal and Telecommunications Act, which makes it an offence for one to illegally possess, control or work for a radio station.

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