6.11.2024
5:22
The
City
of
Harare
has
suspended
eight
municipal
police
officers
over
allegations
of
misconduct
inconsistent
with
their
prescribed
duties.
According
to
the
local
authority’s
Corporate
Communications
Manager,
Stanley
Gama,
the
suspended
employees
were
involved
in
corrupt
activities.
On
October
21,
2024,
at
Reliance
Mall
in
Harare’s
CBD,
patrol
officers
Takudzwa
Majachani
and
Sipiwe
Matavire,
who
are
part
of
the
Environmental
Patrolwomen
Unit,
allegedly
masqueraded
as
police
officers
tasked
with
shop
licensing
duties,
despite
not
being
authorized
to
do
so.
They
demanded
shop
licenses
from
a
shop
owner
at
the
mall,
actions
that
were
clearly
outside
their
remit.
On
the
same
day,
at
Superbrite
Soap
Manufacturing
Company
in
Workington,
patrolmen
Taurai
Guregure,
Hebert
Mukumba,
Tonderai
Nyikadzino,
and
Douglas
Nyemba
also
posed
as
police
officers
responsible
for
shop
licensing.
They
were
intercepted
by
a
team
of
investigators
and
found
in
possession
of
four
dozen
bars
of
soap
that
they
had
allegedly
extorted
from
the
company.
On
October
24,
2024,
at
80
Lorraine
Drive
in
Mabelreign,
council
employees
Ignatius
Pesvani
and
Newman
Mhereyenyoka,
under
the
Harare
Water
Department,
similarly
pretended
to
be
police
officers
on
licensing
duties.
They
demanded
shop
licenses
from
Kartoque
Company
but
were
arrested
by
members
of
the
public
and
handed
over
to
the
ZRP
Mabelreign
Police
Station.
On
October
26,
parking
supervisors
Mapfumo
and
Muringisi
were
reported
for
arresting
a
motorist
for
parking
over
the
lines.
They
allegedly
demanded
a
bribe
of
USD
$20
in
exchange
for
letting
the
motorist
go.
When
the
bribe
was
handed
over,
they
disembarked
from
the
car
they
had
initially
boarded
with
the
intent
of
taking
it
to
Central
Stores
for
impounding.
Gama
said
the
City
of
Harare
does
not
tolerate
corruption
and
urged
residents
to
report
any
suspicious
actions
by
council
officials.
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