{"id":98125,"date":"2024-08-28T23:39:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T21:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/chimombe-mpofu-bail-bid-delayed"},"modified":"2024-08-29T01:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T23:49:51","slug":"chimombe-mpofu-bail-bid-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/chimombe-mpofu-bail-bid-delayed","title":{"rendered":"Chimombe, Mpofu bail bid delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>ZANU PF central committee member and businessman Mike Chimombe yesterday appeared at Harare Magistrates Courts for bail ruling, but returned to remand prison after the matter was postponed.<\/p>\n<p>Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who is presiding over the case of Chimombe and his co-accused Moses Mpofu, indicated that the ruling was not yet ready.<\/p>\n<p>In the bail application, Chimombe indicated that he was being victimised by people with a political agenda after being implicated in a US$9,2 million tender scandal for installation of streetlights in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>In his defence, Chimombe argued that he was not in any way associated to Juluka Projects and Plant Hire (Pvt) Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>Mpofu denied submitting a bid document which contained false statements as alleged.<\/p>\n<p>The matter was postponed to tomorrow for bail ruling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. ZANU PF central committee member and businessman Mike Chimombe yesterday appeared at Harare Magistrates Courts for bail ruling, but returned to remand prison after the matter was postponed. 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