By A Correspondent

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Reuben Marumahoko, the former Minister of State for Mashonaland West Province, on charges of fraud.

Marumahoko is accused of falsely claiming to have the capacity to plant 200 hectares of maize on irrigated land when applying for agricultural inputs under the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) commercial farmers’ joint venture program. Due to this misrepresentation, he was allocated 2.5 metric tonnes of maize seed, 1,300 bags of Compound D fertiliser, and various chemicals.