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President Mnangagwa has not released the Commission of Inquiry report on Harare City Council corruption that he received in June 2025

Confidence: Corroborated · 2 sourcesHarare · Oct 12, 2026

Subject of this story

Jacob Mafume, Mayor of Harare

Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe

City of Harare (Harare City Council)

Also named

Oversight

Commission of Inquiry into Harare City Council (Cheda Commission)

Advocate

Harare Residents Trust

What happened

President Mnangagwa appointed a Commission of Inquiry, chaired by retired Judge Maphios Cheda, in May 2024 to investigate governance at Harare City Council since 2017. The commission submitted its report to the president in June 2025. Press reports citing sources said the findings included alleged corruption involving councillors and senior officials, illegal land allocations and excessive salaries; these have not been confirmed officially. As of October 8, 2025, three months after submission, the report had not been released, and Harare Residents Trust director Precious Shumba said the delay was 'tantamount to endorsing the abuse of public resources.' Later Zimbabwean coverage indicates it was still unpublished in 2026, though we could not open those pages to confirm.

Sources (2)

NewZimbabwe.comthree months after receiving the Commission of Inquiry Report... yet to release findings

Pindula NewsMajor Shake-Up Looms As Harare Inquiry Report Finalised

Response

Jacob Mafume

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Emmerson Mnangagwa

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City of Harare (Harare City Council)

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