Court overturns conviction of ex-AirZim bosses

THE High Court has quashed the conviction of two former executives of State-owned Air Zimbabwe over fraud charges.

Former Air Zimbabwe chief executive Peter Chikumba and then company secretary Grace Pfumbidzayi were found guilty of abuse of office for awarding a US$10 million insurance contract to a local company in 2009 without going to tender.

They were initially sentenced to an effective seven years in jail by magistrate Fadzai Mthombeni.

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