ZACC arrests Chiredzi South MP Joel Sithole for gobbling US$50k on groceries and beer
By Staff Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has nabbed Chiredzi South legislator, Joel Sithole for misusing a whopping ZWG1,2 million allocated under the Constituency Development Fund.
Records show that Sithole received the funds which were an equivalent of US$50 000 through the Parliament of Zimbabwe in August 2025.
The funds were intended for development projects that included the construction of a classroom block and roofing of staff houses at Gwaseche Primary School and Makanani Clinic.
After receiving the funds, Sithole, who serves as the Chairperson of the CDF committee and is a signatory to its bank account, allegedly diverted the money.
It is alleged that Sithole together with his accomplice ,one Edson Chauke, who is still at large, transferred ZWG 850,000 from the CDF account to a local wholesaler for the purchase of groceries.
He reportedly also spent ZWG 418,516.00 at grocery shops, hotels, and beer outlets.
He later purchased 100 bags of cement and a few roofing sheets for a different school to create the impression that project work had commenced.
He is expected to appear at Masvingo Magistrates Court tomorrow, 26 March, 2026.
