Mkhululi Ncube
Bulawayo Bureau
SEVEN public prosecutors from different parts of the country are facing trial in courts for corruption charges as the country intensifies the fight against graft, the Prosecutor General, Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo, said yesterday.
She said rogue elements within national prosecuting fraternity would be dealt with and urged Zimbabweans across the country to shun corruption as it attracts undesirable consequences.
In June this year, a public prosecutor based in Harare, Pardon Dziva, was jailed for an effective eight years for corruption.
This comes amid complaints in the past of public prosecutors reportedly soliciting for bribes to facilitate favourable outcomes for criminal suspects.
Justice Matanda-Moyo was speaking in Bulawayo yesterday where she officiated during the 2026 National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe Strategic Plan Review Workshop.
She told delegates that the agency has brought about positive change in corruption cases involving public prosecutors.
“When I joined NPAZ, I wanted to run away but now I am very comfortable. The cases of corruption have gone down and there is now integrity. We may have a few bad apples but most of them are dealing with their cases well with even judges commending them for a great improvement,” said Justice Matanda-Moyo.
She said the NPAZ does not hesitate to investigate all allegations of corruption against public prosecutors before taking them to court on merit.
Justice Matanda-Moyo said embracing integrity was not optional and must begin within the NPA, warning that there will be no sacred cows in this drive.
“Our policy is of zero tolerance to corruption, we don’t tolerate corruption within our ranks. Once a prosecutor is implicated in corruption, thorough investigations are carried out,” she said.
“Once there is evidence we indict them before the High Court. So far we have one of our prosecutors Pardon Dziva who is serving 10 years, seven more are currently in court facing charges of corruption,” she said.
“Our commitment to integrity begins at home. Let me be unequivocal, in our fight against corruption there are no sacred cows.
“The conviction of prosecutor Pardon Dziva and the ongoing trial of other prosecutors, including those based here in Bulawayo, demonstrate our iron-clad commitment to internal accountability,” said Justice Matanda-Moyo.
“In 2025, we fortified this stance by strengthening our ethics and integrity systems to ensure we exemplify the integrity we demand from others. This rigorous self-policing will continue unabated in 2026 and beyond.”
She described a prosecutor as ‘a minister of justice’, saying this was not merely a title, but a sacred trust.
“A minister of justice can, therefore, do no less than be an upright citizen. This is the foundational principle upon which public trust is built,” said Justice Matanda-Moyo.
She urged higher collaboration between the NPAZ, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, and the police in the fight against corruption saying this was already bearing positive fruit with quick turnaround of cases.
The Prosecutor General said the NPAZ has since secured freezing orders of suspected ill-gotten assets worth over US$15 million but decried slow production of dockets for prosecution.
“Let me implore our stakeholders ZACC and ZRP that once we secure these freezing orders we need the dockets as soon as possible,” she said.
“This business of the High Court throwing away or unfreezing these assets because of lack of dockets is not good for anyone. Once these assets are unfrozen a person can dissipate those assets and we can never find them.”
Justice Matanda-Moyo said the NPA has secured 17 convictions in high profile cases with the jailing of Hurungwe Rural district Council officials who got 70 years each for corruption having set a powerful precedent.
Turning to the Strategic Plan, which will run from 2026 to 2030, Justice Matanda-Moyo said the document will spell out the role of the NPAZ in the National Development Strategy 2.
“We are gathered here not merely as a routine exercise, but at a defining moment of transition—from the solid foundation of our current efforts to the ambitious blueprint of our 2026-2030 Strategic Plan,” she said.
“This period also marks our national transition from NDS1 to NDS2, and this workshop is the crucible where we will demonstrate our contribution to that national vision.
“Here, we will solidify how the NPAZ, through its mandate, actively drives national development by safeguarding the rights of citizens, protecting them from crime and corruption, and fostering the stable and just environment essential for economic prosperity and social well-being,” she added.
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