Former VP Mphoko's case deferred to September

Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who is  is facing allegations of wrongly ordering the release of two top Zimbabwe National Road Administration officials, has had his case deferred to September 4 by Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje.

Mphoko is charged with criminal abuse of office after he allegedly ordered the release of the former acting chief executive of Zinara Moses Juma, and former board member Davison Norupiri from Avondale Police Station in Harare after their arrest in 2016.