28/07/2025
Former wife of Zimbabwe’s Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga loses property in South Africa.
Marry Mubaiwa lost the property in Pretoria and the two Range Rovers because the High Court of South Africa ruled that they were proceeds of crime, specifically linked to money laundering and illicit financial flows.
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe issues this statement👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
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National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe
MARRY MUBAIWA FORFEITURE ORDER GRANTED BY GAUTENG HIGH COURT, SOUTH AFRICA
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) wishes to acknowledge and commend the recent ruling handed down by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, under Case No. 6435/22, in which a forfeiture order was granted against assets belonging to Ms. Marry Mubaiwa, a Zimbabwean national and person of interest in ongoing criminal investigations.
The court order, issued on 05 December 2022 by the Honourable Justice JJ Strijdom, declared the following properties forfeited to the South African State in terms of Section 48 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA), Act 121 of 1998: Erf 191 Sterrewag, Extension 3, a luxury immovable property in Pretoria.
Two Land Rover Range Rovers, bearing registration numbers HJ40JNGP and HX615GGP, respectively. These assets, previously placed under a preservation order on 09 February 2022, were linked to the alleged proceeds of unlawful activities, including money laundering and illicit financial flows.
The High Court ordered that the said properties be placed under the custody of an auctioneer, with proceeds of the public sale to be directed towards compensating the victim(s) of the offence.
One of the forfeited vehicles was recently auctioned with the proceeds set to be transferred to the victim.
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe views this case as a landmark demonstration of the strength and efficacy of cross-border legal cooperation within th
