Three women linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s family have been granted bail of US$1,000 each by the Bulawayo High Court after being accused of possessing drugs.
High Court Judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi granted bail on Thursday to Amina Jassinta Jessub Arab, 47, her daughter Dyonne Tanaka Tafirenyika, 28, and their relative Noreen Jessub, 51.
Arab is the mother of Kelsea Tafirenyika, who is married to Collins Mnangagwa, the president’s son.
The three women had previously been denied bail twice by the magistrates’ court.
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Justice Mutevedzi ordered them to surrender their passports, report to the police twice a week and not interfere with State witnesses.
Their lawyers, including Admire Rubaya, Everson Chatambudza, Malvern Mapako and Brezhnev Mathonsi, argued that there had been a change in circumstances since their earlier bail applications.
Rubaya cited the time that had passed without a trial date being set, questions over the validity of affidavits relied upon by the State, and the lack of forensic evidence confirming that the substances allegedly recovered from the women were drugs.
The State opposed the application.
Prosecutor Tsitsi Mutukwa told the court that police allegedly recovered two sachets of cocaine, valued at ZiG9,000, from Jessub’s room. The sachets were allegedly hidden inside a shoe.
Two other sachets of cocaine were allegedly recovered from Arab’s room, while police allegedly found a sachet of crystal methamphetamine, another sachet of cocaine and US$53,055 in cash in Tafirenyika’s room.
The State argued that there had been no significant change in circumstances and that more time was required to process the case, including forensic examination of the substances allegedly recovered.
The three women are due back in court on 30 September 2026.
They have not been convicted of the alleged offences.
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