By A Correspondent

The High Court has once again delayed the trial of business partners Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe after it was revealed that Chimombe is too ill to attend court.

Chimombe, who had only appeared in court following an order from Justice Pisirayi Kwenda for the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services to bring him in, had previously failed to show up, citing health issues.

The accused was eventually brought to court in the afternoon, and the judge postponed the trial to March 17.

Originally scheduled to begin in October last year, the trial was delayed due to several defense applications. The two men face charges of defrauding the government of seven million US dollars in a failed Presidential Goat Pass-on Scheme.