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Friday, 04 January 2013 10:51
HARARE - A transport dealer has appeared before a Harare magistrate for allegedly using a fake name and vehicle registration numbers to swindle a shipping company of $200 000 worth of cotton lint before attempting to bribe cops. Tonderai Ngoshi, 22,...Read More
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Thursday, 20 December 2012 12:52
HARARE - “It is no longer viable to say I have a degree because the information communication technology (ICT) revolution has surpassed everything.” These were the wise words of the energetic professor Arthur Mutambara calling for the revamping of the...Read More
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Thursday, 20 December 2012 12:41
HARARE - Two ZimRights officials accused of manufacturing fake copies of voter registration certificates have been sent back to remand prison after a Harare magistrate said she can only rule on their bail application tomorrow. The two, Dorcas Shereni, 42 and...Read More
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Tuesday, 18 December 2012 10:54
HARARE - The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has lost over $40 000 after its acting accounting officer allegedly pocketed money meant for employees. Lovemore Ncube, 29, allegedly converted to his personal use $40 800 which was meant for employees to buy...Read More
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Tuesday, 18 December 2012 10:15
HARARE - Two Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation (ZimRights) officials yesterday appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts for allegedly manufacturing fake copies of voters’ registration certificates. Dorcas Shereni, 42, and Leo Chamahwinya, 28, employed by ZimRights as chairperson and programme manager respectively,...Read More
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Wednesday, 12 December 2012 10:43
MASVINGO - He is a fugitive from justice in the United States of America where he is wanted on a $10 million tax fraud charge. But Zimbabwean-born Julius Marimbire is living large in his homeland’s oldest urban settlement, Masvingo, an idyllic...Read More
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Business » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Saturday, 24 November 2012 11:53
HARARE - Zimbabwe has been ranked third out of the top four African nations with the highest cases of fraud, according to global audit group KPMG’s Africa Fraud Barometer. In the Barometer, KPMG said findings revealed South Africa has the highest...Read More
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Thursday, 22 November 2012 09:45
HARARE - Commercial Workers Union of Zimbabwe (CWUZ) secretary-general Joubert Mudzumwe and his messenger have appeared in court for allegedly stealing from the union. Mudzumwe, 46, and his messenger Tafirenyika Mushonga, 40, who are facing theft charges, allegedly stole $41 000...Read More
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Wednesday, 14 November 2012 10:50
HARARE - A Harare woman who swindled four people of over $200 000 after luring them into investing in her unregistered microfinance company is set to stand trial on January 16 next year. Alice Maja, 44, is appearing at the Harare...Read More
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Friday, 12 October 2012 10:15
HARARE - Three Mazoe Garden Plaza employees who stole food and property worth over $48 000 from the company and took it to their restaurant were arraigned before the Harare magistrates’ court. Chenjerai Makiwa, 42, Zivaishe Muza, 33 and Munyaradzi...Read More
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Wednesday, 03 October 2012 12:25
HARARE - Proctor and Associates says fraud has cost the world $3,5 trillion per year while business losses owing to fraud increased by 20 percent over the last 12 months. The company estimates that 75 percent of companies surveyed experienced at...Read More
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News » Chengetayi Zvauya, Parliamentary Editor
Friday, 07 September 2012 10:03
HARARE - MDC spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora has been acquitted by a Harare magistrate on two fraud charges he has been facing since 2005. Mwonzora and Alfred Muchini appeared before Magistrate Hosea Mujaya, with Obi Mabawana representing the state. The trial took...Read More
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Wednesday, 05 September 2012 13:46
HARARE - A City of Harare clerk who allegedly swindled council of $30 000 was arraigned before Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Wengai Tsomba, 29, appeared before magistrate Anita Tshuma who remanded him to September 17 on $100 bail. Tsomba’s duties were...Read More
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Sunday, 02 September 2012 10:08
HARARE - Two of four Harare fraudsters in a licence discs scam have been spared a jail term. Edmond Ngorima, 36, and Daniel Marecha, 21 appeared in court yesterday accused of stealing vehicle licence discs estimated at $78 500 and using...Read More
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