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Zapu official to spend 6 months in prison

by Staff reporter
03 Apr 2012 at 06:35hrs | Views
ZAPU national youth chairman and owner of the National Housing Properties company Tichaona Revai Sithole is going to spend the next six months in prison for double selling a house in Masvingo, Masvingo magistrate Makamera Waini ruled on Monday.

Initially, Waini hwas sentenced Sithole to 24 months in jail for fraud but 12 months were suspended on condition that he pays back the money to the complainant while another six months were suspended on good behavior leaving him with effective six months in jail with hard labour.

Sithole was accused of selling his house number 10599 Mugijima Street in Masvingo's Mucheke suburb to both Shadreck Chando and Harunameso Mutamba.

The two later realised that Sithole who was using his housing company had fraudulently sold the house and filed a complaint to the police leading to his arrest.

Frank Chirairo appeared on behalf of the state.

Sithole is expected in court again on similar charges where Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (TUZ) president Lovemore Mufamba claims that the accused sold another house to the union leader and two more people.


Source - vop