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Zesa employee steals pre-paid meter
28 Sep 2013 at 21:20hrs | Views
A Zesa Holdings employee is in trouble after he allegedly stole an electricity pre-paid meter from the power utility and sold it for US$300 to an unsuspecting customer.
Kudzanai Mvuu (30) pleaded innocent when he appeared before Mbare magistrate Mr Reuben Mukavhi last Friday. Mvuu, who is facing theft and fraud charges, was remanded out of custody to October 4 to allow ample time for investigations.
It is the State's case that on a particular day in May this year, Mvuu went to disconnect power supplies at the home of Mrs Clara Makhahlera in Harare's Waterfalls suburb after she defaulted payment.
He then allegedly told Mrs Makhahlera that she had to buy a pre-paid meter for her not to be disconnected. He also allegedly lied that his name was Tinashe Mawere and subsequently took US$300 from her, promising to deliver the gadget.
Mrs Makhahlera later lodged a complaint with Zesa's damage control department after Mvuu failed to fulfil his promise. Investigations by the power utility showed that a pre-paid meter was missing from its stores department.
A police report was made, leading to Mvuu's arrest.
Zesa Holdings, through its subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company, is carrying out a nationwide electricity pre-paid meter installation exercise to improve revenue collection.
The installation is free of charge.
Kudzanai Mvuu (30) pleaded innocent when he appeared before Mbare magistrate Mr Reuben Mukavhi last Friday. Mvuu, who is facing theft and fraud charges, was remanded out of custody to October 4 to allow ample time for investigations.
It is the State's case that on a particular day in May this year, Mvuu went to disconnect power supplies at the home of Mrs Clara Makhahlera in Harare's Waterfalls suburb after she defaulted payment.
He then allegedly told Mrs Makhahlera that she had to buy a pre-paid meter for her not to be disconnected. He also allegedly lied that his name was Tinashe Mawere and subsequently took US$300 from her, promising to deliver the gadget.
Mrs Makhahlera later lodged a complaint with Zesa's damage control department after Mvuu failed to fulfil his promise. Investigations by the power utility showed that a pre-paid meter was missing from its stores department.
A police report was made, leading to Mvuu's arrest.
Zesa Holdings, through its subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company, is carrying out a nationwide electricity pre-paid meter installation exercise to improve revenue collection.
The installation is free of charge.
Source - Zimpapers
