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Harare company director dupes Chinese investors
A local businesswoman, Lilian Nyamasoka, is now a fugitive from justice after a Harare magistrate issued a warrant for her arrest on Thursday for failing to appear in court to answer to two counts of ...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:03hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Harare company director dupes Chinese investors
A local businesswoman, Lilian Nyamasoka, is now a fugitive from justice after a Harare magistrate issued a warrant for her arrest on Thursday for failing to appear in court to answer to two counts of ...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:03hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Businessman dupes investor of US$48k in toilets deal
A Harare businessman has been convicted of fraud after swindling an investor out of US$48,000 in a failed deal to import mobile toilets.Takudzwa Munyawarara, a director of Exclusive Projects P...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:23hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
'CIO operative' dupes farmer of US$30,000
A man accused of impersonating a State security agent, Shepherd Mangoma, appeared before Harare Magistrate Ruth Moyo on Friday facing charges of impersonation, fraud, and theft of trust property. Mang...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:55hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF top official dupes land seeker of US$4 million
A top Zanu-PF official based in Mashonaland East was Monday dragged to court to answer to four fraud charges involving US$4 million which was allegedly stolen from a Harare land seeker in multiple fak...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 17:15hrs | 1926 | by Staff reporter
Fake clearing agent dupes businessman
Sadam Mangwiro, a director at GAFA Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, a South African trading company, has allegedly fallen victim to fraud by a fake clearing agent in Harare. The accused, Isaac Bachi (39), appeared...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:33hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Who is protecting Henrieta Rushwaya?
Zimbabwe is in a state of disaster where the leaders are caught in a web of corruption, putting the young people and the next generation into a hopeless future of wallowing in abject poverty wit...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:21hrs | 17 | by Leonard Koni
Missing ZANU PF MP dupes mourners
Mazowe North Member of Parliament Campion "Missing MP" Mugweni has come under fire from Mvurwi residents and vendors who accuse him of giving fake promises after he promised to deliver cabbages at a f...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 13:31hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fraudster cop dupes victim number 9
A ROGUE police officer who was recently remanded out of custody for allegedly conning people while in uniform has allegedly struck again as he swindled a local business man of $419 760. Sergea...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bogus lawyer dupes client US$3 000
A SERIAL fraudster who masqueraded as a lawyer was on Friday arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi after duping several people that unknowingly requested for legal services from him....Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 18:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
UZ student dupes colleague of $500
A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe student Tinomudaishe Nyadzo is wanted for reportedly duping his colleague of US$500 in a botched tobacco deal.The learner has not been in contact since June last year ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 20:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gono imposters dupe people money
UNSUSPECTING people have reportedly been duped an undisclosed amount of money by imposters who are reportedly abusing the name of former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, Gideon Gono asking for finan...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophetess dupes congregant
A SELF-PROCLAIMED Bindura prophetess Spiwe Gwashure (40) of Grace in Abundance Ministries was sentenced to two months in jail yesterday by Bindura provincial magistrate Tinashe Ndokera for fraud....Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU consultant dupes 2018 presidential hopeful of $65,000
A ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) consultant appeared in court yesterday facing fraud charges after she allegedly duped 2018 elections presidential candidate Joseph Makamba Busha of US$65 000...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Green dupes Bindura fans
AFRO FUSION musician Carlos Green aka "vakuru vemasmart" of VMV band did not show up for his advertised Bindura show at Club 1160 and decided to partner Andy Muridzo on Friday night at Pagomba Café i...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 06:23hrs | 15 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Borehole drilling company dupes clients
MORE than a dozen Zimbabweans based in the diaspora have fallen prey to an alleged bogus borehole drilling company that was operating in Bulawayo and duped them of thousands of United States dollars....Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fake Zimra official dupes two women of $740
A MAN masquerading as a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officer allegedly duped two Chipinge women of $740 under the pretext that he would buy them goods on auction at Mt Selinda Border Post....Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man 'dupes' woman through EcoCash transaction
A 28-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly failing to give a woman more than $5 000 in cash that she had sent him on EcoCash as agreed. Mpumelelo Mpofu of Pumula suburb, w...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prophets under spotlight
The shocking video of a popular South African pastor, Alph Lukau, ostensibly bringing a "dead" Zimbabwean man back to life during a church service in Johannesburg, has reignited intense debate about t...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 14:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Con-artist dupes minister, Zanu-PF MP
A SERIAL Harare conman allegedly masqueraded as former Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Mafios Cheda to dupe several prominent people, among them Defence deputy minister Victor Matemadanda and Bubi l...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls landlord 'dupes' tourists
A landlord has been arrested in Victoria Falls after he allegedly duped dozens of tourists of huge sums of money in different currencies by booking them into non-existent rooms.The victims are...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF MP dupes 178 land seekers
THE court has issued a warrant of arrest for Zanu PF Makoni North legislator, James Munetsi, after he failed to appear in court for trial in a case where he is accused of duping several people in a la...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bogus CIO dupes land seekers
A bogus Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative allegedly used former first lady Grace Mugabe's name before duping five land seekers of close to $2 000, a court heard yesterday.Ngoni...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Traffic cop convicted of duping 104 motorists
A HARARE magistrate yesterday convicted a Zimbabwe Republic Police traffic officer on 104 counts of fraud after he manufactured several traffic offence fines receipt books (Z69J) and used them to acce...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man dupes granny $52,000 in botched deal
A HARARE man has been arrested on charges of duping a granny of $50 000 in a botched mobile phone importation deal.Lloyd Manyepwa was not asked to plead when he appeared before magistrate Rumb...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 14:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fake lands officer dupes home seekers
A 30-year-old Mvurwi man was arraigned before Guruve magistrate court on Thursday for masquerading as a lands officer and fleecing people of their hard earned cash.Genius Kamuchenje of Gurungw...Published: 19 May 2018 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Legislator 'dupes' widow
Zanu PF Guruve South legislator Patrick Dutiro (50) is reportedly involved in a $22 000 fraud scandal after allegedly duping Harare widow of her stand sometime in 2011. According to High ...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 11:56hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sex worker dupes client after all-night service
A 34 year-old Mvurwi commercial sex worker is alleged to have duped a client of his $760 after an all-night sex service.Guruve Magistrate Artwell Sanyatwe heard that Muchaneta Makaki is allege...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Duo dupes fellow security guards
Twenty security guards are counting their losses after their workmates swindled them of $19 094 in subscription fees for non-existent housing stands.Security guards Clever Mandaza and Gervas Z...Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reoorter
Pembi bridge construction workers go for 4 months without pay
The construction of the US$1,8 million Pembi bridge, which was purportedly officiated by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Dr Joram Gumbo in 2016, is moving at a very slo...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-soldier dupes Government complex employees for years
An ex-soldier who left the Air Force of Zimbabwe in 2010, was yesterday busted after masquerading as a serving security officer for more than five years pretending to have offices at the Gweru Governm...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zodwa dupes Zimbabwean promoter
South African socialite and entertainer Zodwa Wabantu has duped local promoter Biggie Chinoperekweyi of Devine Assignments as she went incommunicado, forcing the promoter to cancel, at the 11th hour, ...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Conman dupes job seeker
BULAWAYO - A suspected conman is in trouble after he cheated a job seeker of her $100 when he promised him a job in the city.The man Themba Seletswane (38) was denying the charge when he appea...Published: 11 Sep 2017 at 07:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Fake prophet dupes disabled man
A Chitungwiza man masquerading as Madzibaba Stephen was on Monday arrested for duping a Mutoko man living with disability of his vehicle and cash.Elias Goma of Unit L Chitungwiza stands accuse...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 19:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man cons lover
A CITY man last week appeared in court facing allegations of stealing money from his girlfriend, copying and transferring messages from her cellphone into his mobile phone.Tinashe Valentine Za...Published: 02 May 2017 at 16:23hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Mistress dupes lover
A 31-YEAR-OLD city woman is standing accused of squandering and duping her United Kingdom-based lover of cash which was meant for settling a bill accrued during their three-month stay at a Harare hote...Published: 01 May 2017 at 15:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zvorwadza dupes home-seekers, faces over 40 counts of fraud
National Vendors Union chairman Stendrick Zvorwadza is facing over 40 counts of fraud after he allegedly duped unsuspecting home-seekers of thousands of dollars under the pretext that he would offer t...Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Nicholas Zakaria dupes revellers?
The Khiama boys' band led by Madzibaba Nicholas Zakaria duped revellers in Centenary Mashonaland Central after advertising a show that never was yesterday. Fans from places around Centenary stormed Ch...Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
One Wallet 'dupes' pensioners
SCORES of pensioners who receive their allowances through NetOne's One Wallet system were left stranded in Bulawayo yesterday after the mobile company failed to release their money...Published: 14 Apr 2017 at 10:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
'CIO' dupes job-seekers
A suspected conman allegedly masqueraded as an employee of the President's Office assigned by the First Family to recruit people to work at a diamond mine in Angola.Phillip Zinyemba (47) a...Published: 10 Apr 2017 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staf reporter
Woman dupes relative in diaspora
A Dzivaresekwa 2 woman was last week hauled to court on allegations of duping her relative of more than US$16 000 meant to buy building materials for her house while she was in diaspora.Ta...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Granny dupes 30 people of their livestock
A 60-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza woman appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court yesterday charged with defrauding over 30 people of their cattle, chickens and pigs worth $14 321, after misrepresenting h...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Diamond dealer dupes Grace Mugabe, Zimbabwe police launch manhunt
Police in Zimbabwe have launched a manhunt for Lebanese diamond dealer Jamal Ahmed, who is accused by First Lady Grace Mugabe of duping her in a botched $1.3m diamond ring transaction, a report sa...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 12:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo dupes Tsholotsho FC, team move base
Troubled Tsholotsho FC officials have revealed that average home games gate takings do not exceeded $300 save for Highlanders, Dynamos or Caps United games.Tsholotsho use...Published: 17 Dec 2016 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Mary Charamba
Mugabe's govt dupes civil servants
Government's non-monetary incentive residential stands scheme has hit a snag after the122 000 signed up civil servants threatened to pull out following revelations that they will have to pay for t...Published: 12 Dec 2016 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man dupes ex-landlord of $24,000
A man who reportedly duped his former landlord of $24 000 in a botched school fees bank transfer deal appeared in court yesterday.Andrew Machiha, 48, of Avondale, Harare was being charged ...Published: 11 Nov 2016 at 14:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mine worker dupes residents of $32K Zesa money
A 52-Year-Old man from Caesar Mine, Mashonaland Central is in serious trouble with the Criminal Investigations Department (C.I.D) after defrauding residents of an amount estimated at US$32 000 meant f...Published: 31 Oct 2016 at 12:21hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fake AFM pastor dupes congregants
A man of cloth is reportedly on the run after duping several unemployed AFM congregants in Mashonaland East province police have confirmed.Allegations are that a man identified as Mr Zhou of M...Published: 13 Oct 2016 at 21:23hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Village head dupes villagers into attending Zanu PF meeting
Hurungwe ward 24 Village head Mandiudza reportedly called for a community developmental meeting in the ward on the 2nd of October 2016 which he said was for the food aide programme but turned out to b...Published: 10 Oct 2016 at 13:38hrs | | by Stephane Jakes
NERA demo aborted
The National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) had planned to lead demonstrations in various provincial capitals on 2nd of September 2016. Following the temporary banning of public demonstrat...Published: 03 Sep 2016 at 07:53hrs | | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
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