Prosper Dembedza
Herald Correspondent
HARARE Regional Magistrate Mrs Marehwanazvo Gofa has granted US$500 bail to Nemala Private Limited business development manager Marjoury Zondob (53), who is facing allegations of defrauding her business partner of US$747 968.
Zondob is accused of forging her business partner’s signature before allegedly using it to withdraw the money from the company’s bank account.
She is facing fraud charges. The court heard that during the period extending from February 20 2024 to 12 June 2026, Zondo, who was one of the signatories to the complainant’s CBZ Account number 25082290028, which had signing instructions of both signatories to sign, took advantage of the complainant’s absence during his stay in Mozambique.
It is alleged that Zondo, on diverse occasions, forged the complainant’s signature on cash withdrawal slips, purporting that the complainant had signed and tendered them to CBZ Bank for processing.
The court heard that Zondo went on to withdraw funds from the complainant’s CBZ Bank account 25082290028 without the approval and knowledge of the complainant.
The matter came to light when the complainant discovered that he had lost access to his corporate 7 Microsoft internet banking mailbox, which is linked to the complainant’s CBZ Bank Account number 25082290028.
The complainant inquired with the bank, believing that his account had been hacked and he managed to obtain a bank statement only to discover that funds had been withdrawn on various occasions by Zondo without his knowledge or authorisation, using withdrawal slips bearing his forged signatures.
This prompted the complainant to make a report to the police, and investigations were carried out, leading to the arrest of Zondo.
As a result of Zondo’s actions, the complainant suffered an actual financial prejudice of US$747 968, and nothing was recovered.
