Businessman desperate to clear name

H-Metro Reporter

A Harare businessman with a similar name and surname as a suspected fraudster has spoken out to clear his name after his phone was inundated with concerned calls from clients. 

Timukudzei Nhongo, who owns Middleport Freight Services, stressed that he had no criminal record and was never a fraudster. 

The suspect in the case, Timukudzei Nhongo, is a car dealer who is accused of fraudulently importing a vehicle using a Ministry of Health and Child Care official’s details.

Nhongo is reported to have paid for a Toyota Corolla Axio and then asked Thebinas Kaseke, a Ministry of Health and Child Care worker, to apply for a rebate on the vehicle.

He is said to have registered the car in Kaseke’s name and sold it to Charles Chimutsanya.

The suspected con artist will be back in court on September 5. However, the Middleport boss, who is desperate to clear his name said: “Clients have been calling me expressing their disappointment that I might be the one who was arrested.

“I have realised that H-Metro is a widely read daily paper because the similarity in names has really affected me.

“I would like to clear the air that I was never arrested and that I don’t have a criminal record.

“What makes my case delicate is that I am in the freight business and this has not gone down well with my clients,” he said.

“I am one of your readers and I hardly miss the paper. I was shocked when this suspect bearing names similar to mine appeared in court.

“The calls I received showed that you are doing a good job. A story in H-Metro, whether good or bad, is known for attracting attention,” he said.