Online Reporter
Yeukai Karengezeka-Court Correspondent
A CUSTOMER collection depot clerk with African Distillers Limited (AFDIS) was arraigned in court over the weekend facing US$8 500 fraud charges.
Tawanda Shoko (25) appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Appollonia Marutya, who granted him US$100 bail pending trial. His alleged accomplice, Takunda Dandara, is still at large.
Prosecutor Mr Takudzwa Mutyavaviri told the court that between July 31 and September 3, 2025, the accused manipulated AFDIS’ SAP sales processing system in a scheme designed to divert funds.
Working as customer collection depot clerks at AFDIS Chitungwiza depot, Shoko and Dandara allegedly tampered with sales sheets and fraudulently swapped high-value stock with lower-value items on return receipts. The duo would then pocket the difference.
The fraud was unearthed when the company became suspicious of irregular sales activity and dispatched an internal audit team.
According to Godfrey Matambanashe, an internal auditor with AFDIS who represented the company in court, the audit revealed a shortfall of US$8 578, all attributed to the accused persons’ manipulations.
