Online Reporter
Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo
Court Correspondent
A LOCAL company and its director have appeared in court facing allegations of defrauding another company of US$504 000 in a fuel transportation deal involving consignments destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Truckeaze International Private Limited and its director, Simon Chirwa (42), appeared before Harare regional magistrate Mrs Marehwanazo Gofa facing a charge of theft of trust property.
The two were coming from home, and no bail issues arose.
They were ordered to return to court on September 29 pending completion of investigations.
Prosecutor Mr Lawrence Gangarahwe alleged that between January and December 2025, Chirwa, acting as a director of Truckeaze International, approached Toddy Tsikai, a principal director of Mayville Investments, offering transportation services for assorted consignments from clients in Harare and other parts of Zimbabwe, as well as outside the country.
The court heard that during the period in question, Mayville Investments transported fuel consignments to GROUPSIL in the DRC.
It is alleged that a total of 118 loads were transported to the DRC, with an agreement that payment for the consignments would be made directly to Mayville Investments.
According to the State, Tsikai provided his company’s banking details to Chirwa so that clients could deposit payment upon delivery of the consignments in the DRC.
However, Chirwa allegedly supplied his own bank account details to the clients, resulting in payments for the 118 fuel loads being deposited into his account.
The State alleges that Chirwa then converted the money to his own use, using part of the proceeds to buy trucks.
The alleged transactions resulted in Mayville Investments suffering actual prejudice of US$504 000, the court heard.
