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An Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) finance manager, is facing charges of defrauding the church of more than US$70 000.
Taurai Simango, 48, appeared before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure, and was granted $150 000 bail.
He will be back in court on May 4.
EFZ is an umbrella body for evangelical and Pentecostal churches.
Simango was responsible for overseeing the finance department and managing financial issues.
The State said that from January 30, 2020, to September 2021 and on different occasions, Simango misrepresented to EFZ that he had paid cash to different suppliers.
It is alleged that to cover up his offence, Simango created fake receipts, purporting to have obtained them from suppliers, as proof of payment, and tendered the receipts to the board.
The board was surprised when none of the ‘purchased goods’ and services paid for, were supplied.
After a thorough investigation, the board realised that it had been prejudiced of US$76 758, and nothing was recovered.
Zebedia Bofu appeared for the State.
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