Wenslus Murape
Zvikomborero Parafini
A CLEANING firm and its subsidiaries allegedly lost US$101 000 to a thieving bookkeeper, who resigned soon after the offence had been discovered last month.
The suspect, Kiritea Da Silva 42, appeared before Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa on Wednesday.
The firm Pan Cleaning Services Private Limited and its subsidiaries Mac Brothers Zimbabwe and Brennan’s Diesel Services Private Limited situated at number 19 Kelvin road North Graniteside being represented by Patrick Andrew Walsh its director.
Da Silva was employed by the firm as a book keeper and her duties included general bookkeeping, cash receipting and banking amongst others.
It is alleged that from January 1 last year to this August, Da Silva was entrusted with cash amounting to US$101 573 on various occasions by the manager Charlot Evans for the purposes of depositing into the company’s Nedbank Nostro account.
She allegedly signed for the cash received, indicating her responsibility to deposit it.
Instead of depositing the cash as required, she allegedly converted the money to her use.
Preliminary investigations conducted established that she converted a total of USD$101 573 to her use.
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