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Herald Correspondent
The trial of Clark Clever Makoni and his wife, Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono’s company, Valley Lodges, to the tune of ZWL$137 million, has taken a new twist.
The State led evidence on Wednesday from a witness from Companies Registry officer, Lindsay Musukutwa, who testified that she had no knowledge of any forged records or fraudulent activities by the couple.
She told the court that the Certificate of Incorporation and the CR 14 in their respective records show that the company owners were never changed.
The couple’s lawyer, Admire Rubaya, grilled Musukutwa on whether she had been given any documents indicating an attempt by the Makonis to change Valley Lodge’s directorship.
Musukutwa’s maintained that she was not aware of such. This development comes after another witness, George Mashonganyika, admitted to lack of direct evidence of the alleged fraudulent activities.
The case has been postponed to December 17 for trial continuation before presiding Magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter