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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter
Harare businessman Genius Kadungure’s lawyer yesterday gave notice to apply for refusal of further remand if the matter fails to be heard on the next remand date.
Kadungure yesterday appeared before magistrate Mr Milton Serima who remanded him to July 4 for his routine remand.
Mr Jonathan Samukange notified the court that he would make an application for refusal of further remand if the State fails to provide them with a trial date.
Kadungure reportedly swindled Zanu-PF MP for Chegutu West Cde Dexter Nduna, who is the managing director of Badon Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd and a Kadoma-based miner only identified as Gatawa of R1 581 890.
Prosecutor Ms Venencia Mutake alleges that sometime in November 2012, Kadungure in connivance with unknown accomplices created a fictitious company named Transco Civil Engineering purportedly based in South Africa and opened an ABSA account for the company. He allegedly created an e-mail account named [email protected], pretending to be a legitimate representative of Marange Resources.
He allegedly misrepresented himself as the chief buyer for Marange Resources looking for mining pumps at competitive prices. On December 4, Gatawa sent his brother Enock to South Africa to buy the pumps. He paid R1 046 890 and was told by Transco Civil Engineering “officials” to go back to Zimbabwe and check for his parcel with DHL in three days time. He was shocked to receive a parcel of cellphone chargers. That is when he realised that he had been duped, the court heard.
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