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Prosper Dembedza
Herald Correspondent
Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has issued a warrant of arrest for an accused person who allegedly defrauded a South African based mining company of R440 000 after he failed to show up in court for judgement.
Calton Mudiwiwa (39) is facing fraud charges. The complainant in this case is Davure Mining, represented by its manager Masimba Mukarati.
Davure Mining is a holding company, which has subsidiaries in South Africa and Zimbabwe and has interests in mining, cattle ranching and agriculture.
The court heard that on October 20, 2021, Mukarati wanted to acquire a Toyota Hilux Legend 50 double-cab from South Africa and he shared the information with Mudiwiwa, who subsequently volunteered to assist him in importing the vehicle.
Davure Mining had free funds in its South Africa FNB Bank account and paid to Wish Worthy Investments for the vehicle on the instruction of Mudiwiwa.
After the payment, Mukarati reportedly availed proof of payment to Mudiwiwa for ease of reference, but the latter allegedly failed to import the vehicle.
Mudiwiwa started giving false promises and later became evasive, the prosecution alleged.
Mukarati then reported the matter to the police, leading to Mudiwiwa’s arrest.
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