Online Reporter
Yeukai Karengezeka-Court Correspondent
A SALES representative employed by Zim Biscuits Company has appeared in court on allegations of stealing stock valued at US$55 372.
Usher Canaan Gudyani (33) was brought before Harare magistrate Ms Ruth Moyo, facing theft charges.
He was not asked to plead, and the case will resume on December 4, when it will be co-joined with that of his alleged accomplice, who is already on remand.
Prosecutor Mr Lawrence Gangarahwe alleged that the crime occurred between January 2024 and September 2025.
During this period, Gudyani, who was employed as a sales representative, devised a scheme to defraud the company with the help of his accomplice, Portia Kazingizi.
The court heard that Gudyani was responsible for selling Zim Biscuits’ products across Zimbabwe.
After collecting payments from clients, he allegedly conspired with Kazingizi, who was responsible for clearing payments in the company’s records, to falsify the transactions.
It is alleged that Gudyani would report on the company’s WhatsApp group that the money had been paid and the stock accounted for.
However, in reality, they shared the funds. In September 2025, the company’s management discovered discrepancies during a routine financial audit.
They found that stock marked as “paid for” in the company’s computer system had, in fact, not been paid for.
Further investigations revealed that Kazingizi had manipulated the records to reflect cleared payments, enabling the duo to siphon the money.
