Teacher acquitted of theft

Mash West Correspondent
A TEACHER at Chinhoyi High School has appeared in court for allegedly stealing the institution’s property valued at $ 1 200. Mzerura Musindo (48) of Chitambo suburb in Chinhoyi pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Chinhoyi magistrate Mr Felix Mawadze on allegations of stealing a computer, metalwork spanners, one keyboard and overhead projector.

Prosecutor Mrs Joyce Makanyire told the court that sometime in March this year Msindo was employed as a metalwork teacher at Chinhoyi High from 2011 up to March 2017. Mrs Makanyire said on March 27 the school bursar Gweera Ansilot (54) of White City suburb, instructed Richrad Nyanzira, Wycliff Kafesu, Waddington Mutevharu and Sandra Manjena to carry out an audit at the Department of Metalworks after the accused failed to report for duty for almost three weeks.

The court also heard that the audit team discovered that a 12-piece spanner set, one central processing unit (CPU), one keyboard, overhead projector valued at $ 1 190 were miss- ing. The bursar then reported the matter to the police leading to Musindo’s arrest. Mr Mawadze, however, acquitted him of the theft charges after State witnesses failed to show up in court.