Harare Magistrate, Morgan Nemadire will tomorrow hand down a ruling on businessman Genius Kadungure’s case in which he is accused of swindling Zanu PF legislator, Dexter Nduna R535 000 in botched tender deal.
Kadungure is jointly charged with Wicknell Chivayo on two counts of fraud dating back to 2012.
The State is alleging that sometime in November 2012, Chivayo connived with Kadungure to create a fictitious company named Transco Civil Engineering, purportedly based in neighbouring South Africa.
It is being alleged that they proceeded to open an ABSA bank account.
The State claims they also opened an email account procurement@marangediamonds.com purporting to be doing business for Marange Diamonds, which is one of the companies that used to operate
in Chiadzwa, in Marange.
It is said they rented space at Hetzner (Private) Limited in South Africa.
Chivayo and Kadungure then contacted the complainant, whose name was not revealed in court, pretending to be the chief buyers at Marange Resources, looking for mining pumps.
They reportedly gave the complainant an order to supply 10 T-90 Transco-Flo Helical Rotor pumps and referred him to Transco knowing that it was a fictitious company.
The complainant then sent his brother, Enock Gatawa and ZAR446 900 was deposited into Transco’s ABSA account and a further ZAR300 000 later that day.
Kadungure is being represented by top Harare lawyer, Jonathan Samukange.
