Four fraudsters were sentenced to four months in jail by Harare magistrate Rangarirai Gakanje for issuing fake Zinara vehicle licensing discs.
Abednigo Kachanzi (35), Francis Pedzisai (42), Gedion Tsodzo (46) and Noel Jogo (37) were given the option to pay a $5 000 fine.
It is understood that the quartet duped Mr Blessmore Chidhakwa, who wanted to licence his deregistered vehicle of US$150 recently.
According to the state outline, sometime in January, Kachanzi, masquerading as a Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) agent responsible for motor vehicle registration and insurance, introduced himself to Mr Chidhakwa.
On February 18, Mr Chidhakwa sought the assistance of Kachanzi to re-register his Honda Fit vehicle upon which he was asked to pay US$150.
Mr Chidhakwa later paid the requested fee and on March 18, Kachanzi handed over a registration book and copies of the vehicle licence somewhere in central Harare.
Mr Chidhakwa queried the authenticity of the documents before verifying the validity of the documents at Zinara offices where it was confirmed that they were fake.
The ZRP Commercial Crimes Division working closely with Zinara’s risk and loss control department arrested Kachanzi who implicated his three other accomplices.
Authorities recovered several documents including vehicle registration book AFE-3738 belonging to Toma Victoria of Southlands Park, Waterfalls, registration book AAR-3111 owned by Nationals Parks of Kaguvi Building, vehicle registration book AEI-7842 belonging to Clarke Anne of Mount Pleasant.
Zinara spokesperson Mr Tendai Mugabe welcomed the conviction of the four fraudsters.
“This is a welcome development which sends a clear message to everyone that crime does not pay. Our risk and loss control department is working closely with the police to fight crimes of this nature and other related vehicle licensing criminal activities,” said Mr Mugabe.
Makore, Commissioner with the Zimbabwe Media Commission. She is also with the World Association of Newspapers Women in News Programme, SeedCo senior manager for public relations and special programmes Ms Marjorie Mutemererwa and lawyer Ms Beatrice Mtetwa.
Mrs Ruzvidzo’s award for “Outstanding Conduit of Excellence” was also “in special recognition for demonstrating an exceptional commitment to the business professionals through conduct of a meta-analysis and profundity thoughts.”
About 50 women were honoured at the event, among them the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission chairperson, Justice Loice Matanda Moyo. Mrs Ruzvidzo was in the top five.
ZiFM stereo’s, Martha Mamombe was awarded as one of the Outstanding Women in Media while Edgars group chief finance officer Ms Happiness Vhundla received an award in the Outstanding Leading Women in Zimbabwe category.
The Zimbabwe Women’s Microfinance bank and the Women Coalition of Zimbabwe were also awarded for being outstanding organisations in support of women.
In his remarks at the event, Zimbabwe CEO’s Network president, Mark Mabhudhu said the awards recognise women who are making a difference in the corporate world.
“We have been modelled by our mothers and we are who we are today because of them. When we have ladies running corporates, driving different projects and making countries run, we should never take them for granted,” he said.
Guest speaker at the event, the deputy director for mental health services in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Dr Patience Mavunganidze challenged women to adopt stress- relief strategies given the multiplicity of roles they play at home and in the workplace.
ZEC is presently conducting a voter registration blitz that will help in the delimitation exercise, which will be done in the last three months of the year.
The Registrar-General’s Office has been finding it increasingly difficult to issue civil documents owing to shortages of consumables.
In April 2020, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission published a report titled a “Report on National Inquiry on Access to Documentation in Zimbabwe”, which recommended that the country develops a national policy on access to documentation.
-Sunday Mail
