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Former Education Minister Mutumbuka Narrates How His US$600,000 House Was Stolen

1 year agoWed, 29 Nov 2023 05:16:11 GMT
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Former Education Minister Mutumbuka Narrates How His US$600,000 House Was Stolen

Zimbabwe’s first Education minister, Dr Dzingai Mutumbuka, recently revealed that he almost lost his house, valued at US$600,000, to an organised syndicate of thieves operating in collaboration with the Deeds Registry Office and the judiciary. This shocking revelation highlights the pervasive nature of corruption in Zimbabwe and the vulnerability of property owners to fraudulent activities.

Mutumbuka, who served as the Minister of Education and Culture from 1980 to 1988, and later held senior management positions at the World Bank, has been embroiled in a legal battle to reclaim his property for the past two years.

What Transpired:

The case began when two individuals, Prosper Biziweck and Tatenda “Shaft” Wakatama, appeared in court facing forgery charges. It was alleged that they produced fake documents and sold Mutumbuka’s house, working in conjunction with accomplices and officials from the Deeds Registry offices.

The fraudsters managed to sell Mutumbuka’s house to Harrison Marange for a mere US$140,000, significantly below its actual value. Shockingly, High Court Justice Webster Chinamora, who has since resigned under a cloud of corruption charges, granted an order for Mutumbuka to vacate his own property.

Fortunately, Mutumbuka acted swiftly and appealed to the Supreme Court, and he is confident that he will ultimately recover the stolen title to his property. He says he has also raised concerns about rampant corruption in Zimbabwe during discussions with President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mutumbuka emphasised that while prominent individuals may have some safeguard against corruption, ordinary citizens, particularly the poor, remain vulnerable to such nefarious activities.

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Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono says the case serves as a warning and a grim reminder of the dangers posed by a corrupt system aided by collusion between fraudsters and state officials. It not only jeopardises the rights and investments of property owners but also undermines confidence in the country’s legal and justice systems. He says the incident carries implications beyond Mutumbuka’s personal experience, as it highlights the risks faced by Zimbabweans in the diaspora and potential international investors.

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21 Comments

inini · 1 year ago
pindula so aaaa kubhowa. chaiko. inyaya. here iyoyi
You're Corrupt · 1 year ago
Theft of a house worth $160k is not news to you?
Jinn · 1 year ago
The news headlines and the story doesn't match.
ReRead · 1 year ago
The house was stolen by thieves who sold it for $140k. The owner is reclaiming it. No?
cid · 1 year ago
@ muto,,,ndamuka Bho hangu 😂iwe kuita mukoma wangu here,,, sorry yekudii futi kune mupurwa wakaita sewe
Citizen · 1 year ago
It's sad how our police force and judiciary have become a disgrace, thanks to zanupf.
🧐 🤔 · 1 year ago
Yaa corruption is rife in Zimbabwe, AI judiciary will replenish such mistrusted systems of applying law selectively this is how AI will deal with such : If you become engrossed and engraved in corrupt activities, AI judicial ruling will freeze, sanction, and or even prevent you from any form of doing business transactions, travel touring, to some even boarding buses planes, even lifts of tall buildings, the only place you can go is to release yourself and ends there AI IS REAL you won't even own and operate a fon, you'd be nothing but chidzimudzangara chete, and if you become that useless you'd then be cultured to be a wired phase of human being for real were you'd be assigned for tasks that need human interface there are so many boring tasks, We can't waste AI equipment for such jobs, even prisoners, convicts, alike won't like the job they won't like Prisons that Death sentence
Aaaaaa...... · 1 year ago
Ai is artificial and not real.
🧐 🤔 · 1 year ago
Would become a reality when applying law and no mistake with AI
Jojo · 1 year ago
tech is only best before being hacked
xyz · 1 year ago
what do we care about that....he is not the first and definitely not the last .Not news.Pindula,please give us something more relevant.
· 1 year ago
totally agree with you. this article isn't newsworthy.
Mine · 1 year ago
Pindula is not doing a proper job. Rather than giving us news kwadzo u waste time posting zvinhu zvisina kana basa. It clearly shows that Pindula team is sleeping on duty. You can't even upgrade mashandiro enyu ekuti tiwane better informative news.
Mdara Odza · 1 year ago
For people like you with no future and virtually zero possibility to ever build a house in Zimbabwe then it is not newsworthy, but for the more focused who can purchase houses, then the article is very newsworthy; it will enlighten them about the dangers associated with buying houses
. · 1 year ago
akarohwa same skiri yekwaTshabangu
Wuto · 1 year ago
Cid urisey iwe ngochaní iwe
· 1 year ago
you're obsessed with cid. 🤣 you and Cid should get married! 🤣
Wuto · 1 year ago
Kusvika ati sorry mkoma
· 1 year ago
pamberi neZanu
· 1 year ago
Pasi neZANU-PF! Pasi naED. ZANU PF is corrupt! ED is a dictator!

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