Moses Mpofu (49) and his business associate, Mike Chimombe (43), who are facing fraud charges have been indicted to the Harare High Court, Anti-Corruption Court for trial.
In a statement issued this Wednesday, 08 August, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that the trial has been set down on a continuous roll from the 01 to the 04 of October 2024. Reads the statement:
Allegations are that the accused persons forged a ZIMRA Tax clearance certificate and an NSSA compliance certificate in the name of Blackdeck Private Limited and attached them in a bidding document which they submitted to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development for a tender for the supply and delivery of goats for the Presidential Goat Pass-on Scheme.
They misrepresented that the company was in full compliance with ZIMRA and NSSA requirements.
Acting on the misrepresentation, the Ministry of Lands contracted Blackdeck Private Limited.
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