Source: Mazarura Bus Company secretary up for US$300 000 fraud – herald
Prosper Dembedza-Herald Correspondent
A MAZARURA Bus Company secretary has appeared in court facing fraud charges after he allegedly removed a director from the family transport business and facilitated the appointment of new directors who went on to take control of the company.
Tsamwisai Richard Chitombo was charged with fraud when he appeared before Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa, who granted him US$300 bail.
It is the State’s case that Mazarura Bus Service and Stores was incorporated in 1986 under the Companies Act with the late Killian Mazarura as the majority shareholder holding 10 000 shares, while Shingirai and Chris John Mazarura each held one share.
Chitombo became the company secretary in 2003. The court heard that the company operated bus services along the Harare-Nyamapanda route and amassed substantial assets over the years, including more than 100 buses, commercial properties in Mutoko, Murehwa, Suwe, Kotwa, Nyamapanda, Makaha and Harare, as well as several heavy-duty trucks and luxury vehicles.
Prosecutors allege that after the death of Mr Killian Mazarura in February 2018, the complainant (Chris) travelled to South Africa to wind up another business.
Upon returning to Zimbabwe in November 2025, the complainant allegedly discovered that he had been removed as a director of the company without his knowledge or consent and that shares due to him had not been issued.
The State further alleges that the accused unlawfully appointed Trevor Mazarura and Charles Mazarura as directors in 2018 without following the required corporate procedures and fraudulently allocated shares to them.
“The complainant further noticed that the accused person had fraudulently appointed Trevor Mazarura and Charles Mazarura as Directors of the Mazarura Bus Service and Stores Pvt Ltd in 2018 without following proper procedures and fraudulently issued them with some shares. Trevor and Charles assumed control of the company without the complainant’s knowledge and started collecting rentals from properties registered under Mazarura Bus Services and Stores (Pvt) Limited from the year 2018 up to date.
“As a result of accused person’s action, complainant suffered an actual prejudice of US$300 000 and nothing was recovered,” the State alleged.
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