Medical Doctor Nabbed for Tax Evasion

Medical Doctor Nabbed for Tax Evasion

A 42-year-old medical doctor appeared before Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing charges of defrauding the State.

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Prosper Chimedza was jointly charged with Lloyd Mwembe (33). The duo was remanded out of custody to July 10 on US$100 bail each.

Prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti said sometime in November 2023, Ruth Ruparaganda wanted to buy a car using a vehicle rebate scheme from the government.

She was assisted by Mwembe who used Chimedza's details to buy the vehicle from Japan

Court heard that the accused persons generated a fake rebate letter through a former Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officer Yvonne Musoni who was linked to Chimedza.

On January 23, 2023 the accused persons successfully cleared the vehicle from Kariba Border Post using the fraudulent rebate letter.

Due to this misrepresentation, ZIMRA lost US$4 175 since the accused persons evaded import duty costs.

Meanwhile…

A serious fallout is simmering among unions representing teachers over differences in tactics to force the government to give in to their demands when schools open tomorrow.

Medical Doctor Nabbed for Tax Evasion

The friction has resulted in the unions splitting into two different camps — Federation of Zimbabwe Educators Union (FOZEU) and the Federation of Educators Union of Zimbabwe (FEUZ).

FOZEU members are

1. Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ),
2. Educators Union of Zimbabwe (EUZ),
3. Zimbabwe Visually Impaired Teachers Union and
4. Professional Educators Union of Zimbabwe.

Under the FEUZ, there is the

1. Zimbabwe Teachers Association(ZIMTA),
2. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ),
3. Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (TUZ),
4. Zimbabwe Democratic Teachers Union (ZDTU),
5. Zimbabwe National Educators Union (ZiNEU),
6. Zimbabwe National Teachers Union (ZINATU),
7. Zimbabwe Rural Teachers Union (ZIRUTU) and the
8. Zimbabwe National Union of School Heads (ZINUSH).

The FOZEU have declared industrial action when schools open tomorrow to press the government to pay teachers a minimum wage of US$1 260.

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However, the FEUZ, which has the majority of the teachers’ representatives, has stated that their members will report for duty to give room for dialogue.

FEUZ is demanding a minimum wage of US$840.