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Codelia Mondela, Court Reporter
A ZIMBABWE Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) cashier allegedly stole $8 960 which was paid by clients to the company.

Similo Mabuya (40) pleaded not guilty to 25 counts of theft before Bulawayo magistrate Ms Sthembiso Ncube.

Ms Ncube remanded the matter to February 5 for trial.

Prosecuting, Mr Alfonce Makonese alleged that Mabuya stole from ZETDC between October and December 2016.

He said her duties included receiving money from clients, entering it in the receipt book and banking the money.

“After receiving the money she would enter it in the receipt book where she endorsed the correct amount on the customer’s copy, but went on to enter lesser amounts on the two remaining carbon copies,” Mr Makonese said.

“She received a total of $9 970 but remitted $1 064 and converted $8 960 to her own use.”

In a warned and cautioned statement, ZETDC sales manager Mr Newton Mutizakurima said in December 2016 they picked an anomaly on a receipt where it was discovered that Mabuya had entered the correct amount on the customer’s copy but entered a different amount on two duplicate copies which were retained in the book.

“Internal investigations were done engaging various customers, which led to a discovery of 25 similar cases. Mabuya endorsed lesser amounts on the duplicate copies and went on to bank lesser amounts,” he said. — @MondelaC.