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Codelia Mondela, Court Reporter
TWO Bulawayo women were allegedly defrauded of $200 by Macro-net International Association of Zimbabwe, a local college.

Maureen Malandu (40) of Mpopoma and Memory Madyara (32) of Makokoba paid $200 for ambulance technician courses at the college, but instead were taught first aid.

A court heard that Ms Malandu paid $110 and Ms Madyara $90 after they were informed that the amount would cover items needed for the completion of the course.

Macro-net International Association of Zimbabwe represented by its director, Mr Edison Ncube was yesterday not asked to plead to fraud charges before Bulawayo magistrate Ms Gladmore Mushove.

Ms Mushove remanded the matter to October 12 for commencement of trial.

In a statement Ms Malandu said in March she paid $110 for administration fees.

“However, each time I went to the institution I and other students were promised to be taken to Gweru to learn the ambulance technician course,” Ms Malandu said.

“We were only taught first aid lessons and never given certificates,” she said.

Ms Madyara said she went to Gweru but was only taught first aid.

Prosecuting, Mr Kudakwashe Jaravaza said the women were defrauded between January and April this year.

In 2013 students who had completed professional courses with the private college in Gweru were up in arms with the college after it failed to issue certificates for the courses.

The students had said they visited the organisation’s offices at Tel-One building in the Gweru Central Business District and were told that they would receive information on the availability of their certificates through mobile short messages.

Mr Ncube confirmed that students who had recently completed their courses with his institution were yet to receive their certificates.

@MondelaC