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Cynthia Dube, Court Reporter
FIVE workers at Pump and Steel Suppliers company in Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly stealing galvanised steel worth about $5 000 from the company.

Lameck Moyo, Valentine Mutonhodza, Aaron Makopa, Cristopher Muteweri and Joshua Mhlanga allegedly stole the company`s property at around 3PM on Saturday last week.

They were allegedly caught red-handed by the company’s Managing Director, Mr Eugine Jackson, loading the stolen property into a truck at the company`s premises in Belmont.

Moyo, Mutonhodza, Makopa, Muteweri and Muhlanga yesterday appeared before magistrate Mr Tinashe Tashaya facing a charge of theft.

They pleaded not guilty and were remanded out of custody to February 21 on $50 bail each.

Prosecuting, Mr Taurai Hondoyemoto said on February 11 at around 3PM, Mr Jackson found the accused persons loading the steel into a truck.

“The complainant checked inside the truck and found the steel. The complainant asked the accused person what they were doing and they told him that it was a mistake,” he said.

Mr Hondoyemoto said the steel was worth $4 917 and all of it was recovered.

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