HARARE
–
A
Harare
man
who
allegedly
invoked
Zanu
PF’s
name
to
hire
two
vehicles
has
appeared
in
court
facing
fraud
charges.
Martin
Mutize,
27,
of
Budiriro
is
accused
of
failing
to
pay
US$5,600
in
car
rental
fees
after
allegedly
misrepresenting
that
the
vehicles
were
needed
to
transport
Zanu
PF
delegates.
Prosecutors
told
the
Harare
Magistrates
Court
that
in
July
2025,
Mutize
approached
Sanangurai
Kundidzora
and
requested
a
white
Toyota
Hilux
and
a
grey
Audi
for
28
days.
He
allegedly
agreed
to
pay
US$150
per
day
for
the
Hilux
and
US$50
per
day
for
the
Audi.
The
National
Prosecuting
Authority
says
Mutize
claimed
the
vehicles
were
for
party
business,
but
investigations
later
revealed
he
had
been
using
them
himself.
When
the
rental
period
lapsed,
Kundidzora
discovered
the
vehicles
had
not
been
used
by
Zanu
PF
officials
as
claimed.
Mutize
allegedly
failed
to
settle
the
US$5,600
owed
despite
keeping
the
vehicles
for
nearly
a
month.
“The
accused
misrepresented
facts
to
the
complainant
so
that
he
would
use
the
vehicles
himself,”
prosecutors
said.
Mutize
appeared
before
Harare
provincial
magistrate
Apolonia
Marutya
and
was
remanded
in
custody
pending
a
bail
ruling.