Two Harare business executives allegedly orchestrated a scheme to seize property worth US$50 000 using a forged board resolution, a court has heard.
Ropafadzo Chidawu, 30, of Pomona, and Edgar Nehanda, 44, of Borrowdale, appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court facing fraud charges linked to the fake document and the attempted attachment of property.
Chidawu is the Chief Executive Officer of Gombe Holdings (Private) Limited, a company involved in real estate, insurance, and construction. Nehanda is the director of Bashumi Security (Private) Limited.
The complainant is Macrosales Zimbabwe (Private) Limited, a distribution company.
According to the State, the matter stems from September 2021, when Macrosales began leasing offices at Number 52 Kelvin Road North, Graniteside, Harare, from Broadway Investments (Private) Limited and Gombe Holdings. At the time, Chidawu was a director of Broadway Investments.
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However, in 2023, her directorship was nullified by the Harare High Court, which also effectively removed Nehanda, who had been appointed under her authority.
Despite this, the pair allegedly prepared a fake board resolution, falsely presenting themselves as directors of Broadway Investments, and used it to secure a High Court order for the attachment of Macrosales' property over a purported US$50 000 debt.
They allegedly instructed the Sheriff of Zimbabwe — through their accomplices, Tawanda Maguwudze and Innocent Chingarande, who are still at large — to enforce the order.
The plan collapsed after it was discovered that the complainant did not have property matching the targeted value.
A police report was filed on October 15, 2025, leading to the arrest of Chidawu and Nehanda. The alleged prejudice amounts to US$50 000.
The two are expected back in court on December 9, 2025.
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