A 37-YEAR-OLD businessman was yesterday fined $300 or five
months’ imprisonment by a Harare magistrate for forging a DStv logo on receipts
and advertisements, thereby deceiving Multi-Choice and customers.
Kudzaishe Chanakira of Kelos Boutique in Chitungwiza
appeared before Harare magistrate Nomsa Sabarauta facing charges of
contravening the
Trademark Act .
Multi-Choice Zimbabwe was represented by risk manager
Pardon Matikiti. The State said on October 26, an informant in the company of
Constables Guvava, Munyukwi and Shava from the Harare police Licence
Inspectorate Department visited Chanakira’s business premise for inspection.
Upon arrival, they found Chanakira selling Multi-Choice
decoders issuing receipts with the DStv trademark without permission from the
registered owner of the trademark and thereby deceiving customers.
Police seized the goods which included decoders, dish,
forged receipt books. Francisca Mukumbiri appeared for the State. Newsday
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