This gripping court case unfolded when several women came
forward, alleging that Dinhidza had subjected them to sexual assault within the
confines of his office, his vehicle, and various lodges across Bulawayo. Some of the women were either current or
former employees of Lobels, having either resigned or been terminated from
their positions.
However, after careful examination of the evidence,
Magistrate Mabeza delivered a scathing rebuke to the accusers, revealing that
their charges were steeped in malice and born out of a sinister conspiracy to
bring down the accused.
Shedding light on the verdict, Magistrate Mabeza remarked:
“The accused pleaded not guilty to all charges, maintaining that the
allegations against him were false and concocted out of malice, fuelled by
personal vendettas following the complainants’ dismissal from the company.”
Furthermore, the court expressed lingering doubts regarding
the authenticity of the events that transpired at Lobels. The accused
vehemently argued that the timing and manner in which the alleged offences were
reported bore the hallmarks of a fabricated conspiracy.
In light of these uncertainties, Magistrate Mabeza
declared: “The court remains in doubt as to whether these events truly occurred
or whether they were part of a meticulously orchestrated scheme. Consequently,
the accused is hereby declared not guilty of all charges pertaining to rape and
aggravated indecent assault.”
Among the allegations brought against Dinhidza was an
incident that allegedly occurred in May 2020. According to the testimony, he
called one of the complainants into his office, enticing her with promises of a
permanent employment contract. However, it is claimed that Dinhidza stipulated
that sexual relations were a prerequisite for this offer, to which the woman
reluctantly agreed. The accused reneged on his promise, leaving the complainant
still relegated to a precarious contract worker position.
Another charge levelled against Dinhidza involved his
alleged engagement in sexual activity with a 40-year-old female employee at a
local lodge. Here, the accusation maintains that he manipulated the woman into
believing that such an encounter would secure her permanent employment.
In a distressing turn of events, another complainant’s
husband, who happened to be employed at Lobels, faced sudden termination of employment
under murky circumstances back in 2013. Faced with the devastating loss of her
husband’s livelihood, the complainant approached the accused, who held the
position of human resources manager at the time, beseeching him for her
husband’s reinstatement. Dinhidza was said to have demanded sexual intercourse
as the price for restoring her husband’s employment. The complainant agreed,
and the following day, her husband was reinstated. Chronicle
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