A cleaner and a
gardener from a Chinese-owned company in Gweru teamed up with a cellphone
dealer, two mystery men from Kadoma, and a whole lot of bad decisions to pull
off a daring US$40 000 theft. But instead of a clean getaway, they were tripped
up by CCTV footage, nosy cops, and a trail of money that led straight under the
bed. Literally.
Nelson Holdings
was the scene of the epic drama and the date was 21 June 2025. Rachael
Mujakachi, a cleaner with sharp eyes and loose lips, discovered where her
Chinese bosses were hiding cash, a fat US$40 000 locked in a company office
safe.
Instead of
keeping the info to herself, she whispered it to her ex-lover, popular Barhador
cellphone dealer Langton Muza, also known as Gwedegwe.
Smelling
opportunity, Gwedegwe called in Felix Chikowo, the company’s gardener, and two
men from Kadoma who are still on the run to get the job done.
On 21 June, the
safe was snatched from the office and dragged across town to Mujakachi’s house
in Mkoba 6. Once cracked open, Mujakachi and Chikowo were handed US$6 000 each
like it was Christmas in June. The Kadoma duo vanished, allegedly en route to
hand over Gwedegwe’s share.
But karma and
CCTV came knocking.
Police
identified Chikowo on footage entering and exiting the premises. That’s when
things fell apart faster than a Zupco timetable.
Cops pounced.
From Chikowo’s
rented room, police recovered US$3 000 hidden under the bed and another
US$3 000 tucked away with his
unsuspecting mother-in-law. Mujakachi had tried to stash her share in her room
but police sniffed out US$5 800. She claimed she’d already splurged US$200
shopping in Harare.
The cleaner and
gardener were both dragged to court where they were remanded in custody.
Gwedegwe is denying everything. All three are being represented by
sharp-tongued Gweru lawyer Esau Mandipa.
The case is far
from over and the hunt is still on for the Kadoma duo. B Metro
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