A businessman working with Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa and his wife, Ruth, Enrico Sibanda, is in court for serious fraud.
Sibanda who calls himself by the title “Doctor,” is being tried for fraudulently contracting for the holding of his functions one of which Makandiwa’s wife, Ruth was seen fully participating in.
During that same function, the preacher’s wife gleefully participated while dressed in red robes. She staged herself to receive a doctorate certificate. Investigations revealed however that even the so-called doctorates among many others the businessman dished out, are fake.
Sibanda is due to appear on December 10 as the trial continues.
Prosecutors narrate that the Zimbabwe Business Awards Council owned by Sibanda approached Crown Plaza on February 13 this year and booked for a breakfast meeting for 50 people. He was charged $1 000. But the man took in an additional 200 people on the day of the event.
He then promised that he would pay the required $3 000 after the event but did not only to once again promise he would avail the money on the 27th of that month.
His actions led to the hotel making a police report.
That function is one of many and Sibanda would soon fraudulently contract Holiday Inn on March 11 booking for 100 people. The charge was $1,500 but he only paid $600.
Sibanda then approached another company bMega First and booked for another event for which he was billed $1,500.
The host companies were prejudiced in total $5,900 as a result.
The case will be heard on the 10th December and Magistrate Batanai Madzingira is presiding.
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calm down stop spilling blood all over the place. its only an honorary doctorate and… you how those papers are awarded? the UZ parallel you are drawing is a false equivalent. get real
Tis is the true original stoy Blindeye stole and forced the name of Prophet Makandiwa in. It neve included the name of prophet or prophetess ruth Makandiwa. They added their names in a clear case of hatred and slander. Read it below
BUSINESS AWARDS BOSS CHARGED WITH FRAUD:
The chairman of the Zimbabwe Business Awards, Enrico Mangono Sibanda, allegedly swindled two hotels and Mega Fest Holdings of $5 900 after he failed to pay his bills.The chairman of the Zimbabwe Business Awards, Enrico Mangono Sibanda
Sibanda appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Batanai Madzingira charged with fraud. He was remanded to December 10 for trial. Prosecutor Mrs Devoted Gwashavanhu Nyagano alleged that on February 13 this year, Sibanda approached Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harare. He booked a breakfast meeting for 50 people to be held the following day.
The court heard that on the day of the meeting, Sibanda allegedly brought in an additional 200 people. He requested Crowne Plaza to offer the services on condition that he would pay an additional $3 000 after the function.
It is alleged that after the function, Sibanda became evasive and failed to pay the outstanding balance of $3 000. The State further alleged that on March 11, Sibanda approached Holiday Inn Hotel, Harare, and made a booking for 100 people for the International Women’s Day celebrations which were to be held on March 30.
The court heard that Sibanda was charged $1 500 and made a part payment of $600. It is alleged that he promised to pay the balance of $900 on March 30, the day of the event, but after the event he failed to pay.
Allegations are that in November 2014 Sibanda booked a venue for a function for 10 people that was scheduled to take place on November 18 this year.
Sibanda was charged $1 250 for the event and also placed a $750 advertisement in the Mega Fest Magazine but allegedly failed to pay for both services. The court heard that Sibanda promised to clear his bill within a week but failed to keep his promise.
In all the three counts, Sibanda allegedly prejudiced the three organisations of $5 900 and nothing was recovered.
Blindeye newspaper is surely blind. Where does prophet Makandiwa come in? If a UZ professor fails to pay his debts do you implicate one graduand out of the tens of thousands who have graduated at UZ. And what has the professor’s private life has to do with those who have graduated from the UZ? Prophetess Ruth Makandiwa was not the only one awarded. I bet if the people behind this copy paste garage blog are even qualified. You are trying to please certain men of God who are giving you money to attack prophet Makandiwa through your dirty ill informed articles. We cant even call them articles but a piece of trash taken from the pig sty. Those who hate the Prophet and the work of God to such alarming levels and gravity can only be homosexuals, adulterous, drunks and prostitutes. Prove me wrong if im mistaken
You mention Makandiwa then talk of unpaid hotel bills by Sibanda as if he was sent by Prophet Makandiwa.And out of the numerous honours conferred by the institution including upon Dr Oliver Mtukudzi,Zim eye is only interested in Makandiwa to please its well known paymasters.
Kikikiki Silly.
The level of journalism at Zimeye places it in the class of H Metro. What has Makandiwa got to do with this story? Do you guys have an Editor. Zimbabwe needs newspapers like yours but you seem to miss the point. I thought you guys would do better than the Herald but lo. Lets be objective and factual. Sibanda sued by Hotels would have been better but obviously who is Sibanda so rope in Makandiwa. Well thats primary school journalism. Kikikiki
I have been closely watching how Zimeye reports and you guys just hate the man of God and it’s really destroying your integrity as an organisation.
The man has his organisation with a name and associating him with the man of God is maliciously and crap to say the least. He has honoured so many people including musicians so why singling out Prophet Makandiwa alone?
I think it’s a work of your employee with questionable sexual orientation or the leaders.
this is pathetic
Hahahahahaha you can’t be an associate of a dishonest person and still be a saint