Farai Dziva| Prominent businessman Simbarashe Manyuchi, has been arrested in connection with a fuel scam.

Manyuchi allegedly siphoned 18 000 litres of diesel from a Zuva Service Station.

Manyuchi (32) and his truck driver Liberty Mukuto (26) will today (Friday) appear before a Mutare magistrate on theft charges.

They were arrested on Wednesday and have spent two nights in holding cells at Mutare Central Police Station.