The Sunday News
Peter Matika, Senior Reporter
THE case where Aqcuilinia Kayidza Pamberi, a Bulawayo woman who in 2011 was among a number of women suspected to have been involved in a relationship with the late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, is set to reappear in court next week.
Pamberi, is reportedly facing charges of fraud and also had two of her luxury vehicles attached and auctioned by the Sheriff of the High Court last year for failing to pay a $5 000 debt. In the fraud case, Pamberi is facing criminal charges, where she allegedly conned her friend — Ms Irene Chinyanda of $5 000. She is set to appear in court on 19 February.
According to court papers, Ms Chinyanda met Pamberi in the CBD, where she told the latter that she was seeking to raise $575 to pay the Deputy Sheriff for a writ of execution for a case that was ruled in her favour at the High Court. It was then stated that on 16 July last year, Ms Chinyanda met Pamberi outside a boutique in the CBD, where Pamberi asked about her issue that was in the courts. Ms Chinyanda reportedly told Pamberi that the defendant in the issue had paid part of the money owed to her and also made an urgent chamber application at the High Court.
Pamberi is then reported to have told Ms Chinyanda that she had a connection at the High Court, who was able to make a follow up on the case. Pamberi is said to have later phoned Ms Chinyanda, saying that her contact had checked on the file at the court. On 18 July, Pamberi again phoned Ms Chinyanda requesting for a meeting over the issue.
When they met, Pamberi told Ms Chinyanda that the said connection had requested $10 000 in cash, so that he could assist her with the matter. Ms Chinyanda is reported to have told Pamberi that she did not have $10 000 but had $5 000, which she transferred to her bank account.
Pamberi is then alleged to have phoned Ms Chinyanda telling her that she should instruct her lawyer to go to the High Court and apply for a sit down over the matter. Ms Chinyanda then requested to meet the alleged contact but Pamberi declined, saying the contact was not at liberty to meet her, assuring her that “all was in order”.
On a later date Pamberi phoned Ms Chinyanda telling her that her contact had not seen any opposing affidavits in the said case. That is when Ms Chinyanda’s suspicions were raised and she demanded her money back, saying she should write an affidavit acknowledging that she owed her $5 000, which Pamberi refused to do.
On 7 August 2018, Pamberi is alleged to have sent a picture of an RTGs, where she purported to have transferred $2 900 to Ms Chinyanda’s account. However, upon investigations it was revealed that Pamberi had actually not done any transaction of that sort but allegedly forged the document.
Pamberi initially appeared in court on 13 September 2018, before it was later remanded to October.
She then failed to appear in court leading to a warrant of arrest being issued. The warrant was later terminated after she availed herself to the courts.
Bulawayo magistrate Mr Tinashe Tashaya presided over the matter. Pamberi and Tsvangirai were linked after Pamberi’s late husband Jacob Mandeya made an impassioned plea to the MDC leader to stay away from his wife.
Mr Mandeya suspected that Tsvangirai was dating his wife behind his back. Before he died, Mandeya alleged that he suspected that Tsvangirai was having an affair with his wife and had caused untold suffering at his home.
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