In a surprising turn of events, James Chigwende, the CEO of Dorowa Minerals, has found himself in legal trouble. He is accused of forging a contract document and now faces charges in court. Magistrate Dennis Mangosi granted Chigwende bail for US$300 but ordered him to stay away from Chemplex Cooperation offices for two weeks. This is to give the State time to record witness statements at his workplace.
The story began on February 20 when Courage Katiyo, the Director of Coursim Investments, started a 90-day fix-and-supply contract with Dorowa Minerals, Murambinda. This was done through Chemplex (Pvt) Ltd, the parent company of Dorowa Minerals. The contract was for building a greenhouse shade at Dorowa Minerals, and Katiyo was supposed to get US$77,264-19 as payment.
Katiyo and the acting general manager signed the contract on February 20 at Chemplex Headquarters in Harare, which had three copies. However, the witnesses for Dorowa Minerals were not there because they were at the mine where they work. They got the contract by email on the same day, and the two witnesses, Viznet Ruzvezve and Evans Bonde signed it on February 22. They emailed it back to Harare, and Katiyo got a scanned copy of the contract with all the signatures.
However, the contract had some problems, and Katiyo ended it. He sent a notice to Chemplex by email, which was how the two parties communicated. Katiyo asked for the money he was owed, but Chigwende said no. Instead, Chigwende showed a contract that he had allegedly changed in a way that was against the law. Chigwende's copy showed that all the signatures were made on February 20.
Katiyo saw that Chigwende had allegedly faked the contract by changing the witnesses' signatures. Chigwende was now using the fake documents to try to change the contract terms. He said the payment of US$77,264 should be based on the phony contract. According to Katiyo, Chigwende told Katiyo to use the fake contract and even threatened to shoot him.
The story began on February 20 when Courage Katiyo, the Director of Coursim Investments, started a 90-day fix-and-supply contract with Dorowa Minerals, Murambinda. This was done through Chemplex (Pvt) Ltd, the parent company of Dorowa Minerals. The contract was for building a greenhouse shade at Dorowa Minerals, and Katiyo was supposed to get US$77,264-19 as payment.
Katiyo and the acting general manager signed the contract on February 20 at Chemplex Headquarters in Harare, which had three copies. However, the witnesses for Dorowa Minerals were not there because they were at the mine where they work. They got the contract by email on the same day, and the two witnesses, Viznet Ruzvezve and Evans Bonde signed it on February 22. They emailed it back to Harare, and Katiyo got a scanned copy of the contract with all the signatures.
However, the contract had some problems, and Katiyo ended it. He sent a notice to Chemplex by email, which was how the two parties communicated. Katiyo asked for the money he was owed, but Chigwende said no. Instead, Chigwende showed a contract that he had allegedly changed in a way that was against the law. Chigwende's copy showed that all the signatures were made on February 20.
Katiyo saw that Chigwende had allegedly faked the contract by changing the witnesses' signatures. Chigwende was now using the fake documents to try to change the contract terms. He said the payment of US$77,264 should be based on the phony contract. According to Katiyo, Chigwende told Katiyo to use the fake contract and even threatened to shoot him.
