Rich mogul Tazvi Mhaka duped of a Mercedes Benz and some cash

Flamboyant businessman Tazvi Mhaka recently had a stint of bad luck after losing cash and a Mercedes Benz in a botched deal. The matter came to light in court when two individuals, Joseph Murimwa of One Thousand Construction Company and his business partner Trust Mururi of Mururi Investments stood accused of defrauding Mhaka.Socialite and businessman Tazvi Mhaka, popularly known as Chief J, reportedly lost a sum of $1500 and a Mercedes Benz vehicle in a botched residential stands deal.

According to state papers, sometime in June this year, the duo approached Tazvi Mhaka and told him that they had two stands for sale. It is said the two businessmen told Mhaka that the stands were serviced and the papers were in place.Mr Mhaka is said to have negotiated and offered his Mercedes Benz and US$1 500 as payment for the two stands and Murimwa and Mururi accepted the offer.The alleged offence came to light when Mhaka visited the City of Harare’s Department of Housing and was told that the stands were non-existent. He reported the matter to police leading to the duo’s arrest.The non-existent stands that Tazvi Mhaka bought were alleged to have been in Ruwa and Belvedere West.

Cases of unscrupulous dealers selling non existent stands to unsuspecting victims have become common in the country. This also comes at a time when measures are being out in place to clamp down illegal land sales. Some people felt pity for Mhaka and advised him to be more careful in future and to inspect all details before parting ways with his money.

Meanwhile, the Real estate council of Zimbabwe also blacklisted 79 real estate agents and said they were either not registered with the council or they did not have a registered real estate agent and warned the public against engaging with them.