Zim professor kidnapped in SA

A SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean professor was kidnapped by eight men who wanted to rob him of cryptocurrency coins worth US$13 billion, a court has heard.

Moses Chademana (60), who was remanded out of custody to June 13 on US$1 000 bail, appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing two counts of kidnapping and impersonation involving the abduction of Sheperd Sikhosana and his wife Sekayi Adelpha.

Prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti alleged that on May 13, 2024, Chademana together with his accomplices in South Africa hatched a plan to kidnap Sikhosana and his wife in the neighbouring country.

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