KWEKWE — Ruvimbo Primary School headmistress Flora Magidha has been dragged to court over allegations of siphoning $50 000 from the school coffers.
Magidha (33) is alleged to have used her influence as the school head to steal $24 101 from the school through underbanking funds collected from pupils as levies and another $30 000 from civics fees, uniform sales and sale of chickens. The matter came to light following an external audit conducted by officials from the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture.
Magidha was charged alongside two students, Joyce Gwati and Elton Mwandiwa on attachment at the school’s accounts department.
They were not asked to plead to the charge when they appeared for initial remand before magistrate Taurai Manuwere on Wednesday.
According to the audit report which will be produced in court when the trial opens on June 20, the students would hand over the money to Magidha who at times instructed them not to record the cash in the banking book.
The State alleges that she would then convert the money to her own use. Magidha is alleged to have stolen a total of $1 774 raised by the school through a poultry project and converted to her own use $1 367 raised in school uniform sales.
The accused are alleged to have failed to account for the two receipt books they are believed to have used between January and December last year, raising suspicion the school could have been swindled of $12 155.
The auditors also alleged that Magidha awarded herself $700 monthly incentives since last year. “Our investigations have revealed that she was feared by everybody at the school to the extent that she wanted her staff members to refer to her as a Mr.
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She paid herself well and took school money at will, but the law is the law and it’s catching up with her,” said Police Detective Sergeant Israel Mhondiwa.
Salome Maunganidze appeared for the State.
