Zimbabwe: School Head, Wife Have a Case to Answer - Court

What the report says

A Harare magistrate has ruled that Westridge Primary School head Thakorbhai Kanjee and his wife, Jaya Kanjee, must answer fraud allegations after dismissing their bid for discharge at the close of the state case, according to 263Chat as republished by AllAfrica. The couple is accused of improperly increasing their stake in a family-owned company, T and J Investments (Pvt) Ltd, in a way prosecutors say prejudiced another family member.

The case concerns shareholding in a company linked to commercial property leasing. Court testimony reported by 263Chat said complainant Neeshta Urmila Patel, a family member and company director, alleged that the accused were her aunt and uncle and had added shares to their names without her consent. She said the company was founded in 1990, and that after her father’s death she inherited his interest in the business.

Patel also told the court that she was shown a proposed resolution in August 2024 that she says she did not sign, and later received company paperwork suggesting the couple had each been allotted an additional 10 shares. She then sought records from the Registrar of Companies, filed a police report in March 2025 and the pair were arrested in July 2025. The ruling means the matter will proceed to a defence phase, with the allegations still to be tested in court.