By A Correspondent| The fraud case against Cynthia Gambiza, a member of the Teachers for ED group and owner of Destiny Achievers College in Domboshava, has been postponed to February 24 after her defence counsel cited that they had not been furnished with court documents.

Gambiza, 49, appeared before Harare Magistrate Lisa Mutendereki facing multiple fraud charges related to the alleged misappropriation of Cambridge Examination fees amounting to US$4,000 from parents of Ordinary Level students.

The allegations stem from an incident involving Rachel Munhenga, who enrolled her daughter, Gaumuchirai Matsenga, at Destiny Achievers College in Glen Forest in 2021. Believing the school to be a registered Cambridge examination centre—an assertion widely promoted on social media and billboards—Munhenga paid US$700 in May 2024 for her daughter’s October-November exams.

However, in September 2024, Munhenga received a WhatsApp message from Gambiza, informing her that her daughter would not be sitting for the exams due to non-registration, purportedly because she lacked a national identity document.

Investigations later revealed that other parents had also been deceived in a similar manner, raising concerns about the legitimacy of Destiny Achievers College.

The defence argued that they had not received essential court documents, prompting the magistrate to defer the matter to February 24.

She remains out on bail pending the next hearing.

Anesu Chirenje is prosecuting for the State.