Popular social media detective Kedha nabbed for selling car stolen in South Africa

Speaking of irony, a popular social media personality known for documenting crimes taking place in Harare CBD in real time, Detective Kedha is in hot soup on car theft allegations.

Tafadzwa Chidawa, his real name, who is also a former police officer made a court appearance recently, answering to allegations of stealing a vehicle valued at US$12,000 from South Africa and illicitly bringing it into Zimbabwe.

He has been remanded in custody until Friday when his bail hearing is scheduled.

Adding to his legal woes, Detective Kedha is facing two additional pending fraud cases.

According to the prosecution, Detective Kedha manoeuvred the entry of a Toyota Hilux double cab into the country in December 2022 after stealing it from South Africa. He is then charged with masterminding the illegal registration of the car bearing the Zimbabwean license plate AGE 6745. Melody Kufakwemba reportedly paid $12,000 for the car.

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Detectives stopped the car on January 2 of the following year, while Kufakwemba’s son-in-law was driving. Verification of the registration indicated that the car had been fraudulently registered. After verifying with INTERPOL’s global stolen vehicle database, the authorities seized the car and verified that it was stolen from South Africa.

The second charge alleges that on July 4 of the previous year, Chidawa received US$8,500 from Kufakwemba for the purchase of a Nissan Caravan. Promising to import the vehicle on her behalf, Detective Kedha failed to deliver. Later, he persuaded her to provide additional funds to secure a Toyota Hilux.

Anesu Chirenje represented the state during the court proceedings.