HARARE – Musa Nyasha Dube Manyika (41), a senior manager at Old Mutual, has been charged with raping a 23-year-old female student who was on industrial attachment at the financial services giant.
Manyika, the company’s Business Development Manager and overseer of its scholarship program, appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Tuesday and was granted free bail. The case was remanded to January 15, 2025, for trial date allocation.
According to court documents, the alleged incidents occurred in November 2022 and June 2023. Prosecutors claim Manyika lured the complainant to Old Mutual Gardens under the pretense of packing banners. Once in his office, he allegedly locked the door and later raped her after completing the task.
In a separate incident, Manyika allegedly contacted the complainant in June this year, arranging to meet her at Ashbrittle Shops. The State alleges that he coerced her into his car, where further non-consensual acts took place.
The complainant reported the matter to police, resulting in Manyika’s arrest.
Old Mutual has yet to comment on the matter.
