Police bust Zinatha licensing racket

Police in the Midlands this week bust a racket in which a former Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers’ Association (Zinatha) licensing inspector fraudulently licensed faith and traditional healers pocketing thousands of dollars in the process.

The suspected bogus licence inspector, John Muchena, who was arrested by the police on Thursday, reportedly forced the unlicensed faith and traditional healers to part with $60 each.

Although details are still sketchy, police said indications were the amounts ran into thousands of dollars.

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