The Ministry of Health and Childcare (MoHCC) has warned members of the public about a fake Nurse Aid Intake advert circulating on social media.
The fake advert, purportedly issued by MoHCC, sets 28 October 2022 as the registration deadline and invites applications to register on mobile phone number 0779091530.
The Ministry of Health has distanced itself from the advert, saying it is the work of fraudsters who are trying to fleece unsuspecting people of their money. It said:
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MoHCCZim wishes to advise members of the public that it has NOT advertised for any Nurse Aid Intake as purported by a Fake Advert making the rounds across some social media platforms.
Members of the public are also hereby warned to be wary of fraudsters who are bent on fleecing unsuspecting people of their money in the guise of such adverts.
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FAKE: Ministry Of Health Has Not Advertised Nurse Aid Intake

Police in South Africa’s North West have arrested a 38-year-old suspected serial rapist who allegedly targeted Shona-speaking Zimbabwean women.
The man reportedly used Facebook to lure more than 15 women by advertising jobs and would then rape and rob them when they arrived at the rendezvous.
Police spokesperson Colonel Adele Myburgh said the man was arrested on Tuesday after police received information about his whereabouts.
Myburgh revealed that one of the cases was reported in Potchefstroom on 9 September 2021. She said:
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A 27-year-old woman, who was allegedly scheduled to meet a lady who promised her a job via WhatsApp, arrived at a shopping centre close to the taxi rank in Potchefstroom.
The woman, who was from Johannesburg, met with a man as arranged by the lady she had been communicating with. She and the man boarded a taxi and alighted at Extension 11, Ikageng.
The man allegedly took the woman to a bushy and secluded place next to the N12, where she was ultimately overpowered, strangled, raped and robbed of her personal property.
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More than 15 rapes, all with the same method, had been reported between September 2021 and October 2022, added Myburgh.
She said the man was arrested at a house in Alabama, close to Klerksdorp.
The man was found with a knife and various cellphone sim cards, which police seized. Said Myburgh:
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The team then proceeded to the suspect’s residence in Jouberton, Extension 11, where 11 bags full of ladies’ clothes (suspected to be belonging to victims) and eight cell phones were found. More sim cards were also seized.
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The man appeared in the Potchefstroom Magistrate’s Court on Thursday charged with several charges of kidnapping, rape, and robbery.
He was remanded in custody and will appear in court again on 1 November. | <a href="https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/cops-arrest-alleged-serial-rapist-who-used-facebook-to-lure-zim-women-looking-for-jobs-20221021">News24</a>

SA Police Arrest Serial Rapist Who Targeted Shona-speaking Women

The Nyaradzo Group has distanced itself from social media messages offering employment and asking prospective employees for payment or suggesting business partnerships with the company’s chief executive officer Philip Mataranyika.
In a public notice, the company warned the public to wary of a United Kingdom phone number, +447361612523 which is impersonating Mataranyika. Nyaradzo Group said in a statement:
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There have been misleading messages on social media, typically offering employment, asking for payment for the same, or suggesting business partnerships with the Nyaradzo Group.
We want to disassociate ourselves, the Group CEO, Mr Philip Mataranyika, Management and Staff from such falsehoods.
We would also like to advise members of the public to be wary of a UK number; +447361612523 which is impersonating our GCEO, initiating conversations and typically asking for money transfers.
Please be advised that originating or circulating such falsehoods is a crime of defamatory impersonation, and appropriate legal action will be taken.
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Nyaradzo Group Warns Of A Fake Jobs, Business Partnerships By Scammers

Speaking to The Chronicle in a telephone interview, United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) Zimbabwe Chief of Communications Mr Victor Chinyama warned job seekers of fake job offers.
He said that the biggest indicator that the job offer is fake is the fact that the people ask for payment. Said Chinyama:
<blockquote>We have received reports from as far as Hwange, Mutare and Tsholotsho. It shows that this could be an organised syndicate that is just taking advantage of people. Be warned, if they ask you to pay for the service, they are not Unicef and they are not doing it on behalf of Unicef. People are just seeing an opportunity to make financial gain out of desperate people. All our applications are transparent and there is no requirement to pay any fees. We advertise our job vacancies in the media and our employees are hired through a formal selection process.</blockquote>
In a statement, Unicef urged individuals who may have fallen victim to the fraudsters to report such cases to the police.
More: <a href="http://www.chronicle.co.zw/unicef-warns-of-fake-job-offers/">Chronicle</a>

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