Bulawayo man loses US$335k to friend
Trust a friend but to a certain extent! Duplesis Juan Pierre (51) of Hillside suburb in Bulawayo will live to regret after his friend betrayed his trust and allegedly disappeared with US$335 000 he gave him to buy mining equipment. A source said sometime in July last year the unsuspecting Pierre asked his friend Lyle Smith to come to his place to advise him about mining as he wanted to venture into the business. Pierre and Smith, the source said, held a lengthy discussion about the said business deal. The source went on to say: “After the long discussion Smith promised the unsuspecting Pier...