FORMER President Robert Mugabe’s family business, Alpha Omega Dairy
(Pvt) Ltd, has been taken to court by a local property consultancy firm,
Levgal Investments (Pvt) Ltd, over a $29 000 rental debt at its rented
premises in Harare’s Southerton industrial area
According to summons issued last Friday, Levgal Investments,
through its representative, Dawn Property Consultancy cited Mugabe’s
firm Alpha Omega Dairy, two senior employees Stanley Nhari and Joseph
Zirebwa as respondents.
The Mugabes are yet to enter appearance to defend the case. According to court papers, Nhari and Zirebwa allegedly signed a
deed suretyship binding themselves as co-principal debtors to pay $442
every month for the former First Family’s business.
“On October 11, 2012, the plaintiff (Levgal Investments), and the
first defendant (Alpha Omega Dairy) entered into a lease agreement. The
terms of the agreement of the lease were inter alia that; the first
defendant would lease from the plaintiff, immovable property known as
Stand No. 3246 Salisbury Township, 30 Simon Mazorodze Road, Southerton,
Harare, Zimbabwe,” the firm said in its declaration.
“….In addition to the basic monthly rental, first defendant would pay a monthly sum towards operating costs of the property.”
According to the terms of the lease, monthly rentals were
supposed to be paid in advance to Dawn Property Consultancy, free of
exchange and bank charges and without deduction whatsoever on or before
the first day of every month”.
But, Mugabe’s family business allegedly failed to meet its
contractual obligation, prompting the consultancy firm to approach the
court for recourse.
“In compliance with the agreement, plaintiff gave vacant
possession of the property to the defendant, which property first
defendant remains in occupation of.
“In breach of the agreement, however, first defendant failed,
refused and/or neglected to pay monthly rentals and operating costs
timeously and to that end is in arrears to the plaintiff of the sum of
$29 134, 22,” the firm said.
The consultancy firm is now seeking to recover the full amount owed and wants Mugabe’s company evicted from the property. Newsday
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