Tshuma, a member of Family Mining Syndicate, is embroiled
in a legal wrangle with DS Mining over control of gold-rich Jamcro Mine.
In a letter of demand, Tshuma’s lawyers, Mavhunga and
Associates, accused DS Mining of attempting to grab Jamcro Mine by making a
false report to police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga, while labelling
Tshuma a serial mine grabber.
According to the letter of demand, Tshuma is just a member
of Family Mining Syndicate which holds the certificate of registration for
Jamcro Mine with that the certificate was exclusive and absolute. So Tshuma
argues that the letter by DS Mining to the police boss was defamatory and had
caused harm to his businesses and potential clients. Now Tshuma is seeking $1
million compensation coupled with a public apology within seven days. “We have instructions to demand the immediate
retraction of the statement contained in your letter via public press
conference and public notice, coupled with the publication of a written apology
to our client signed by each of you personally and on behalf of DS Mining
Syndicate,” reads the letter by Tshuma’s lawyers.
The legal action by Tshuma comes after DS Mining Syndicate,
through its lawyers, wrote to Comm-Gen Matanga accusing four police officers of
abusing their offices by trying to evict the company from the gold claim at
Queensdale Farm in Kadoma.
In the letter dated April 17, Tshuma was also accused of
allegedly conscripting the services of the police to evict DS Mining, who then
asked Comm Gen Matanga to probe the four police officers and Tshuma for
allegedly threatening its workers with the help of the police, according to the
letter.
The police officers accused of misconduct were only
identified as Superintendent Karuru, Inspector Chakawa, Detective Inspector
Makavi and Detective Assistant Inspector Musende; are all based in Kadoma.The
dispute over control of the gold claim came to a head on March 22 when the
Officer Commanding ZRP CID Minerals Flora and Fauna Unit and Provincial Mining
Director Mashonaland West Ms Sibongile Mpindiwa, called for the crack unit to probe
DS Mining Syndicate over claims that the syndicate with application number 178
of 2020 had started mining operations within Jamcro Mines with no valid
certificate of registration.
Tshuma and Family Syndicate have won court orders at the
High Court against DS Mining Syndicate, whom they accuse of seeking to inspire
discord and lawlessness at Jamcro Mine. Herald
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