FORMER President Robert Mugabe’s daughter Bona Chikore is
battling Chinese investor TianBao Minerals Industries over ownership of a
Mazowe-based gold claim.
Bona, who owns Confidence Mining (Pvt) Ltd, has filed an
urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking a Spoliation order to stop
the Chinese miner from taking over her claim.
In her founding affidavit, Bona who is represented by
Chivore Dzingirai Group of Lawyers submitted that Confidence Mining Company was
carrying out mining operations at Smithfield Farm in Mazowe after being granted
a special grant by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, sometime in
2016.
Bona then installed a gold mill at the farm. It is alleged
on December 3, TianBao came with police and threatened to unlawfully take over
the gold mill without a court order.
It is alleged TianBao executives and their accomplices said
they were politically connected and could do whatever they wished. Bona
submitted that TianBao produced a letter which purported to give them authority
to evict her from the property.
Bona said the letter was not a court order and does not
give the lawful right to evict her. She further said even if TianBao has the
mining claims at the farm that does not at law entitle them to dispossess her
of the gold mill or interfere with her operations.
TiaBao, which is represented by Ngwerume Attorneys is yet
to respond to the summons. Newsday
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