Ncube of Ncube and Partners Legal Practitioners appeared at
the Bulawayo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly contravening a section of the
Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.
Bulawayo provincial Magistrate Mr Sangster Tavengwa
postponed the case to July 11 after Ncube’s legal team requested to prepare an
appeal before the matter goes on trial.
According to the State’s case as presented by Mr Denmark
Chihombe, sometime in 2003 a Zimbabwean businessman based in South Africa, Mr
Smith Moyo, who is also a witness in the matter bought a piece of land in
Bulawayo’s Marvel township of Killarney.
There was an agreement that the property’s title belonging
to one Maxwell Sibanda would be transferred to him but that was not done.
Mr Chihombe said in 2015 Ncube, as a legal practitioner,
obtained a judgment against Sibanda to transfer the property to Mr Moyo but he
later sold it to Mr Marata.
Ncube appeared with a fellow accused, Mgcini Moyo, who is
employed by The Messenger of Court.
Mgcini, according to the State, was in charge of handling
all the paperwork concerning the case.
It is alleged that after Mr Moyo bought the property, he
approached Ncube so that he could conclude a deed of settlement, in which the
former would inherit a debt on the property belonging to Sibanda on the
property, since it was sold to him awaiting transfer of title.
“The deal was made and concluded,” said Mr Chihombe.
“On 28 December 2016 it was transferred to Mr Moyo under
deed 1771/2016.
On 4 December 2019 Ncube and Mgcini sold the property to Mr
Marata.
The pair prejudiced Mr Moyo of $326 174,33 and US$500.” Chronicle
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