The matter was postponed to 27 January for
cross-examination.
Matonga, through his lawyer, Mr Innocent Muchini of Muchini
Attorneys, told the court that the tractors in question were left at his farm
as security for unpaid dues by the complainant, Mr Dave Van Breda, in 2021.
He also told the court that the complainant had taken the
tractors from his farm without his knowledge.
After the seizure, Matonga further told the court that he
reported to police in Chegutu, who then intercepted the tractors at Selous and
brought them back to his farm.
Matonga was arrested in June on allegations of stealing
farming equipment from Van Breda, with whom he was in a joint venture
partnership.
Mr Tafadzwa Vhore prosecuted for the State.
Mr Matonga is also facing a similar case after he was
arrested in July on theft charges of irrigation pipes and electricity
transformers.
He, however, denied the allegations.
In 2019, Matonga was cleared in a case in which he was
accused of duping a Malawian national of US$ 10,000 in a botched deal involving
demonetised Zimbabwe dollar notes.
The complainant, Kelvin Chipeta, who is based in South
Africa, on August 22, 2019, withdrew the case at the Harare Civil Court, where
he was claiming US$ 10 000, and Harare magistrate Mrs Learnmore Mapiye removed
the case from remand. Herald
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