Zimbabwe's former vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko has dragged his lawyer, MDC Alliance deputy president Prof Welshman Ncube, to court.
reported that the dispute arose when the Mphokos and Choppies - which operates 212 stores in SA, Botswana, Zambia, Kenya, Mozambique and Zimbabwe - fell out over the size of their holding in Nanavac Investments, a Choppies subsidiary in Zimbabwe.
The Mphokos claimed they were 51% shareholders, but Choppies said they had only a 7% stake. The matter was taken to the Zimbabwean high court but was resolved out of court. In their suit, the Mphokos argue that since the deal's conclusion, the former vice-president has received $517,500 , while his son got $730,219 - leaving a balance of about $1.4m, which they claim is being held by their estranged lawyer Ncube.
"Despite demand, the defendant [Ncube] has failed, neglected and/or refused to pay the aforesaid balances of $832,500 [R12.3m] to the first plaintiff [Phelekezela Mphoko] and $619,708.50 [R9.2m] for the second plaintiff [Siqokoqela Mphoko]," reads the summons. Ncube is yet to respond to the summons, which also demands that he pays"5% [interest] per annum from January 16 2019 to the date of payment in full."
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