They now live in Chivu town and have to walk to the school daily. Deputy Headmaster Edwin Maseva told The Zimbabwean that in 2003, he received a letter from the then District Administrator for Chikomba, Hebert Chagwiza, directing that the farm house be used for teacher’s accommodation. In defiance of this directive, Chisora in October 2011 wrote an eviction letter to Maseva in which he claimed that he was the rightful owner of the property.
Reads part of the letter: “This minute serves to confirm that I am the bona fide owner of the premises mentioned above as per lease agreement LE26 between myself and the Ministry of Lands and Rural resettlement.” But Maseva remained at the house.
After her husband’s efforts failed to yield results, Angela took the case to the Chivhu Magistrates Courts, accusing Maseva of contravening the Gazetted Land (Consequential Provision) Act Chapter 20:28 for occupying gazetted land without authority. In the court papers, she claims that she secured a lease agreement last year from the Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement which entitles her to the farm house until November 2016.
She claims that in October 2011, she made the first payments to the Ministry of Lands and Rural Resettlement to occupy the farm house after which she sent an eviction letter to Maseva ordering him to vacate the place. The court ruled that the state had failed to adequately prepare its case against Maseva when the matter was heard Friday. The case is now expected to proceed by way of summons.
Maseva was represented by Jeremiah Bhamu of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.
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