Mnangagwa sucked into ugly court case

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been named in an ugly court case in which prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei accuses his former business partner, youthful legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena, of extortion - following an out-of-court agreement that has since turned sour.

In the papers filed at the High Court yesterday by Wadyajena - where he is seeking to have Tagwirei pay him an outstanding $2 million - Mnangagwa is said to have mediated between the two former business associates, leading to the withdrawal of Wadyajena's $7 million lawsuit against Tagwirei that had been lodged at the Supreme Court as damages claims following a business disagreement.