Philip Chiyangwa's school property attached

THE Deputy Sheriff in Harare has attached property valued at over $24 623,23 at businessman Philip Chiyangwa's Divaris Makaharis School following a writ of execution granted by a labour arbitrator in favour of the school's former principal Christopher Tapera.

Some of the attached property included a Toyota double cab vehicle, four fridges, 12 leather sofas, 100 office chairs, 50 office desks and 14 conference chairs.

Tapera last month won an arbitration award after he sued the private school, located in the upmarket Bluff Hill neighbourhood, over unpaid salaries and benefits amounting to $26 623,34.

The order was granted by an arbitrator only identified as D Mudzengi and subsequently registered on June 3 2014 as a High Court order under case number HC4493/14.

Although the school had disputed the figure owed, the arbitrator noted in his ruling that Tapera had calculated the figures correctly.

Meanwhile, the school has taken Tapera to court over a $43 000 fraud charge arising from transactions carried out when he was in charge of the elite school.

The school claims that Tapera allegedly made false benefits claims and pocketed the money, and hired ancillary staff without approval by the school board.

As a result of his alleged misrepresentations, the school suffered a total prejudice of $43 350.