SA firm sues Gono over $2.2 million

Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono has been sued over a $2,2 million debt at the High Court arising from his company Lunar Chickens barely two weeks after Oasis Motors approached the same court over a $1,5 million debt.

This brings the lawsuits facing Dr Gono at the High Court over his failure to pay debts to $3,7 million.

In the latest case, a South African company, ASP Marketing CC, alleged that Dr Gono, who is the director of Lunar Chickens, entered into various agreements for the supply of tonnes of maize and soya beans that would be used to produce feed for the poultry business.

Lunar Chickens did not pay for the delivery, resulting in ASP Marketing approaching the High Court for an order compelling the poultry firm to settle the debt.

A fortnight ago, Gono made headlines over failure to pay a $1,5 million debt to Oasis Motors for vehicles he purchased for Lunar Chickens staff in 2010.

ASP director Alida Aletta Craukamp deposed a founding affidavit chronicling how Gono entered into the agreements for maize and soya beans deliveries and ended up failing to pay.