Tshabangu Senator's wife deregistered by Law Society

The Law Society has officially revoked the registration of Doreen Vundhla Phulu, the spouse of Senator Kacaca Phulu, who was appointed by Sengezo Tshabangu. Richard Chidza, the spokesperson for the Law Society, confirmed the deregistration, citing allegations of substantial financial misconduct involving millions of US dollars.

Chidza stated, "The Law Society of Zimbabwe filed an application earlier this year for the deregistration of Ms. Doreen Vundla-Phulu with the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. The application was approved, resulting in her deregistration."

Vundhla, formerly a principal partner at Vundhla Phulu and Partners, engaged in conveyancing and legal representation for various clients. However, numerous complaints were lodged with the Law Society, accusing Phulu of financial impropriety, including forgery, misappropriation of funds, negligence, misrepresentation, and unauthorized financial transactions, often involving RTGS payments.

Clients reported instances where Phulu failed to deposit funds received from clients into bank accounts, maintained inadequate financial records, and, in one egregious case, facilitated the sale of a client's property to multiple buyers, causing financial harm to the affected parties.

Vundla-Phulu is not the first lawyer to be deregistered by the Law Society. there are other examples like Professor Madhuku.