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Controversial ambassador 'Zwambila' in trouble again
17 Nov 2013 at 05:22hrs | Views
Zimbabwe's controversial ambassador to Australia Ms Jacqueline Zwambila stands to lose property worth over US$2 700 that is set to be attached from her Norton home after she failed to settle a debt.
This follows the successful application for a default judgment by a local construction company that accuses Ms Zwambila of failing to settle a US$2 429 debt emanating from renovations done at her house in January this year.
Chaliff Construction recently won a default judgment that saw its director, Crispen Dangirwa, being armed with a warrant of execution to recover the sum of US$2 769 through attaching property from the envoy's home.
In his submissions in summons lodged with the Norton Magistrates' Court on 1 August this year, Mr Dangirwa disclosed that his company was contracted to do repair work at 8 Musasa Road by Ms Zwambila.
"In January 2013, you gave me a contract to do renovations on your house at No. 8 Musasa Road, Norton. The renovations included in and out of the main house and cottage, including main house roof. This was a fix-and-supply job costing US$6 600 of which US$4 000 was paid as deposit," reads the summons.
"I receipted this amount to Nancy of CB Richards, your manager. Later, I was given US$1 000 which was receipted to your project manager.
I was given US$1 600 the final payment towards the painting which I receipted to Gibson, your nephew, on March 20 2013.
"Floor tiling for the whole main house, re-fixing (sic) of master bedroom ceiling and clearing the whole yard costing US$2 840 was additional work outside painting and from this we are deducting US$411 which I used from the returned tiling material.
"Therefore the total amount you owe me is US$2 429, which was due on the 1st of March 2013," reads the summons.
Ms Zwambila's diplomatic stint has been plagued by controversy. Three years ago Ambassador Zwambila allegedly stripped to her undergarments accusing embassy officials of leaking information to our sister paper The Herald which had exposed her for attending a function meant to "celebrate" former Rhodesian soldiers who fled to Australia soon after independence in 1980.
She was at one time accused of establishing a Zimbabwe embassy website that had the Australian coat of arms.
The soon to be recalled diplomat was also embroiled in another scandal when her butler, Felix Machiridza, accused her of sexual harassment and victimisation in 2011.
This follows the successful application for a default judgment by a local construction company that accuses Ms Zwambila of failing to settle a US$2 429 debt emanating from renovations done at her house in January this year.
Chaliff Construction recently won a default judgment that saw its director, Crispen Dangirwa, being armed with a warrant of execution to recover the sum of US$2 769 through attaching property from the envoy's home.
In his submissions in summons lodged with the Norton Magistrates' Court on 1 August this year, Mr Dangirwa disclosed that his company was contracted to do repair work at 8 Musasa Road by Ms Zwambila.
"In January 2013, you gave me a contract to do renovations on your house at No. 8 Musasa Road, Norton. The renovations included in and out of the main house and cottage, including main house roof. This was a fix-and-supply job costing US$6 600 of which US$4 000 was paid as deposit," reads the summons.
"I receipted this amount to Nancy of CB Richards, your manager. Later, I was given US$1 000 which was receipted to your project manager.
"Floor tiling for the whole main house, re-fixing (sic) of master bedroom ceiling and clearing the whole yard costing US$2 840 was additional work outside painting and from this we are deducting US$411 which I used from the returned tiling material.
"Therefore the total amount you owe me is US$2 429, which was due on the 1st of March 2013," reads the summons.
Ms Zwambila's diplomatic stint has been plagued by controversy. Three years ago Ambassador Zwambila allegedly stripped to her undergarments accusing embassy officials of leaking information to our sister paper The Herald which had exposed her for attending a function meant to "celebrate" former Rhodesian soldiers who fled to Australia soon after independence in 1980.
She was at one time accused of establishing a Zimbabwe embassy website that had the Australian coat of arms.
The soon to be recalled diplomat was also embroiled in another scandal when her butler, Felix Machiridza, accused her of sexual harassment and victimisation in 2011.
Source - Sunday Mail
