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Commotion at ZBC - Deputy Sheriff blocked from attaching property
26 Sep 2015 at 10:16hrs | Views
The Deputy Sheriff in Harare was on Friday locked out of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation headquarters in Highlands and prevented from attaching property over a $300 000 debt.
Some of the goods that were listed on the warrant of attachment were a Toyota Land Cruiser, Iveco Radio U/link, three Mazda BT50s, Rhino BAW, Ford, 300 office desks, 500 office chairs, 100 filing cabinets, 350 office desk tops, maroon couch, Panasonic camera, 50 air fans and an outside broadcasting van.
The Deputy Sheriff and a convoy of 10 vehicles were stranded at the gate for more than three hours and could not effect the writ of execution awarded to Harare City Council over the debt arising from unpaid rates.
Three two-tonne trucks and more than eight recovery vehicles were ready to attach the ZBC property.
Security officers at the main entrance to the Pockets Hill studios could not allow the Deputy Sheriff entrance.
Unperturbed, the Deputy Sheriff started clamping vehicles that he could lay his hands on, including those which were about to take journalists to assignments.
Sources said the Deputy Sheriff had to walk to ZBC offices to hold talks with management and after more than three hours of protracted discussions, vehicles from the Deputy Sheriff could be seen withdrawing and being parked a distance from the main gate.
ZBC acting chief executive officer Mr Patrick Mavhura said the presence of the Deputy Sheriff at their premises was as a result of communication breakdown.
"We approached Harare City Council and offered to provide a payment plan.
"They gave us two weeks within which to submit the plan and in the meantime we told them that they should inform the Deputy Sheriff of the latest development, but the information seemed to have taken long to get to his office resulting in him coming when it was no longer necessary."
The Deputy Sheriff left ZBC after receiving confirmation that a payment plan had been agreed upon with the Harare City Council to settle the debt.
Some of the goods that were listed on the warrant of attachment were a Toyota Land Cruiser, Iveco Radio U/link, three Mazda BT50s, Rhino BAW, Ford, 300 office desks, 500 office chairs, 100 filing cabinets, 350 office desk tops, maroon couch, Panasonic camera, 50 air fans and an outside broadcasting van.
The Deputy Sheriff and a convoy of 10 vehicles were stranded at the gate for more than three hours and could not effect the writ of execution awarded to Harare City Council over the debt arising from unpaid rates.
Three two-tonne trucks and more than eight recovery vehicles were ready to attach the ZBC property.
Security officers at the main entrance to the Pockets Hill studios could not allow the Deputy Sheriff entrance.
Unperturbed, the Deputy Sheriff started clamping vehicles that he could lay his hands on, including those which were about to take journalists to assignments.
Sources said the Deputy Sheriff had to walk to ZBC offices to hold talks with management and after more than three hours of protracted discussions, vehicles from the Deputy Sheriff could be seen withdrawing and being parked a distance from the main gate.
ZBC acting chief executive officer Mr Patrick Mavhura said the presence of the Deputy Sheriff at their premises was as a result of communication breakdown.
"We approached Harare City Council and offered to provide a payment plan.
"They gave us two weeks within which to submit the plan and in the meantime we told them that they should inform the Deputy Sheriff of the latest development, but the information seemed to have taken long to get to his office resulting in him coming when it was no longer necessary."
The Deputy Sheriff left ZBC after receiving confirmation that a payment plan had been agreed upon with the Harare City Council to settle the debt.
Source - Herald
