Joseph Msika left $320 000 estate

Joseph Msika, the late Vice President left behind an estate valued at $320 000 after serving for almost a decade as President Robert Mugabe's deputy. Msika died aged 85 on August 5, 2009, due to renal failure and hypertension.

His estate was opened for inspection two weeks ago, where lawyer Tazvitya Mapfumo was appointed executor.

According to the late VP's last will signed on June 18, 2009, the estate comprises four immovable properties, some shares on listed companies, farm implements and a private company, Gumtree.

Beneficiaries of the estate include his wife, Maria, whom he married in Botswana in 1946, their three grown-up children Lucia, Shelton and Maxwell, and other close family members listed on the will.