Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has given Minister of Tertiary Education Professor Jonathan Moyo seven days to retract claims that the vice president forced broadcaster Godfrey Majonga to jump out of flat. Mnangagwa was allegedly incensed when he discovered that they were sharing a lover with Majonga. Mnangagwa wants Moyo to apologise or else face a $3 lawsuit.
Mnangagwa’s lawyers Dube, Manikai and Hwacha, wrote to Moyo saying:
We are instructed to demand that you retract the statements and offer an unqualified apology approved by our client, which shall be placed on a prominent page of all newspaper publications circulating in Zimbabwe including the Herald, NewsDay, Daily News, Financial Gazette, the Chronicle and the Zimbabwe Independent within seven days of the date of this letter.
Our client reserves the right to approach the courts claiming damages for defamation caused by the video presentation of July 19, 2017, and the continuing damage being caused by its continued online /internet publication.
In the event that you fail to meet the demand in this letter, for an apology and retraction of the defamatory statements within seven days of the date of this letter, our instructions are to commence civil proceedings against you, claiming damages without further notice. In this regard, we have assessed damages caused to our client to be three million United States Dollars (US$ 3 000 000).
He has built a reputation as a respected politician and leader; he also served in government and Parliament since independence. Our client is a happily married family man.
Moyo said he was ready to go to court over the issue, saying:
And let me add that it would be a terrible mistake for anyone to think that the material in that politburo video was put together and presented in the manner it was without due consideration of the facts and the law.
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