First Lady Grace Mugabe's son, Russell Goreraza, who was involved in a
hostile takeover of gold-rich Tolrose Investment Mine from businessman Jameson
Rushwaya, now risks losing the mine over a salaries and wage debt estimated at
nearly $340,000.
The mine's movable plant and equipment risk being attached after the
High Court on January 24 granted an order allowing the 366 workers represented
by Harare lawyer Alec Muchadehama to attach property to recover their wages. The
order was registered under HC7622/13 following an arbitral award sought and
granted on behalf of the workers by the Tinashe Mugwira-led National Mine
Workers' Union of Zimbabwe (NMWUZ).
"The arbitration award made by arbitrator M T Magureyi be and is
hereby registered as an order of this court. Respondent pays applicants $339
782," reads part of the order. Mugwira said his union was happy that the
award had finally been registered and workers would now move to recover their
salaries withheld by the employer for over a year.
"Our members had been reduced to mere paupers while some had been
hounded out of work both by the previous owner (Rushwaya) and new owner
(Goreraza). This order breathes life into their fight and we are optimistic
that it will change their lives for the better," he said.
NMWUZ said it would immediately ask the deputy sheriff to enforce the
order. Goreraza allegedly bought the shares from the troubled and disputed
company from Patterson Timba before elbowing out Timba's former business
partner Rushwaya.
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