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Gold Mafia: Al Jazeera Properties In Zimbabwe To Be Attached Following Court Order

5 months agoTue, 22 Oct 2024 08:26:41 GMT
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Gold Mafia: Al Jazeera Properties In Zimbabwe To Be Attached Following Court Order

The High Court has ordered the Sheriff of Zimbabwe to attach all properties owned by Al Jazeera Media Network in Zimbabwe as security costs, reported NewsDay.

This follows an application by Mehluli Dube, who is suing Al Jazeera for US$2 million, claiming the documentary Gold Mafia tarnished his reputation.

Dube claims to have left his employment with a good track record and solid relations with the former employer, saying Al Jazeera had tarnished his reputation.

Al Jazeera released the Gold Mafia documentary series, alleging it exposed gold smuggling activities by prominent people in Zimbabwe.

Episode 2, titled Smoke and Mirrors, implicated Dube in corruptly signing off licenses for gold smuggling, allegedly receiving US$3,000 per month for his services.

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The series has accumulated over 12 million views across multiple platforms.

Dube alleges the documentary has caused significant damage to his reputation among his peers, family, and the public.

Dube stated that on May 15, his legal team contacted Al Jazeera to request evidence supporting the allegations against him. However, they did not receive a response, leading his lawyers to send a formal letter of demand via email on May 24, 2023.

He noted that Al Jazeera eventually replied to the subsequent email but claimed ignorance of the initial correspondence.

Despite efforts to resolve the matter amicably, the parties were unable to reach a settlement, which resulted in the filing of the current application.

Dube claims Al Jazeera runs a bureau office at Rainbow Towers in Harare with valuable trade items, which he estimates at US$100,000.

In an affidavit, Philip Rees, the director of Investigative Journalism at Al Jazeera, confirmed that the network sublets a room at Rainbow Towers from the Rainbow Tourism Group Limited, which serves as an editorial space for its employees.

Rees, however, argued that the equipment belonged to its employees and was used for work both locally and internationally.

Justice Musithu, in his analysis of the case, concluded that the allegedly defamatory statements attributed to Al Jazeera—which the network claims are truthful—establish a prima facie cause of action.

He noted that if these statements are found to be false, the court will need to consider Al Jazeera’s defences.

The judge emphasized the importance of allowing both parties to present their cases in court to determine their competing rights and evaluate the truth of the allegations against Dube.

Justice Musithu emphasized balancing the constitutional rights of both parties, including freedom of expression and the media, without maliciously injuring a person’s reputation or dignity. He ruled:

It is also in the public interest that the truthfulness of the allegations carried in the documentary, which attracted public interest, be tested in a court of law.

It has not been denied that the bureau office houses the equipment that the applicant wants attached to confirm the jurisdiction of the court. It was also not disputed that the equipment in the bureau office belongs to the respondent.

The court would confine the attachment order to the equipment at the respondent’s bureau office and not the equipment that may be at the residences of its employees, since it was not denied that they may have equipment of their own.

No connection was established between the equipment at the employees’ residences, if any, and the respondent.

Justice Musithu granted the application, directing the Sheriff to seize and take possession of Al Jazeera’s laptops, computers, printers, cameras, and photographic equipment at its bureau offices in the Rainbow Towers Hotel, Harare.

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18 Comments

Wheel of Fortune · 5 months ago
Zvakangofanana ne court order ye Harare Municipality yekubira vanhu ma properties avo under the guise of recovery of rates owed.. Rates for no services. Garbage & sewer everwhere , no water,storm water drains are filled with soil causing flood water to get into manholes and sewer backing up in homes. Under new corruption free GNU the filthy City was cleaned overnight and residents went on their own to Council offices & started paying rates again. You cannot 'recover' rates and expect the money to be used as for services as expected,in a corrupt society.Its akin to throwing money into the drain.
mculi nthube · 5 months ago
Saka Mari ya lawyer akuiwana kupi?
Dubs · 5 months ago
Faka simbii!
🕺🏋️‍♂️🏃‍♂️ · 5 months ago
a case of sour grapes
tavez.com · 5 months ago
ummm humbavha huya sungai vanhu chte
Bonyo ponyo · 5 months ago
Ummm humbavha hwenyu uhu sebato zvakaoma zvezanu ndonga iyi
Excellent · 5 months ago
good stuff, al jazeera supports hamas and hezbollah .. down with al jazeera !!!!!
kranjanja · 5 months ago
****
Ediots · 5 months ago
Zanu PF fighting people fighting corruption
Gafa · 5 months ago
tibvire
cde · 5 months ago
zanu ngaibvee inouraya vanhu iyi
Tezvara ve Zimbabwe · 5 months ago
yakauraya anii tibvire
Anonymous · 5 months ago
Gukuraundi
Anonymous · 5 months ago
Al Jazeera yabudisa ma protesters achimhanyisa mapurisa ku Mozambique over murdered opposition leader and lawyer. Isu tinosiya mapurisa achidzipira munhu 5 USD vanhu vakatarisa please musadzime nyaya yangu
Tezvara ve Zimbabwe · 5 months ago
****
worried citizen · 5 months ago
vatanga mbavha dziya pese apa maiva Makati zii izvezvi mkuita senge maisavepo blood suckers vampires
@Vhedza · 5 months ago
Handi dzese nyaya dzaunganzwe others miss your ear and do not mistaken as kunyarara you missed it period.

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