Makandiwa wins fight

◆ lawyer who could not lose a case were baseless because Prophet Makandiwa did not directly advised them to hire the lawyer.

“The claim was contrived and perjured. In my view if indeed the applicants said Tichaona Mawere was a great lawyer, or words to that effect they did not specifically told the Mashangwas to hire him. They just misconstrued the prophecy or sermon to their own prejudice. It is equally frivolous and vexatious that no relief could be obtained from it,” ruled Justice Tagu.

He chastised the Mashangwas for suing Prophet Makandiwa in their personal capacity over allegations against their company which sells perfumes.

Justice Tagu did not entertain claims by the Mashangwa couple that they were tarnished on a Facebook page ‘Truth About Makandiwa', saying the same social media outlet had no links to the prophet.

“The sixth claim is on the pleadings so patently groundless that the respondents cannot ever hope to succeed in obtaining relief on hence should be summarily dismissed as being frivolous and vexatious,” said the High Court Judge.

“Each of the six claims aforesaid be and is hereby summarily dismissed with costs at the legal practitioner-client scale.”

However, the Mashangwas have since appealed against the ruling at the Supreme Court.