High Court gives Moyo 2 weeks to vacate

High Court gives Moyo 2 weeks to vacate

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By Staff Reporter

A HIGH Court judge on Wednesday gave Zimbabwe's former Information Minister Jonathan Moyo two weeks to vacate a government house in the plush Harare suburb of Gunhill which has been his home since his appointment to government in 2000.

Justice Tedias Karwi said in the absence of a lease agreement between Moyo and the government, there was no enforceable document which would prolong Moyo's stay at the property where he has been living for free.

A legal expert told New Zimbabwe.com after the judgement: "This is a compassionate judgement, purely rooted on humanitarian considerations because Moyo had no case."

Moyo filed an urgent court application on Saturday seeking an order to stay at the property for at least three months while seeking alternative accommodation. The move came as the government gave him until 4pm last Sunday to vacate the house and surrender keys.

Moyo was dismissed from government two weeks ago after he decided to stand as an independent parliamentary candidate in Tsholotsho in the March 31 elections.

All benefits he enjoyed, including a government mobile phone, chauffer-driven Mercedes and the Gunhill property were supposed to be surrendered back.

But Moyo had remained put at the house. Evidently itching for a battle with his former employers, Moyo immediately sought a provisional court order leading to Tuesday's Chamber arguments before Justice Tedias Karwi.
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