Chief Charumbira cornered

PRESIDENT of the National Council of Chiefs (NCC) Fortune Charumbira, who was censured for rallying other chiefs to support the ruling Zanu PF party in this year’s general elections, has been ordered to offer an apology by the court after being served with a High Court order on Tuesday.

Charumbira was given a seven-day ultimatum within which to issue the apology, which now according to the service of court papers, expires on June 14, 2018 of which if he fails to do so he will be found guilty of contempt of court.

According to the return of service, the court order was received by Charumbira’s sister Nyaradzo.

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