Mandiwanzira sues Maridadi for $2m

INFORMATION and Communication Technology (ICT) minister Supa Mandiwanzira has filed a $2 million defamation lawsuit against Mabvuku-Tafara MP, James Maridadi, claiming the opposition legislator defamed him in an article published in the Daily News in May last year.

This follows the publication of an opinion piece by Maridadi, titled A chip off the old block, which referred to widely-circulating allegations at the time that Mandiwanzira had forced the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe to buy him a $200 000 car.

In his court application, Mandiwanzira claimed the article created an impression that he had abused his position as a Cabinet minister for his own personal gain.

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