Prisons boss files for rescission of default judgment

ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Services boss, Paradzai Zimondi has filed for rescission of a default judgment made against him in a case where he is accused of failing to pay $137 777 for a 10-tonne dumper truck supplied to him by the Zimbabwe Farmers’ Development Company (ZFDC).

In his application filed on July 28, Zimondi said he did not wilfully default a pre-trial conference on June 27, 2017, but had not been advised by his legal practitioners of the hearing date.

“I was not made aware of the pre-trial conference date, but received the shock of my life on being advised that the respondent (ZFDC) had obtained judgment against my person on June 27, 2017.

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