Temba Mliswa, Brobondo tiff deepens

**Sabhuku Temba Mliswa addresses a press conference in Harare**

Patience Muchemwa

Temba Mliswa has warned members of the public against buying land from Muungwe Investments, saying they will not get the requisite corporate approvals.

Speaking at a press conference in Harare, Mliswa, who recently was appointed village head in Shurugwi and has since been referred to as Sabhuku Temba Mliswa, said the public should not risk their money through developments on the land, which has not yet been approved.

“Members of the public are therefore warned and advised not to risk their hard earned money on the current development which is a nullity on account of there being no requisite corporate approvals.

“Members of the public must therefore cease purchasing stands from either Brobondo Private Limited or Muungwe Investments Private Limited or any of their proxies or under the current development by Brobondo until the lawsuit I have instituted is concluded or the development and sale of stands is regularised and sanctioned through a proper corporate action.

“Should members of the public proceed to purchase the stands, none of its shareholders and directors shall be held liable.”

Mliswa said that he is a shareholder and director of Muungwe Investments private limited.

The company owns three pieces of land namely Muungwe, Lepasi Falls and Utandi.

According to Didymus Mutasa, the project had four directors, which included Temba Mliswa, but he resigned in 2021.

“Mable Dete resigned in 2017 and Temba Peter Mliswa resigned in 2021, the current directors of Muungwe Investments (Pvt) Limited are myself and Martin Maivada Chigomba Mutasa.”

He confirmed that he removed Mliswa in February 2021 through a written letter which was sent through an email and also delivered to his Borrowdale home.

“He did not challenge this removal and he did not participate in any business of Muungwe Investments (Pvt) Limited or attend any of the meetings of the Muungwe, its AGM, EGM and sharing structures,” Mutasa added.

Brobondo said Mliswa failed to furnish them with evidence that he is shareholder and director of the company. Against this background, Brobondo refused to show him a copy of their development agreement.

The company’s Chief Operating officer, Kamilla Peters, said in a statement,

“It may interest you to learn that we are certainly not hearing of Mr Temba Peter Mliswa’s claims to shareholding and directorship of the Landowner for the first time through the publication made on the aforesaid X handle yesterday.

“He, through his lawyers, wrote to us sometime last year, introduced himself as a director and shareholder of the Landowner company and requested for a copy of our development agreement, the Company’s Board Resolution as well as all the relevant paperwork relating to the project.

“We refused to furnish him with the same because, as we specifically advised him, he had to satisfy us with evidence that he is a shareholder and director of the Company first as we cannot dish out confidential documentation to outsiders.”