STOP me for those who can!A outstanding Bulawayo lawyer Tinashe Runganga of Tanaka Le
STOP me for those who can!
A outstanding Bulawayo lawyer Tinashe Runganga of Tanaka Legislation Chambers has been sucked into an unlawful international forex dealings storm after he was dragged to court docket by a neighborhood businessman for unruly behaviour whereas drunk in a metropolis constructing.
This was revealed in court docket papers by businessman Tavengwa Zidya the place he’s searching for a safety order barring Runganga from coming into his constructing located alongside George Silundika and 10th Avenue.
Zidya runs Vaiton Refrigeration and Sidays Investments.
“The Applicant conducts enterprise out of premises often called Store #1 at No. 105A G. Silundika Road between 10 and 11th Avenue and on numerous events together with on 11, 12, 14 and 16 March 2020 I’ve noticed the Respondent coming into the store, which the Applicant carries on the enterprise of a hair salon. Whereas contained in the premises, the Respondent has socialised with individuals contained in the store and additional consumed alcohol, which he would have introduced from outdoors, presumably on the close by bottle retailer.
“I’ve additional noticed that whereas contained in the premises, he might be partaking in unlawful international forex transactions,” reads a part of the affidavit.
Zidya in his court docket papers states that Runganga was not allowed into the store to conduct unlawful international forex dealings and devour alcohol.
The businessman additionally hooked up video footage of the lawyer, on two separate events, making a large number of the realm outdoors the store on the pavement.
“I hereby connect footage of the Respondent washing a motorized vehicle within the parking space and his conduct is illegal because it leaves the place together with the pavement, in an ugly and unsanitary method and is a nuisance to us and our clients.
“I want to place it on file that now we have been suggested by the municipal authorities that as occupiers of the premises are answerable for retaining the premises and their environs in a state of cleanliness,” mentioned Zidya.
He additionally states that the Respondent’s conduct was intentionally designed to impress him and trigger a breach of peace.
“After I approached him about his conduct of washing his motorized vehicle within the parking space, he turned confrontational and mentioned I used to be ‘spoiled’ and challenged me to ‘contact’ him whereafter I might ‘see’. He was adamant that he was entitled to his conduct as a result of my enterprise premises didn’t lengthen to the pavement and the parking space adjoining to our premises,” added the businessman.
The case might be heard on the Bulawayo magistrates’ courts on 15 June.