Harare | The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and its self-declared interim secretary general, Sengezo Tshabangu, are being sued for allegedly stealing intellectual property.
Tshabangu has been recalling council members and Members of Parliament (MPs) from the CCC, citing their expulsion from the party.
On the other hand, Tshabangu is not a party member, according to senior CCC officials, including Nelson Chamisa, the 2023 presidential contender. The party also denies having a Secretary-General position.
Gift Ostallos Siziba, the deputy spokeswoman for the CCC, stated that the organisation has filed a lawsuit against Tshabangu for infringement of their intellectual property. Says he:
Tshabangu’s spokesperson, Khalipani Phugeni, stated that he had not received any court documents regarding the lawsuit mentioned, but does not doubt the claims made by Siziba. Phugeni said:
I haven’t heard from the SG (Tshabangu) on that one. I have no reason again to doubt what I heard Honourable Siziba say.
I think he said that they filed a lawsuit and they have received papers from the SG. So I would take it that he was saying that the SG has opposed whatever application it was.
Recalled MPs took the matter to the High Court, arguing that Tshabangu lacked the authority to recall them. However, the High Court rejected their application, stating that the MPs had not provided sufficient evidence to prove Tshabangu’s lack of authority.
The court also noted that the MPs should have included the party in their case, allowing the party to testify that Tshabangu was not the party’s Secretary General.
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