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Innocent Ruwende Senior Court Reporter
ECONET may face contempt of court charges for terminating interconnection services to NetOne while the High Court was in session to determine the matter yesterday.
Justice Ben Hlatshwayo said he would revisit the matter to determine whether or not Econet was being contemptuous of the court.
He made the remarks after learning that Econet had disconnected NetOne while he was about to hear the matter.
Justice Hlatshwayo said he did not know why it was necessary for Econet to disconnect NetOne.
“Simply disconnecting members of the public without warning is irresponsible. Members of the public are busy carrying out their duties then they are suddenly disconnected.”
NetOne managing director Mr Reward Kangai and lawyer Advocate Ray Goba, who is being instructed by Mr Collin Kuhuni, also learnt of the developments in court.
Econet lawyer Advocate Firoz Girach, who is being instructed by lawyers Mtetwa and Nyambirai, submitted that his client disconnected NetOne at 10am yesterday.
He said Econet’s customers were forewarned through messages over the weekend.
Adv Girach said the matter was on whether or not Econet had a legal right to disconnect NetOne over a US$19 million debt.
But Justice Hlatshwayo said the disconnection should have been stalled for the court hearing to proceed.
“Out of the respect of this court, the disconnection should not have been done. We should be sitting here knowing the public is connected,” said Justice Hlatshwayo.
He said Econet should have stuck to the position it made on Thursday last week in which it agreed to reconnect NetOne pending the finalisation of the matter.
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