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YOU can call him Dr Debt!
A Zvishavane-based medical doctor who failed to pay $10 000 owed to a friend had his property attached.
Doctor Simbarashe Manyara borrowed $10 000 promising to pay it on a certain date, but failed to keep his word.
His friend Charles Shava was left with no choice but to seek the legal route to get back his money.
However, even after being served with lawsuits papers, Dr Manyara ignored them and finally an order of attaching property was granted for Shava to recover his money.
The court heard that on 3 February 2017, Dr Manyara approached Shava and borrowed $10 000 promising to pay it by the 28th of the same month.
They sealed their deal by putting signatures on an affidavit agreeing that if the doctor failed to pay by 28 February, Shava would have to take the legal way.
Unfortunately things didna��t go as planned for Dr Manyara who failed to pay as agreed.
He was served with papers and he respondend by coming up with a payment plan and only deposited $1 000 into Shavaa��s account.
Shava turned down the proposed payment plan and Dr Manyara was given 21 days to settle the outstanding balance together with legal costs of $500 which had incurred in trying to solve the issue.
When the 21 day period elapsed, the court took it that Manyara had failed, refused or neglected to settle the outstanding balance.
The presiding magistrate Shepherd Mjanja granted an order to attach Dr Manyaraa��s property worth $10 000.
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