admin
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter
A bid by Oceane Collection Perfumes to seize a Toyota Vitz given to one of the top sellers in 2011 failed after the Harare Civil Magistrates’ Court threw out a rescission application by the company.
Ocean gave Mrs Anna Mangwiro the vehicle among other four best sellers of its products for outstanding marketing work but the company wanted to repossess the vehicle this year.
The company made headlines in the local media after awarding outstanding sellers Mrs Mangwiro, Ms Pauline Marerwa, Ms Primrose Matare, Ms Leocadia Mandidewa and Ms Esther Paul the prize of a Toyota Vitz each as the best agents in a selling competition.
A year later, Ms Mangwiro approached the company seeking to have the vehicle registered in her own name but nothing was done.
The company argued that its sales had gone down and change of ownership was no longer possible.
Ms Mangwiro instructed her lawyer Ms Lorraine Rubaya of Mandizha and Company to handle the matter and she successfully obtained an order compelling Oceane Collection Perfumes to surrender the vehicle to the woman.
That prompted the company to challenge the decision through an application for rescission of the default judgment.
The magistrate Ms Tatenda Mananzva dismissed the application and Ms Mangwiro will now have the vehicle back and registered in her name.
In 2007, Ms Mangwiro responded to an advertisement by Ocean that came out in The Herald calling upon results-oriented and highly motivated women to serve as its agents selling its perfumes.
The advertisement suggested that one could win Z$400 000 through selling perfumes.
Ms Mangwiro went to Ocean offices and registered as an agent before she started selling Ocean Collection products.
In 2010, Ocean introduced a competition pledging five cars to five outstanding sellers as a way of encouraging women to sell its product.
Ms Mangwiro was among the top five sellers and on January 29, 2011 she won the vehicle.
After the ceremony Ocean explained to Ms Mangwiro that the car would be branded with Ocean logo for a year as a way of inspiring other women.
According to the agreement the logo would be removed a year later and the vehicle was going to be registered in her name as well.
The company later refused to change ownership of the vehicle arguing Ms Mangwiro’s sales had sharply declined.
Online Reporter