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Farai Kuvirimirwa Harare Bureau
POPULAR music promoter Josphat Hozheri yesterday had his three-bedroomed Bluffhill house sold at an auction for failure to settle an unquantified debt with a bank, a few months after his Jazz 105 was closed.Josh, as he is known in the music circles, lost house number 2446 in Bluffhill which was auctioned by Ruby Auctions on behalf of the Central African Building Society (CABS) for $77,000.
The house, consisting of three bedrooms, two lounges, a dining room, kitchen, toilet and bathroom built on a 938 square metre piece of land cited under case number SS134/13 was sold at Raylton Sports Club.
The bids started from $15,00 and rose to the final figure while pictures of the brown-painted house were being shown in the auction room.
The house had tip top developments such as aluminium doors, pavements and a rough spray cement security wall.
The final bidder could not hide his joy when he was announced the winner by waving his hands, while walking to the podium to sign the papers.
Some of the houses in Bluffhill sell for more than $100,000 depending on the size of the land and developments on the property.
Josh is also the proprietor of Ice & Fire Pamuzinda formerly Pamuzinda Highway Xscape.
Recently, he made headlines after one of his shows, the Winter Jazz Festival, which was held at the City Sports Centre, turned out to be a massive flop.
The show attracted performers like Oliver Mtukudzi, Jah Prayzah and Sulumani “Sulu” Chimbetu, but failed to attract much interest from revellers.
A number of businessmen are losing their properties after failing to service their debts. Recently, Harambee Holdings chairman David Govere lost his Mount Pleasant single storey property that was auctioned for $122,000 to settle an unspecified amount with Stanbic Bank.
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