adminMazda Swaraj is one of the two, which were donated to Zifa by the Reserve Bankin 2008, but where attached by the Deputy Sheriff two weeks ago.
According to a notice flighted in yesterday’s edition of The Herald, the highest bidders are being invited for bus which is part of a number of vehicles that will go under the hammer at a local auction.
Ruby Auctions are duly holding the sale as instructed by the Deputy Sheriff of Harare at the auctioneers’ premises in the Willowvale industrial area.
The case has been recorded as CM and A Ogilvy P/L vs Zimbabwe Football Association: HC 1408/11.
Zifa could lose more property on Thursday when the advertising firm again instructs the sale of office furniture.
The assets that are set to go include 12 office chairs, 12 desks, filing cabinets, scanners, computers and drawer cabinets.
However, Zifa lawyer Ralph Maganga last night indicated that they were making frantic efforts to ensure the bus does not go under the hammer this morning.
“We are making all efforts to stop the sale so that we retain the bus and all our assets and a payment plan has been put in place,’’ Maganga said.
It also emerged that the Zifa board had resolved to ensure the debt is settled on Monday and avert the sale of the rest of the property.
The equipment was attached from Zifa House on May 21 over a huge debt that the football association has failed to settle.
When the Deputy Sheriff swooped on Zifa, the impression had been that it was Pandhari Lodge who has instructed the Messenger of Court as they are owed.
In March, the lodge filed a lawsuit seeking to recover US$57 232, 65 — with interest — for the hospitality facilities and services it provided to the national football team and the Zifa board between August and December last year.
When Pandhari filed their claim in March, local travel agent Tranverze also weighed in with their claim of US$65 000 from the football association for the air tickets they provided during international trips between October 2009 and March 2010.
However, Pandhari are still conducting business with Zifa as they are currently accommodating the Warriors and have often also hosted those Zifa board members who stay outside Harare.
In May last year, Zifa survived the execution of their property after former Warriors coach Sunday Chidzambwa won a writ of execution to attach property over a US$67 000 debt.
Zifa quickly moved in to block the attachment of their property.
Cash-strapped Zifa have however, had constant problems of having the Messenger of Court moving to attach property to try and offset long-standing debts.
In December 2004 Led Car Hire moved in to attach property in order to recover Z$290 million.
Almost all the office equipment and two cars went under the hammer when Rafik Khan was the Zifa president.
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