Heated estate wrangle sucks in JSC, Sacu

An estate wrangle between the two wives of the late prominent Masvingo businessperson Emirio Magovo has sucked in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu).

Magovo’s first wife and her five children have filed a letter of complaint against the Master of the High Court, who they accuse of lacking professionalism in handling Magovo’s estate after the court was allegedly duped by Magovo’s second wife, Miriam Magovo, into fraudulently selling the late businessman’s assets before lawful final distribution.

Magovo, a sugarcane farmer in Chiredzi died in 2018, but he did not leave a will for his assets which include a sugarcane plantation at Plot 3 Buffalo Range, five houses and commercial stands, a Nissan Mirano vehicle and cash in his bank account.

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