A Bulawayo man has appealed to the Zanu PF leadership to intervene in what he alleges is a failure by judicial authorities to address complaints relating to a disputed deceased estate and alleged misconduct within the justice system.
Mackenzie Mlotshwa, of Woodville suburb in Bulawayo, recently wrote to the Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial chairperson, Jabulani Sibanda, seeking assistance.
He wants Sibanda to forward his correspondence to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mlotshwa says attempts to deliver documents to the President's Office were unsuccessful.
In a letter dated May 29, Mlotshwa said he turned to the ruling party after unsuccessful efforts to obtain responses from the Judicial Service Commission, judicial officials and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission.
“All what I am asking His Excellency to do is to compel the Judicial Service Commission to respond to my letter of close to three months ago,” he said.
He said his complaints included alleged irregularities at the High Court in Bulawayo arguing that corrective action was needed to restore public confidence in the justice delivery system.
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He said earlier attempts to send the documents to Mnangagwa and his deputies Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi were futile.
The dispute stems from the administration of the estate of Mlotshwa's late relative, Daya Mlotshwa, who died in 1979.
He alleges that court processes linked to the estate were mishandled, adding that his complaints to oversight institutions did not get meaningful responses.
Mlotshwa said the continued silence from authorities left him questioning whether judges and judicial officers could be held accountable for misconduct.
In his appeal to the Zanu PF leader, he said complaints directed at Mnangagwa over alleged wrongdoing in public institutions would be unfair they didn't reach him.
“I hope that my complaint will eventually reach His Excellency who no doubt seems unaware of the unethical conduct of some judges,” he said.
JSC advised Mlotshwa that legal remedies, including appeals, are available through the courts.
Parties involved in the estate dispute have denied wrongdoing and defended the legality of the processes followed.
The latest appeal marks Mlotshwa's direct attempt to secure intervention from the country's political leadership in a dispute that has remained before courts and judicial authorities for several years.
Sibanda was yet to respond to Mlotshwa's letter.
According to court documents, Campion Mlotshwa was appointed executor dative under estate DRB 987/20, but the estate distribution process has remained contentious despite repeated assurances of progress from the Master of the High Court.
At the centre of the dispute is a case management meeting held on November 28, 2025, before High Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi.
Mlotshwa alleges the judge ruled several matters “fatally defective” but failed to upload the written order to the court’s electronic system for several months.
He further claimed the registrar later advised that the matters will be rescinded after the court vacation.
The dispute escalated on March 6 this year when Justice Moyo struck Mlotshwa’s re-filed application off the roll after allowing oral submissions from a respondent who had not formally opposed the matter.
Meanwhile, the Master of the High Court confirmed a distribution account for the estate on December 15, 2025, despite Mlotshwa’s pending appeal.
The Master’s Office defended its conduct, saying it acted lawfully because there was no active court matter suspending the process.
Mlotshwa also alleged before the JSC that a senior judge colluded with lawyers and may have been “promised a share of the disputed farm,” a 106-hectare property at the centre of the family feud.
JSC reportedly advised him to appeal through the courts.
The judges involved have defended their rulings, with Justice Mutevedzi stating that one of the applications was “essentially unopposed.”
Campion Mlotshwa has dismissed the allegations and accused Mackenzie of abusing court processes.
He maintains he was ordered to administer the estate without charge and has proposed placing the disputed farm in a family trust.