{"id":103402,"date":"2025-01-22T12:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T10:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ncube-tshabangu-feud-escalates-amid-lawyer-withdrawal-and-supreme-court-appeal"},"modified":"2025-01-31T22:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:33:14","slug":"ncube-tshabangu-feud-escalates-amid-lawyer-withdrawal-and-supreme-court-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ncube-tshabangu-feud-escalates-amid-lawyer-withdrawal-and-supreme-court-appeal","title":{"rendered":"Ncube, Tshabangu Feud Escalates Amid Lawyer Withdrawal And Supreme Court Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-styled CCC interim secretary-general, accused Welshman Ncube of influencing his lawyers to abandon him before a Supreme Court appeal on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Tshabangu had filed the appeal against a High Court ruling that nullified his parliamentary appointments, challenged by Ncube and his faction.<\/p>\n<p>He was represented by lawyers from Ncube Attorneys, linked to Welshman Ncube.<\/p>\n<p>According to NewsDay sources, Tshabangu learned of the lawyers\u2019 withdrawal just as the case was about to be heard. As a result, he withdrew his appeal on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tshabangu filed a new appeal the same day after hiring Thompson James Mabhikwa and Partners<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Tshabangu\u2019s spokesperson, Nqobizitha Mlilo, said the lawyers abandoned him under \u201cunusual circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that some respondents applied intense pressure on Tshabangu\u2019s lawyers to create a legal representation vacuum.<\/p>\n<p>Ncube-led CCC spokesperson Willias Madzimure denied any involvement in the lawyer\u2019s withdrawal, saying the party was confident in its case against Tshabangu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-styled CCC interim secretary-general, accused Welshman Ncube of influencing his lawyers to abandon him before a Supreme Court appeal on Monday. Tshabangu had filed the appeal against a High Court ruling that nullified his parliamentary appointments, challenged by Ncube and his faction. 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