Zambian football icon Kalusha Bwalya has been taken to the Lusaka High Court over allegations that he received payment for a plot of land in Chongwe but failed to complete the sale. According to court documents filed on December 2, businessman Davie Zulu claims he paid K426,720 for Plot No. 26188/M in March 2021 after signing a contract through Bwalya’s appointed attorney, Fabian Nzala.
Zulu states that he fulfilled all contractual obligations, including lodging and later withdrawing a caveat at the Ministry of Lands. The agreement required that payment be made after the caveat was successfully lodged, with funds deposited into the vendor’s account minus legal fees and transfer taxes. The vendor was also to grant vacant possession of the land free of any encumbrances within two months.
Zulu contends that despite these developments, Bwalya has been reluctant to instruct his lawyer to sign the new lease, effectively blocking the completion of the transaction and constituting a breach of contract. Through his lawyers, Zambezi Chambers, Zulu is seeking specific performance of the contract, damages for breach of contract, interest, and legal costs. Just talk over it. Who needs this fanfare with what we are going through as a country
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