Zimbabwe: Thomas Mapfumo Sues Cottco Over U.S.$33k Debt

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Zimbabwe: Thomas Mapfumo Sues Cottco Over U.S.$33k Debt

[New Zimbabwe] PROMINENT Chimurenga musician Thomas Chikawa, better known as Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo, has dragged the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) to court for failing to settle a US$33 000 debt for commercial advert services he did for the company in Muzarabani District.

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