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Zambian football great Kalusha Bwalya is facing a legal battle in the High Court after a Lusaka businessman accused him of breaching a land sale agreement involving a Chongwe property worth more than K400,000.
The lawsuit stems from what the plaintiff, Davie Zulu, describes as a frustrating, years-long attempt to finalise the transfer of Lot No. 26188/M — a transaction he insists he fully paid for in 2021.
Zulu has applied for leave to serve Bwalya with court papers outside Zambia, arguing that the former FAZ president currently resides in Johannesburg.
In his affidavit, Zulu said personal service had become impossible, prompting him to seek authorisation for alternative methods.
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“I respectfully crave leave to issue and serve the writ out of jurisdiction by advertising in a newspaper of wide circulation in Johannesburg,” he stated, proposing The Citizen newspaper as the outlet most likely to reach Bwalya.
According to the statement of claim, Bwalya — acting through an attorney, Fabian Joseph Nzala — entered into a contract of sale with Zulu on March 24, 2021, fixing the purchase price at K426,720.
The agreement required Zulu to place a caveat at the Ministry of Lands before releasing the funds, while Bwalya was to provide vacant possession and complete the transfer within two months.
Zulu stated he fulfilled his obligations: he paid the full amount on March 26, lodged a caveat on March 30, and withdrew it in September 2021 only after the process became bogged down in administrative delays.
He further noted that Bwalya wrote to the Ministry of Lands seeking a replacement title deed after failing to locate the original certificate, complicating matters further when the land lease expired in 2022 and the Ministry issued a new offer letter in Bwalya’s name.
Despite this development, Zulu argues Bwalya has failed to instruct his attorney to sign the new lease, effectively blocking the completion of the transfer.
He says this conduct constitutes a breach of contract that has caused him financial loss and prolonged delay.
Zulu is now seeking specific performance, damages, interest, and legal costs.
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