give up. One of my relatives in Bulawayo who worked for the police got me
the phone numbers for the court so that I could call and check on our case.
In December 2015, the court organized a meeting in Harare through the son
[of the first wife] on January 4, 2016. The son of the first wife contacted us
on January 2, 2016, saying that they needed to have an inventory prepared.
[On] January 2, he came to our house, and insisted we sign documents. We
refused, saying we wanted to go to court. It was an affidavit saying his
father left the [business location’s name redacted] plot to him, and it was
not authentic. He did not tell us about the court date. The master of the
high court called on January 4, 2016 to ask why we didn’t show to court. The
son didn’t tell us.87
87 Human Rights Watch interview with Gladys, May 27, 2016.
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