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EMBATTLED Zifa have been given up to Tuesday to save their Bulawayo office equipment from going under the hammer in a case involving $11,521 the association owes to Holiday Inn after submitting a payment plan at the 11th hour.

The debt dates back to 2009.

The Sherriff of the High Court had ordered the sale of two computers, two printers, a filling cabinet and 16 chairs at a public auction conducted before Zifa instructed its lawyers, Calderwood, Bryce Hendrie and Partners, to negotiate for release of the property.

Holiday Inn, which was represented by Dube, Mguni and Dube Legal Practitioners, refused to release the property citing previous false promises made by Zifa.

“Firstly, please note that this will be the third payment proposal plan made by your client, having refused to stick to the previous ones.

“You will therefore understand that it’s difficult for our client to accept any further payment plans and release your client’s property without any payment having been made.

“To that end, your client’s property may only be released upon payment of the first instalment of $3,000 together with our client’s costs of $2,920 incurred thus far. We will therefore be expecting the sum of $5,920 by the 21st of July,” reads Holiday Inn’s response.

Zifa, choking from a debt hovering around $6 million, had suggested that they pay the first $3,000 on Tuesday followed by another $2,000 at the end of the month.

The troubled association said they would make another payment of $2,000 on August 31 before clearing the debt by paying $4,521 on September 30.

Should Zifa fail to pay $5,920 by Tuesday, July 21, their property would be sold at the next auction.