Unguja, Zanzibar, Nov. 14 -- Floton Africa Ltd has withdrawn a civil case it had filed against Shivo (SMC-Private) Company Limited and two individuals at the High Court of Zanzibar, bringing the proceedings to an end without a judicial determination of the underlying dispute.

An order issued by the High Court at Tunguu on September 3, 2026, and signed by Judge G. J. Kazi, records that the suit, Civil Case No. 87 of 2025, was withdrawn under Order XXVII Rule 1(2)(b) of the Civil Procedure Decree, Cap 8 of the Laws of Zanzibar.

The court made no order as to costs.

The case had been brought by Floton Africa against Richard Ashby, Shivo (SMC-Private) Company Limited and Christian Bonu. The plaintiff had alleged infringement of its propriet...