DAR ES SALAAM, March 3 -- A DISPUTE over ownership of an 8,216-squaremetre yard valued at more than 250m/- and previously owned by the late Simba SC figure, Zacharia Hans Poppe, has been filed at the Mwananyamala Land and Housing Tribunal in Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, for determination.

In the case, ZH Poppe Ltd, formerly owned by Hans Poppe before his death in 2021, is suing Balleth Motors Co Ltd and Bilo Star Debt Collector Co Ltd.

The company is seeking a declaration that the respondents are not the lawful owners of the property. The applicant is also requesting the Tribunal to issue orders restraining the respondents from evicting it from the disputed plot, identified as Plot No 63, Title No 120064.

The tribunal has already issued a...