ANCILLA NYARADZO RUFASHA vs BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION and THE VICE CHANCELLOR and THE REGISTRAR and THE DEAN OF FACULTY AND COMMERCE

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the matter was urgent requiring urgent chamber application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Discovery on 25 November 2016, application filed 29 November 2016, examination on 5 December 2016"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether applicant established prima facie right to sit examination","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"University's conduct in allowing progression, Regulation 8.3 requirements"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether applicant would suffer irreparable harm if interdict not granted","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Four years of study at stake, no alternative remedy, scheduled re-write date"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether balance of convenience favored granting interdict","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Final year student, University could still withhold certificate, applicant's investment in time and money"}

Background