Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe v Apostolic Faith Mission of Zimbabwe and Solomon Togara and Paul Hweru and Farai Manyanye

HH 168-23

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

20 October 2022

Citation

HH 168-23

Neutral Citation

[2023] ZWHH 168

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Deme J

Full Bench

Deme J

Areas of Law

Property LawInterdict

Keywords

InterdictChurch propertyLease agreementSpoliationReligious schism

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant is entitled to an interdict against the respondents","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's lease agreement, respondents' parallel activities, spoliation order"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the respondents have superior rights to the property despite the applicant's lease agreement","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Lease agreement, spoliation order, peace order"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a religious organization that has operated for 100 years, sought an interdict against respondents who broke away to form a separate church. The respondents were occupying church property leased by the applicant from Harare Municipality, conducting parallel church activities and forcing applicant's members to worship in a shade while they used the main church building.

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