Ashanti Goldfields Zimbabwe Ltd v Jafati Mdala

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the parties entered into a valid agreement of sale on 1 December 2003","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Agreement between plaintiff and workers' representatives; defendant identified as sitting tenant; property value and payment terms specified"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the defendant paid the purchase price for the property","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"\"Rent to buy\" deductions totaling $1,200,000; nil balance reflected on payslip"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the lease agreement of 9 December 2003 was valid and effectual","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Parties had previously entered sale agreement; lease agreement contained option to purchase"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether termination of employment entitled plaintiff to evict defendant","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Employment terminated 4 June 2007; plaintiff demanded vacant possession"}

Background