BULCHIMEX GmbH IMPORT-EXPORT CHEMIKALIEN und PRODUKTE and TECHNOIMPEX SOFIA BULGARIA JSC vs BULCHIMEX GMBH IMPORT EXPORT CHEMIKALIEN und PRODUKTE (PVT) LTD and SARAH HWINGWIRI and RAJENDRAKUMAR JOGI and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS (N.O) and THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE (N.O)

HH 213-18

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

22 February 2018

Citation

HH 213-18

Neutral Citation

[2018] ZWHH 213

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

MANGOTA J

Full Bench

MANGOTA J

Areas of Law

Property LawCompany LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

Property ownershipCompany resolutionForged documentsFraudCorporate governance

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether Sarah had authority from applicants to manage and sell their properties","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Forged documents, company resolutions, authority claims"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the documents produced by Sarah were authentic","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Document analysis, signatures, corporate structure"}
{"issue_text":"Who owns the Mount Pleasant and Avondale properties","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Property registrations, transfer documents, ownership claims"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Foreign companies (German and Bulgarian) owned two properties in Harare. A Zimbabwean company with similar name was registered by Sarah Hwingwiri, who allegedly forged documents to claim authority to manage and sell the properties. The court found the documents were fraudulent and ruled in favor of the foreign companies.

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