City of Harare v Farai Mushoriwa

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the 1913 Bye-laws authorizing water disconnection are ultra vires the Urban Councils Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"City relied on 1913 Bye-laws to disconnect water"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the Bye-laws are unconstitutional for violating the right to water under s 77 of Constitution","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Disconnection affected respondent's access to water"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the provisional order granted by High Court was proper","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"High Court granted interim relief pending final determination"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant gave proper notice before disconnecting water supply","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Disconnection occurred on same day as notice"}

Background