Delta Beverages (Pvt) Ltd v Kudakwashe Murandu

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Is it competent for an arbitrator to award damages in foreign currency for a claim arising during the Zimbabwe dollar era?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Claim arose 2000 under Zimbabwe dollar; Zimbabwe dollar later valueless"}
• {"issue_text":"Did the arbitrator err by using Reserve Bank exchange rates without calling further evidence?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Arbitrator relied on RBZ rates; parties did not testify on rate"}
• {"issue_text":"Was the 3-year period for securing alternative employment reasonable?","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondent initially indicated 3 months; arbitrator found 3 years reasonable given unemployment"}
• {"issue_text":"Was the monthly damages award of US$552.68 justified where respondent claimed US$300?","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondent claimed US$300 entitlement; arbitrator awarded US$552.68"}

Background