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Harare High Court
DR DISH (PVT) LTD v BROADCASTING AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE and OBERT MUGANYURA
HH 598-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
8 September 2017
Citation
HH 598-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 598
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Urgent Application
Bench
Presiding
HUNGWE J
Full Bench
HUNGWE J
Areas of Law
Administrative lawBroadcasting law
Keywords
License terminationInterdictBroadcasting servicesContent distribution
Tags
BroadcastingLicense cancellationInterim relief
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Broadcasting Services Act
- Broadcasting Services Act
- Broadcasting Services Act
- Administrative Justice Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant established prima facie right for interim interdict","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"License validity, authority's prior acceptance of changes"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether irreparable harm would occur without interim relief","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Heavy investment in human and capital resources"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether second respondent had power to cancel license","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Second respondent signed cancellation letter, no Board in place"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, a licensed content distributor, sought interim relief to suspend the termination of its broadcasting license by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe. The license was cancelled after the applicant switched content providers from MYTV Africa to Econet Media without formal amendment under section 15 of the Act.
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