Ernest Mhambare v Alfred Kushamisa Mwazha and Ngoni Edward Mwazha and Masimba Mwazha and James Mwazha and Richard Juru and Elson Tafa and Charles Tekeshe and Lovemore Mharadze and Norman Siyamuzhombwe and African Apostolic Church (VaApostora VeAfrica)

HH 2-21

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

5 January 2021

Citation

HH 2-21

Neutral Citation

[2021] ZWHH 2

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Urgent Application

Bench

Presiding

Muremba J

Full Bench

Muremba J

Areas of Law

Civil procedureEcclesiastical law

Keywords

Church constitutionSuccession disputeUrgencyExecution pending appealViolence in church

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the application for leave to execute pending appeal was urgent","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application filed 6 days after appeal noted, incidents occurred over several months"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the relief sought was the appropriate remedy for the alleged injury","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant alleged violence and disruption, sought execution of succession judgment"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant sought urgent leave to execute a judgment declaring unconstitutional the purported appointment of the first respondent as successor to the Archbishop of the African Apostolic Church. The respondents opposed on grounds of lack of urgency and that the relief sought was not the remedy for the alleged injury of violence and disruption in the church.

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