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Supreme Court
George Musanhu v City of Harare
[2025] ZWSC 07
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
27 January 2025
Citation
[2025] ZWSC 07
Judgment No.
SC 677/24
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Mathonsi JA
Full Bench
Mathonsi JA
Areas of Law
Property lawCivil procedureMunicipal law
Keywords
Security for costsCondonationReinstatementAppealMunicipal propertyAlienationUrban Councils Act
Tags
Property lawMunicipal propertySecurity for costsCondonation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Urban Councils Act
- Supreme Court Rules, 2018
- Supreme Court Rules, 2018
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has shown good cause for condonation of non-compliance with rules and reinstatement of appeal deemed abandoned for failure to provide security for costs","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant failed to provide security within one month, deposited US$700 over six months later"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has reasonable prospects of success on appeal","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No valid lease agreement, municipal property alienation procedures not followed"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant occupied business premises owned by City of Harare under an alleged cession from Sigauke. The City successfully obtained eviction in the High Court after the court found no valid lease agreement existed and the applicant had failed to comply with municipal property alienation procedures. The applicant's appeal to the Supreme Court was deemed abandoned for failure to provide security for costs within the prescribed period.
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