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Harare High Court
Gilbert Jonga v Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement
HH 243-17
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
4 April 2017
Citation
HH 243-17
Neutral Citation
[2017] ZWHH 243
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Civil Appeal
Bench
Presiding
MWAYERA J
Full Bench
MWAYERA JMUNANGATI-MANONGWA J
Areas of Law
Property LawAdministrative Law
Keywords
eviction order99-year leaseoffer letterland reform programmesecurity for costs
Tags
land reformeviction99-year leaseoffer letter
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Land Acquisition Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appeal should be dismissed for failure to provide security for costs","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant noted appeal without tendering security for costs"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether a recommendation letter for a 99-year lease constitutes authority to occupy state land","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant had only recommendation letter, no actual lease"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo had jurisdiction to entertain the eviction matter","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Extent and nature of land not clearly identified"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, Gilbert Jonga, appealed against an eviction order that removed him from Farm 45 Truno Glendale and Plots 1, 4 and 5 of Dunmaglas Farm. He claimed entitlement to remain on the land based on a letter recommending issuance of a 99-year lease and his occupation since the beginning of Zimbabwe's land reform programme.
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