Jimbata (Private) Limited v Zimbabwe Mining Development & Anor

SC 2/23

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

12 January 2023

Citation

SC 2/23

Neutral Citation

[2023] ZWSC 2

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

CHIWESHE JA

Full Bench

MAVANGIRA JACHIWESHE JAMUSAKWA JA

Areas of Law

Commercial LawAdministrative Law

Keywords

Joint Venture AgreementCabinet ApprovalNullityArbitration ClauseMining Development

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether parties obtained prior cabinet approval as required by s 13(1) of Joint Ventures Act","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"No cabinet approval sought; only ministerial approval obtained"}
{"issue_text":"Whether court had jurisdiction despite arbitration clause","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Arbitration clause used \"may\" not \"shall\"; agreement declared null"}
{"issue_text":"Whether arbitration clause was severable from null agreement","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Agreement declared null ab initio"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The parties entered into a joint venture agreement on 2 February 2018 for processing Kamativi tailings dump to extract lithium and minerals. The High Court declared the agreement null and void for lack of prior cabinet approval as required by s 13(1) of the Joint Ventures Act. The appellant appealed, arguing that ministerial approval constituted cabinet approval.

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