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Harare High Court
Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and Minister of Environment, Climate Change Tourism and Hospitality v Suscaden Investments (Private) Limited and Big Five Safaris (Private) Limited and Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
HH 192-25
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
21 March 2025
Citation
HH 192-25
Neutral Citation
[2025] ZWHH 192
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Chitapi J
Full Bench
Chitapi J
Areas of Law
Administrative LawProperty LawStatutory Interpretation
Keywords
lease agreementministerial concurrencenullityParks and Wildlife Actstatutory condition precedent
Tags
lease agreementministerial consentstatutory compliancewildlife management
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Parks and Wildlife Management Act [Chapter 20:14]
- Parks and Wildlife Management Act [Chapter 20:14]
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the lease agreement is valid without ministerial concurrence","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Minister denied signing; agreement explicitly required ministerial concurrence"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the agreement's duration exceeding 25 years renders it invalid","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Agreement duration was 25 years 3.5 months"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicants sought a declaration that a 2017 lease agreement between Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and Suscaden Investments was null and void for lack of ministerial concurrence as required by statute. The agreement covered 3 square kilometers in Chewore North Safari Area plus an additional 40 square kilometers. The Minister denied signing the agreement, while Suscaden claimed she had signed it.
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