TWENTY THIRD CENTURY (PRIVATE) LIMITED v ZIMBABWE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT FUND and PROCUREMENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE and TANO DIGITAL SOLUTIONS (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the Review Panel was properly constituted in terms of section 75(4) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Composition of the Review Panel; Appointment of members"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the 2nd respondent complied with the mandatory requirement to advertise for panelists under section 75(2)(b)","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Absence of advertisements"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the decision of the Review Panel is a nullity due to lack of jurisdiction","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Improper constitution of the panel"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether this court has jurisdiction to hear the application despite the existence of alternative remedies under section 77","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant approached High Court directly"}

Background