Zimbabwe Football Association v Custen Pickweli and 15 Others

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the judgment debt of $195,818-72 is payable in United States dollars or Zimbabwe dollars (RTGS/ZWL)","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The debt arose before the effective date of SI 33/2019; the writ was issued in USD; the funds are in a Nostro account"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the writ of execution improperly altered the court's order","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The court order registered the award in \"dollars\"; the writ specified USD"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the deeming provision in SI 33/2019 applies to this debt","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The debt arose before 22 February 2019; it is a judgment debt"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether funds in a Nostro account are exempt from the deeming provision","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The applicant's funds are held in a Nostro account designated in foreign currency"}

Background