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April 2020
Matthews Musona and Ors v Kausa Mwachindalo and Anor (Appeal No.11/2019) [2020] ZMCA 175 (22 April 2020)
Whether Bundabunda chieftainship rotates among three matrilineal lineages and which lineage should succeed.
  • Customary law — chieftainship succession — rotational succession among matrilineal lineages; weight and admissibility of customary family trees and shrine evidence; parol evidence and joint memorandum; appellate review of factual findings.
22 April 2020
Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation and Anor v Amaplat Mauritius Limited and Anor (NOM/58/2019) [2020] ZMCA 193 (16 April 2020)
Full Court allowed renewal and exercised discretion to permit extension for filing the record of appeal despite procedural delay.
  • Court of Appeal rules — renewal of single-judge application to full Court — timing; Order 10 Rule 6 — filing record of appeal; Order 13 Rule 3 — extension of time; dismissal for want of prosecution; inordinate delay; judicial discretion; interests of justice.
16 April 2020