Aaron Nyarugwe v Dharwizi Transport (Private) Limited

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the respondent was liable to pay mining royalties on chrome ore concentrates and ferrochrome between January 2019 and September 2022.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The period of assessment and the nature of the products (ferrochrome/chrome concentrates)."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the definition of \"mineral\" in the Mines and Minerals Act applies to ferrochrome and chrome ore concentrates.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The production process of ferrochrome and the statutory definitions."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the absence of a prescribed royalty rate for mineral-bearing products in the Finance Act Schedule during the relevant period precludes liability.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The content of the Finance Act Schedule prior to the 2021 amendment."}

Background