Chiroswa Minerals (Pvt) Ltd and Base Minerals Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd v Obert Mpofu (in his capacity as Minister of Mines) and Attorney General N.O. and Mrs E. Kahonde (in her capacity as the Mining Commissioner)

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the Mining Commissioner should be joined as a party to contempt proceedings","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Mining Commissioner's failure to process tribute agreement despite having it since 2008"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the notice of withdrawal tendered to HLATSHWAYO J should be set aside","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicants' conditional undertaking to withdraw contempt proceedings"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the Minister's referral of the tribute agreement was irregular","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Minister referred copy instead of original tribute agreement as ordered by PATEL J"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the respondents should be held in contempt for non-compliance with PATEL J's order","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Failure to process and register tribute agreement as required"}

Background