certificate of urgencyurgencyprovisional sentenceexecutionstay of execution
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urgent chamber applicationexecutioncertificate of urgencyprovisional sentence
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Statutes Cited
Constitution of Zimbabwe
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether a certificate of urgency that predates the founding affidavit is valid","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Certificate dated 9 September 2022, affidavit dated 13 September 2022"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant established sufficient urgency to justify preferential treatment","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant delayed action from March to September 2022"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought to stay execution of a provisional sentence order granted on 25 February 2022. The application was dismissed on preliminary points that the certificate of urgency was fatally defective as it predated the founding affidavit, and the urgency was self-created.
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