Nyasha Chikwinya v Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement and Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing and Mama Mafuyana Housing Co-operative

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the application for review was filed within the prescribed time limits","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Service of withdrawal notice, date of application filing"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the matter is affected by lis alibi pendens due to pending proceedings under HC 11699/17","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Pending litigation between same parties over same land"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant's claim has become moot due to change of land use and allocation of alternative land","issue_type":"substantive","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Land status change, alternative land allocation, applicant's acceptance"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the first respondent had jurisdiction to withdraw the offer letter after land was incorporated into Harare","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Change of jurisdiction, land use transformation"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the withdrawal of the offer letter complied with audi alteram partem rule","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Lack of notice, opportunity to make representations"}

Background