Rodwell Chitiyo N.O v Emmanuel Mandipa Chiguba and David Kadzere and Dorren Kadzere and The Sheriff of Zimbabwe

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the application meets the requirements for urgency","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant only learned of eviction upon service of writ; family occupation since 2004"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has shown a prima facie right for an interdict","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Occupation since 2004; property part of father's estate; not cited in eviction proceedings"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the requirements for an interim interdict have been met","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Prima facie right; irreparable harm; no alternative remedy; balance of convenience"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether section 74 of the Constitution has been violated","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Eviction without due process; applicant not cited in proceedings"}

Background