Supreme Court of Zimbabwe - 2022 April

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April 2022
Deliberate abandonment of an appeal and inordinate delay justify refusal of condonation despite arguable merits.
Condonation and extension of time — inordinate delay; deliberate abandonment of appeal; payment at parity rate contrary to court order; prospects of appeal not decisive where breach flagrant; finality of litigation; punitive costs (legal practitioner and client scale)
7 April 2022
Application for stay of eviction dismissed as moot because eviction had been lawfully executed and applicants returned in contempt.
Civil procedure – urgent chamber application – stay of execution pending condonation – mootness/overtaken-by-events where eviction has been lawfully executed – effect of Messenger of Court’s execution – contempt – no order as to costs (indigence)
6 April 2022