Judgment No. SC 18/18
Civil Appeal No. 137/16
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“Stands 552 and 553 Quinington Township”) was unlawful and therefore
invalid.
1.4
That the subsequent transfer of stand 553 Quinington Township on Deed of
transfer No 773/2011 on 17 February 2011 in favour of Tafirenyika
Kambarami, was unlawful and therefore invalid.
1.5
That the balance of the purchase price outstanding, due and owing by the
deceased to the first applicant as at 9 May 2001 in respect of the sale and
purchase of the original property was in the sum of ZW$503 573-02, being
the total of ZW$337 178-77, reflected on the deceased’s cheque subsequently
rejected by the first applicant, and ZW$166 394-25 subsequently found by
the arbitrator to have been the shortfall on the cheque amount aforesaid.
Notwithstanding the declaration of invalidity of the transfers referred to in paragraph
1 above, but subject to paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 below, if the 1st respondent pays, or
causes to be paid, to the applicants, or one or other of them, the one receiving payment,
the others to be bound, the equivalent of the balance of the purchase price referred to
in paragraph 1.5 above in the functional currency current at the time of payment,
together with interest thereon as envisaged herein, then the title deeds in respect to
which the transfers aforesaid have been declared unlawful and invalid shall not be set
aside, and the declarations of invalidity herein shall automatically lapse.
Unless the equivalent amount of the balance of the purchase price referred to in
paragraph 1.5 above is otherwise agreed to in writing within thirty (30) calendar days
of the date of this order, or such other extended period not exceeding a further thirty
(30) calendar days as they may agree to in writing, the parties shall engage the
Commercial Arbitration Centre in Harare solely to determine the equivalent amount
of that balance, in any of the functional currencies, and the decision of the arbitrator
shall be final and binding.
The first respondent shall pay the equivalent amount of the balance of the purchase
price referred to above within thirty (30) days of the date the amount is ascertained
either by agreement between the parties, or through determination by arbitration as
contemplated by paragraph 3 above, together with interest thereon at the prescribed
rate from the date of such agreement or determination, whatever the case might be, to
the date of payment.
In the event that the first respondent fails or neglects to pay as envisaged in this order,
then the applicants, or one or other of them, shall ipso facto, forthwith have the right
to declare in writing, the immediate and automatic cancellation of the Deed of
Sale aforesaid and, without prejudice to any other rights they might have at law,
shall be entitled to keep as rouwkoop all such monies as they might have received as
purchase price for the original property.
Subject to any rights to compensation for improvements that they have in the event
that the title deeds mentioned herein have been cancelled as aforesaid, the first and
fourth respondents, and all those claiming occupation through them, shall, within thirty
(30) calendar days of the date of such cancellation, vacate, the respective properties
occupied by them, failing which the Sheriff of Zimbabwe, or his lawful deputy or
assistant deputies, or such of his agents as might be duly authorized by him, shall be
empowered, authorized and directed to evict the aforesaid respondents and all those
claiming occupation through them.
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