By Business Reporter | The former Herald editor Caesar Zvayi has won back the mine seized from him by Mines Minister Winston Chitando to a proxy of Local Govt Minister July Moyo.

The High Court ruled that the mine was illegally taken away and possession must be restored.

Part of the ruling reads:

IT IS ORDERED THAT TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT 1. The forfeiture of the Applicant’s claim Mirage 3 Mine registered under Certificate Number 18132 purportedly done on 5 June 2020 is set aside. 2. For the avoidance of doubt, further to paragraph 1 (one) hereof, any act done by the first and second respondents further to the forfeiture aforesaid, whose effect is to alienate the area under Mirage 3 Mine registered under Certificate Number 18132 is declared invalid, and consequently null and void. 3. Those of the respondents who oppose the application, are ordered to pay the applicant’s costs on a scale of attorney and own client, jointly and severally, the one paying the others to be absolved. INTERIM RELIEF GRANTED Pending the return day this court orders that-].

 

The operation of the decision by the first and second Respondents to forfeit Applicant’s mining claim known as Mirage 3 Mine registered under Certificate Number 18132 is hereby suspended pending the return day. 2. The operation of decisions by the first and second Respondents, subsequent to the forfeiture referred to in paragraph 1 (one) hereof, including the award of a Special Mining Grant to the third Respondent over the land covered by Mirage 3 Mine registered under Certificate Number 18132 is also suspended pending the return day. 3. Pending the return day, an interdict is granted restraining the third Respondent or his agents from doing any of the following acts: 4. Entering the land covered by Mirage 3 Mine registered under Certificate Number 18132. 5. Disturbing, or threatening the applicant’s mining operations in the area under Mirage 3 Mine registered under Certificate Number 18132.