SHANTEL MBEREKO

and

CHEHUMAMBE MINING SYNDICATE

and

RASS MINING SYNDICATE

and

COMMUNITY MINING SYNDICATE

versus

THE MINING COMMISSIONER (HARARE)

and

THE PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR (MASHONALAND CENTRAL)

and

GIFT CHIVANDIRE

and

DICKSON MAFIOS

and

CLIVE FULA

and

RAN MINE (PVT) LTD

and

THE DISPOL, ZRP, MASHONALAND CENTRAL (BINDURA)

and

OFFICER COMMANDING, BINDURA MINERALS

HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE

CHIKOWERO J

HARARE, 10 & 11 May 2018

Urgent chamber application

Ms L Rubaya, for the applicants

Mrs P Sibanda, for the 1^st, 2^nd, 7^th & 8^th respondents

D Drury, for the 6^th respondent

3^rd and 5^th respondents in default

            CHIKOWERO J: This matter came before me as an urgent chamber application for an interdict pendente lite.

            Counsel for the first, second, seventh and eighth respondents raised the preliminary point that the matter was not urgent.

             While associating himself with this point in limine, the sixth respondent’s counsel raised additional preliminary points.