Namibia Case Law

Acting Deputy Sheriff for the district of Windhoek and Others v Hamukoto and Another (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2023/00396)

Acting Deputy Sheriff for the district of Windhoek and Others v Hamukoto and Another (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2023/00396) [2023] NAHCMD 693 (1 November 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2023/00396

Special circumstances exist justifying execution pending appeal because respondents have no legal right to occupy the property, applicants would suffer irreparable harm if execution is stayed, and urgency is established; respondents failed to show any prejudice or harm.

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• Execution pending appeal
• Urgent applications
• Unlawful occupation
• Costs

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Amadhila and Another v Wilbard and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/01355)

Amadhila and Another v Wilbard and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/01355) [2023] NAHCMD 678 (25 October 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/01355

The particulars of claim do not disclose a cause of action as the alleged sale agreement does not comply with the statutory formalities required by section 2 of Act 71 of 1996; therefore, the exception is upheld and the pleading set aside.

Source excerpt

• Exception to pleadings
• Sale of land
• Formalities of contract
• Costs

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Acasia Resorts (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Urban and Rural Development and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2021/00074)

Acasia Resorts (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Urban and Rural Development and Others (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2021/00074) [2023] NAHCMD 671 (20 October 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-MOT-REV-2021/00074

High Court granted condonation, joined the Townships Board chairperson and Registrar of Deeds, and allowed amendment of a review motion over a disputed township land sale.

• Joinder of parties
• Condonation for late filing
• Amendment of pleadings
• Review of administrative action
• Setting aside property transfer
• Validity of contract of sale

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Acting Deputy Sheriff of Windhoek Manfred Juan Hennes v Development Bank of Namibia and Another (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2019/00472)

Acting Deputy Sheriff of Windhoek Manfred Juan Hennes v Development Bank of Namibia and Another (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2019/00472) [2023] NAHCMD 664 (18 October 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2019/00472

In an interpleader over attached movable property, the court held the second claimant failed to prove ownership, except for items conceded by the execution creditor.

• Interpleader proceedings
• Burden of proof
• Ownership of movable property
• Execution of judgment
• Interpleader-proceedings
• Burden-of-proof

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Ayoub and Others v Januarie and Others; Bezuidenhout and Others v Mouton and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2017/02389; HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2020/03781)

Ayoub and Others v Januarie and Others; Bezuidenhout and Others v Mouton and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2017/02389; HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2020/03781) [2023] NAHCMD 589 (22 September 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2017/02389 ; HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2020/03781

The redistribution agreement of 4 January 1986 was void ab initio as it did not constitute a lawful redistribution but a covert donation, and the executor had no power to transfer the farm to Clemens Bezuidenhout. All subsequent transfers, including to Charles Jacobus Cloete and Algene Michelle Mouton, were therefore void. Ownership of the farm remains with the estate of the late Christina Martina Bezuidenhout.

Source excerpt

• Intestate succession
• Redistribution agreements
• Validity of property transfers
• Eviction
• Administration of estates

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Acting Deputy Sheriff for the district of Windhoek and Others v Hamukoto and Another (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2023/00396)

Acting Deputy Sheriff for the district of Windhoek and Others v Hamukoto and Another (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2023/00396) [2023] NAHCMD 580 (20 September 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2023/00396

The High Court granted an urgent eviction application after a sale in execution, ordering respondents to vacate and allowing steps toward transfer of the property.

• Eviction
• Urgent applications
• Execution of judgments
• Urgent-applications
• Execution-of-judgments
• Sale-in-execution

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Acting Deputy Sheriff for Windhoek v Nghiilwamo (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2022/00431)

Acting Deputy Sheriff for Windhoek v Nghiilwamo (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2022/00431) [2023] NAHCMD 501 (15 August 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN-2022/00431

The High Court ordered eviction to enable transfer of property sold in execution, finding the deputy sheriff must ensure transfer can be completed.

• Eviction
• Execution of judgments
• Transfer of immovable property
• Execution-of-judgments
• Immovable-property-transfer
• Judicial-sale

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African Holdings CC v Sunshine Private School (Pty) Ltd and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/00542)

African Holdings CC v Sunshine Private School (Pty) Ltd and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/00542) [2023] NAHCMD 479 (7 August 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-OTH-2023/00542

The High Court of Namibia refused summary judgment, finding a triable issue about the defendants’ right to occupy premises and allowing the matter to proceed.

• Summary judgment
• Triable issue
• Lease dispute
• Right to occupy premises
• Summary-judgment
• Triable-issue

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Zimny v van Wyk and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2021/02437)

Zimny v van Wyk and Others (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2021/02437) [2023] NAHCMD 170 (15 April 2023)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-CON-2021/02437

The defendant was contractually obliged to pay VAT in addition to the purchase price if the transaction was not zero rated. The contract clearly placed the responsibility to register for VAT on the defendant, who failed to do so and took transfer of the property. The defendant's reliance on alleged advice from the third parties did not absolve him of his contractual obligations. The third parties were not liable to indemnify the defendant for the VAT, as the defendant's own inaction was the cause of his loss. However, the third parties were liable for the overpayment of transfer duties, as th…

Source excerpt

• Interpretation of contracts
• Value added tax (vat) liability
• Transfer duty calculation
• Duty of care by conveyancers
• Condition precedent in contracts
• Zero rating of property transactions

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Kwenani v Ndara (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 215 of 2021)

Kwenani v Ndara (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 215 of 2021) [2022] NAHCMD 664 (6 December 2022)

Court

High Court Main Division

Case number

HC-MD-CIV-ACT-DEL- 215 of 2021

The High Court dismissed an application to rescind a default eviction judgment, finding the defendant had not shown a bona fide defence or prospects of success.

• Rescission of judgment
• Eviction
• Default judgment
• Condonation for late filing
• Rescission-of-judgment
• Default-judgment

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