On 24 March 2023, the High Court of Zambia, granted an interim injunction in a case where the Petitioners are challenging the taking over of their customary land and allocating it to a company owned and managed by individuals from Norway. The Court restrained the company from carrying out the complained farming activities to protect the Petitioners from losing their interest in the land and the irreparable damage likely to the land and the environment due to the company’s farming activities.
On 7 March 2023, the Supreme Court of Zambia will hear an appeal brought by Billis Farm Limited and Abraham Lodewikus Vileone (Appellants) against the judgment of the Court of Appeal in the case of Molosoni Chipabwamba and 12 Other displaced village owners v Yssel Enterprises Limited and 7 Others. The Court of Appeal cancelled the Certificate of Title issued to Billis Farm Limited (1st Appellant) following an unlawful conversion of customary land to State land.