The common cause facts are that the plaintiff was the first person to be offered subdivision 2 Munemi Extension Zvimba, Mashonaland West in 2002. Notably, he is a valid offer letter holder. It is indisputable that there is no evidence of the withdrawal nor the intention to withdraw, let alone communication or proof of communication of the same or the said offer letter that was placed on record. Substantively, the plaintiff’s offer letter is extant. It has also not been challenged that the plaintiff has invested heavily on this piece of property. On the other hand, the 1st defendant, does... More
: The applicants and the 2nd respondent have in common certain rights and interests in Cardigan Farm, Kadoma, Mashonaland. The 1st applicant claims to be the owner of the farm in question. In addition, he jointly owns some registered mining rights with the 2nd applicant. On the other hand, the 2nd respondent is a registered holder of 10 gold reef mining claims on the same farm. The 1st respondent is the Environmental Management Authority, responsible for the issuance of environmental impact assessment certificates to prospective miners as a prerequisite for all mining operations. More
The accused person was aged 20 years, when he was tried and convicted of 2 counts of rape on a minor girl then aged 9 years, in 2022. He was sentenced to an effective 15 years from a sentence of 18 years with 3 suspended on good behaviour. He is appealing against both conviction and sentence. His grounds of appeal are basically that the court erred in making a finding that there was rape when the medical affidavit could not confirm the same. Further, that the evidence of the complainant was inconsistent as to the place where the rape took... More
This application for summary judgment, which on the face of it, is based on an instalment sale agreement between the applicant and first respondent over property house stand number, 978 Wattle Close, West View, Kadoma, also known as number 978, of 960 Gatooma Township, Gatooma. More
This application for condonation of late noting of appeal and extension of time within which to note an appeal against conviction and sentence has no merit and is dismissed. More
