[1] On the17th of March 1997 applicant entered into a lease agreement over property stand number 3608 Mzari Extension, Chinhoyi with the first respondent.
[2] An agreement of sale of the same property was transacted the following year on the 13th of March 1998 after the payment of an agreed deposit. More
From June the applicant being the transporter parked the trucks loaded with copper at Chirundu Customs area for a period in excess of three months without the 1st respondent’s knowledge and approval. On the 1st of October 2023 the applicant reported a theft of its three trucks and cargo at Chirundu Police Station under CR 02/10/23. The matter is still pending at Karoi Magistrates Court. On the same day the 1st of October, the three mechanical horses were recovered parked in Zambia near the border. They were brought to the Zimbabwean side.
Investigations established that the three horses had illegally... More
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
