1.This is a matter in which I struck the applicant’s application off the roll with costs on 17 July, 2025. I pronounced my reasons therefor. Written reasons have now been requested. They follow hereunder.
On 26 June, 2025, the applicant filed an urgent chamber application which was set down for hearing on 1 July 2025. At the onset of proceedings, Ms Chagonda, for the first respondent, raised a preliminary point to the effect that the first respondent had not been served with the application, hence the non-filing of a notice of assumption of agency on her part or of a... More
This is a court application filed in terms of r 449 of the High Court Rules, 1971 in which the applicant seeks an order rescinding the order granted by this court on 27 November 2019. In terms of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 the High Court Rules apply whenever there is a lacuna in the Rules of this Court. The application is opposed by the respondent. More
This appeal, against the whole judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare (the court a quo) handed down on 19 October 2023, was initially launched only by the first appellant in his capacity as the executor testamentary of the estate of the late Grace Mandaza. The late Grace Mandaza was sued by the first respondent in the court a quo in her capacity as the executrix dative of the estate of her late husband Joel Mandaza as well as in her personal capacity. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (the ‘court a quo’) handed down on 2 April 2024 under judgment number HH 139/24. The court a quo dismissed the appellant’s application for condonation of failure to file an application for the rescission of a default judgment within the permitted time. More
This is a chamberapplication made in terms of s 92F (3) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (the Labour Act) “as read with r 60 (2) and r 61”of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018’ (the Rules). The applicant seeks condonation and extension of time within which to seek leave to appeal against the whole decision of the Labour Court. More
