The plaintiffs instituted action in this matter essentially challenging the appointment of first defendant’s appointment as Chief Chiwara on the basis that his appointment as Chief on 6 December 2013 was premised on incorrect information. They also allege that the appointment was wrongful as per the law and practice and principles of succession of the Karanga clan. More
Chikwavadombo Mastick Marange [“Chikwavadombo”] died on 8 September 2005. He was the substantive Chief Marange. Two persons acted in his place and stead, each in turn, after his death. These were one Ringisai Noah Marange and one Gilbert Marange. The first respondent eventually succeeded him as Chief Marange. More
Defendant took a special plea and exception to intercept plaintiff`s suit for a declaratur, pleaded alternatively with contractual damages claim. The backdrop to the dispute is as follows; -plaintiff is an information technology consultant based in the Republic of South Africa. He appointed defendant, a firm of estate agents, to sell his immovable property situate in Harare and remit the sale proceeds cross-border to his base in South Africa.
[2] The property was indeed sold at a price of USD$190,000; but the funds were not transferred as per plaintiff`s instructions. Unresolved disagreements over this issue saw plaintiff issuing summons in... More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrates’ Court sitting at Chinhoyi, handed down on 3 May 2021. The judgment granted the respondent(then applicant) an interdict prohibiting the applicant (then respondent) from allocating or selling stand number 996 Kuwadzana Township, Banket, to any person as it was registered in the name of the late Enock Dandajena. More
This application was brought to me on an urgent basis. The applicant seeks the following relief:
“TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause to this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms:
1. That all title deeds processed by 1st respondent through the invalid certificate of compliance be declared invalid.
2. That the 2nd respondent be and are (sic) hereby directed to cancel all title deeds processed in terms of the invalid certificate of compliance.
3. 1st and 2nd respondent shall pay costs of suit on legal practitioner clients scale. More
