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The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant seeking an order for specific performance or alternatively, the value of soya bean not delivered to it in terms of a growers contract. The plaintiff’s case can be summarised as follows. The plaintiff and the defendant entered into a written contract for the 2017/18 growing season beginning October 2017 to September 2018. In terms of the agreement, the plaintiff undertook to provide and make available to the defendant farming inputs and cash to enable him to grow soya beans. More

This is an urgent chamber application in which the applicant is seeking an order declaring that the dispossession of the applicant by the respondent of a mining claim named Canbrae 4 M5341, claim number 10779, measuring 2 hectares and situated in Mazowe (“the property“) in the absence of an order of court is wrongful and unlawful and that the respondent be ordered to return peaceful and undisturbed possession of the property within twenty-four (24) hours of service of this Order on the respondent. More

The plaintiff issued summons against the defendants claiming payment of US$13 868.90 for car rental charges due to the plaintiff and interest thereon at the rate of 3.5% from 1 April 2016 to date of full payment. The undisputed facts are that the first defendant entered into a car hire agreement with the plaintiff in October 2015. In terms of the agreement he was issued with a motor vehicle a Ford Everest that he used and was expected to make payments. He failed to do so until the motor vehicle was withdrawn from him. The plaintiff had to seek the... More

This plaintiff issued a summons against the defendant claiming payment of an amount just under US$11 000-00. It also claimed the costs of suit on the higher scale and collection commission. The defendant filed a plea, in substance denying that it owed the plaintiff the sum alleged, or at all. It also alleged, among other things, that the plaintiff’s suit was unnecessary and precipitate given that the parties were in continuous discussion with each other and that the defendant was steadily liquidating the outstanding amounts on the plaintiff’s invoices. The defendant further questioned the propriety of the plaintiff claiming both... More

Plaintiff and Defendant were married on 28 June 1991. The marriage was blessed with three children, Tafara David Zhou (born 15 October 1992) (Tafara), Ruvimbo Charity Zhou (born 23 December 1997) (Ruvimbo) and Rugare Ndovisai Zhou (born 18 October 2009) (Rugare). Plaintiff issued out summons for divorce and ancillary relief on 20 September, 2019, on the grounds that the marriage relationship has irretrievably broken down to the extent that it can no longer be salvaged. In her declaration she stated that one of the children, Rugare is still a minor and given that Plaintiff has been staying with her in... More