Plaintiff claimed that in or about October 2009 defendant, through its employees, unlawfully and wrongfully removed electrical gadgets from her farm in Nyazura.
On the employees being apprehended, defendant went on to make a total of four undertakings to restore electricity supply at the farm.
The undetakings were accompanied by assurances to plaintiff to proceed with her farming activities as the restoration of electricity would enable her to irrigate her crop.
On the basis of the undertakings the plaintiff, who had planted ten hectares of tobacco, went on to plant an additional twenty hectares of tobacco and twenty five hectares... More
MATHONSI J: The defendant, who is the excipient in this matter, is an incorporation, charged with the transmission and distribution of electricity in this country it being a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings Limited. The plaintiff is a commercial farmer performing her trade at subdivision 1 of Dagbreek farm in Nyazura, where she is engaged in the growing of tobacco and sugar beans. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the Children’s Court for the Province of Mashonaland sitting at Harare. Appellant and respondent are married and their marriage was blessed with two minor children. On or about March 2022, appellant moved out of the matrimonial home with the children and did not disclose where she was relocating to. In May 2022 respondent wanted to take the children for interviews at Peter House School and approached the lower court for access which was granted. Respondent averred in the lower court that on being granted access to the children, he noticed that the... More
The following facts are common cause. On 22 January 2010 the parties entered into an agreement in terms of which the applicant lent the sum of US $9 500-00 to the respondent. It was an express term of the agreement that payment would be made within seven days from the date of lending. The respondent failed to repay the lent amount within the agreed period. He then requested for an extension of time and it was agreed that he would pay back the full amount on or by 30 June 2010. The respondent signed an acknowledgement of debt in which... More
