Aggrieved by the decision of the Master directing the Executor of the Estate of the late Stanislas Masike to amend the Amended First and Final Distribution Account and to distribute the surplus cash from the sale of the matrimonial home equally amongst the late Stanislas Masike’s 6 children and the applicant who is the surviving spouse, the applicant filed the present application for review in terms of s 52 (9) (1) of the Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6:01]. She wants the Master’s decision made in terms of s 52 (9) of the Administration of Estates Act set aside. Further,... More
When the parties appeared before me in chambers on 27 January, 2012, I directed their legal practitioners to file heads of argument before I could make a determination on the matter. This they have done. I had discerned that the resolution of the real dispute between the parties hinged on a point of law. More
On 8 March 2021, the applicant filed an application for bail pending trial on one count of robbery and another count of attempted rape. The matter was only argued on 16 April 2021 after several postponements. I dismissed the application and gave brief reasons in court. The applicant has requested detailed reasons for the dismissal of his application to enable him to progress the matter further. The following are the reasons. More
: Plaintiff issued summons against the defendant, on 21 November 2017, claiming an order for eviction, holding over damages in the amount of $7 873,97 per month from 1 October 2017 to date of eviction and legal practitioner and client costs. More
The facts which are fairly straightforward and common cause in this matter can safely be summarised as follows:
The applicant is a company duly registered and incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. The respondent is a registered commercial bank with a number of branches in Zimbabwe.
The applicant runs two distinct corporate bank accounts with the respondent’s Kwekwe branch. As of October 2007 the applicant’s two accounts had an aggregate credit balance of forty seven thousand seven hundred and thirty nine dollars and eighty six cents (US$47 739-86). More
