The applicant a student at the University of Zimbabwe approached this court on an urgent basis seeking the suspension of a circular by the University Registrar that had resulted in the removal of all medical students from their halls of residence on and off campus on the 26th June 2017. The removal of students came after a purported violent demonstration which led the University to order all medical students to leave their residence on and off campus within 15 minutes. He also sought an order permitting students who had vacated their accommodation to return and re-occupy their rooms and that... More
The applicant was convicted of raping the complainant his step daughter with whom he was residing in Johannesburg South Africa. He was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment 4 years of which was suspended on the usual conditions of good behaviour. The applicant has appealed against both conviction and sentence. He has also applied for bail pending appeal. In August 2015 the applicant’s application for bail was refused by TAGU J who handed judgement No. HH 706/15 in which the court ruled among other things that sexual intercourse was also confirmed by the medical report. In his judgment the regional magistrate... More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrates’ Court which dismissed the appellant (then defendant)’s application for absolution from the instance after the close of the respondent (then plaintiff)’s case. The matter was then postponed for continuation. Thereafter, the appellant noted this appeal.
The grounds of appeal before us are as follows;
1. The court a quo erred in holding that the respondent had locus standi to evict appellant from a privately owned property using an offer letter.
2. The court a quo erred in failing to appreciate the law regulating the acquisition of private More
A purchaser has only personal rights against the seller of a thing he purchased. He has no real rights over the thing. Unless and until he takes transfer of, or title in, the property which he purchased, the remedy of actio rei vindicatio remains unavailable to him.
The status of the current applicant fits neatly into the above-described set of circumstances. It purchased Lot 2 of Clipsham Farm (“the property”) from the Government of Zimbabwe. It did so on 9 December, 2015. It did not take transfer of the property. More
