On 3 November 2020plaintiff issued summons against defendant claiming US$100 000 or its Zimbabwe dollar equivalent at the official Reserve Bank rate, interest on the claimed sum and costs of suit.
The claim was for compensatory damages for loss of business and profits due to the delayed delivery of 600bags of Supaset cement by defendant which plaintiff had duly paid for.
At the trial, plaintiff led evidence from himself only and closed his case whereupon defendant then applied for absolution from the instance.
Defendant’s case was that plaintiff dismally failed to make a case against it which deserves a reply. More
The factual background that gave rise to this application is that, on the 19th of December 2021, as she was at Nyabira Toll Gate, her motor vehicle Mazda BT50 double cab was impounded by ZINARA on the instruction of Zimra for having failed to pay the requisite duty. Aggrieved by this action, applicant filed an application for a spoliation order in this Court under HC 1014/22, which application was unsuccessful for failure to give the requisite notice. More
This is an application for spoliation. The facts being that on the 18 December 2020 the applicant and some family members drove from Banket to Dzivarasekwa where there was a wedding in a Mazda BT50 motor vehicle Chassis number MM6UROYIL0015466, Engine number P5AT2827949 Registration number AFK7658. On 19 December 2021 as applicant was driving the said vehicle, and at Nyabira tollgate, along Lomagundi Road, about 35km from the Harare city centre, applicant was advised by the attendant that second respondent had provided the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (ZINARA) with the number of vehicles that would not be allowed to pass... More
The parties were married in terms of the then Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11] on the 7 of September 1991. Their union was blessed with three children, Anesu Elisha Shumba, born 19 November 1992, Tanaka Shumba, born 4 March 1996 and Laura Shumba, born 31 October 1999. On 27 August 2019, plaintiff issued out summons claimind a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. In her declaration she stated that the parties’ marriage has irretrievably broken down to such an extent that there are no reasonable prospects of a reconciliation. She further stated that defendant committed adultery with several women and treated... More
The applicant approached this court seeking the following order: “1. The application for condonation of late noting of application for review be and hereby granted. 2. The Applicant is ordered to file his application for review within eight (8) weeks from the date of this order. 3. The costs shall be in the cause.” The background of the matter is that the applicant, a former police officer, was arraigned before a Trial Officer for contravening paragraph 35 of the Schedule to the Police Act More
