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The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant, claiming the following relief: a) “payment in the sum of US42 000.00 or its lawful Zimbabwean dollar equivalent. b) Interest thereon at 10% per month calculated from the date of Summons to date of full payment. c) Collection commission calculated in terms of the Law Society By Laws. d) An order that the rights held by Defendant in certain immovable property being Stand 22871 Ruwa Township of subdivision of Sebastol held under Deed of Transfer No 4138/20 be declared executable. e) Costs of suit on an attorney –client scale.” More

The trial of this matter was set down before me with two defendants cited as follows – first defendant was Nyaradzo Catherine Magoge –Mashindi and second defendant as Tango Mining P/L T/A Dinhidza Mine. Second defendant was the former employer of the plaintiffs. The summons was apparently served on persons who had taken over Dinhidza mine from second defendant without being second defendants’ successor in title. As a result an appearance to defend was erroneously entered on the instructions of the persons served with the summons who instructed Mr Muza who has since realised that those that instructed him to... More

The plaintiff and the defendant were married on 9 June 2000 at Harare in terms of the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11]. Their marriage was blessed with two children, a son aged 20 years and a daughter aged 14 years. Due to irreconcilable differences on 4 April 2017 the plaintiff issued summons out of this court for a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. The Defendant defended the matter and filed a counterclaim.In seeking the dissolution of the marriage the plaintiff alleged that the marriage relationship between the parties has irretrievably broken down to such an extent that there are no... More

On 10 February 2021, applicant filed this urgent chamber application seeking relief set out in the draft provisional order as follows: “TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT: That you show cause to the Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms- 1. Pending determination of the ordinary application for review which is to be filed within 5 days of the resumption of filing of normal court business. 2. That 3rd and 4th Respondent shall pay costs of suit on the higher scale of attorney and client. INTERIM RELIEF GRANTED 1. Pending the return date, the... More

Applicant seeks the following interim relief: “Pending the final determination of this matter the applicant is granted the following interim relief:- That the first and second respondents and their followers be and are hereby interdicted from conducting church services in properties controlled by the applicant, or interfering with the business and ministry of the applicant. That the second respondent be and is hereby interdicted from holding himself out as a Bishop of the applicant, and conducting his ministry as such.” More