WAMAMBO J: This matter is a divorce action wherein the parties are agreed on a number of important issues. To that end they have filed a consent paper dealing with the issues where they are in agreement. More
: The plaintiff issued summons claiming a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. The claim was opposed. The parties contracted a civil marriage under the then Marriage Act [ Chapter 5:11] at Harare on 2 September 1995. The court’s jurisdiction is premised on the fact that the defendant is a Zimbabwean citizen who is domiciled in Zimbabwe. More
In this opposed application a maternal grandmother seeksaccess rights to her grandchild. The minor child at the centre of the dispute resides with his paternal grandparents while attending school and resides with the father on holidays and weekends. The mother to the minor child is resident in Mozambique and is not one of the parties involved in the application.The minor child central to the dispute is Nathaniel Siyaka Tabaniewho was born on 18 October 2011 (hereinafter called the minor child).The applicant is the minor child’s maternal grandmother. First respondent is the minor child’s biologicalfather. Second andthird respondents are the minor... More
The plaintiff issued summons seeking transfer of Stand 3976, 59th Street, New Canaan, Highfield, Harare. The house is the subject matter of a long standing dispute between two families. It is common cause that the house is registered in the name of the second defendant Grace Mandaza and her late husband Joel Mandaza. However, it is the circumstances under which it came to be so registered that have caused the dispute to be placed before this court. More
This application raises a question which has presented itself in a number of matters in recent months. It raises the issue of guardianship rights and the circumstances under which a parent may be divested of such rights. More
