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
BHUNU J: There is no material dispute of facts on the bulk of the facts in this case. It is common cause that the first and third defendants were married in terms of customary law for 12 years. They divorced each other on 22 February 2002 where upon the Magistrate’s court issued an order distributing the former matrimonial home being Stand number 491 Prospect Township of stand 106 of Prospect registered in the first defendant’s name under deed of transfer 5963/87 More
These are summons commencing an action. The plaintiff’s claim is for damages for pure economic loss and consequential loss he suffered by the plaintiff, as a result of the termination of his contract and use of arable land for commercial farming at Nhaka Valley Farm situated at Arcturus, Goromonzi in May 2022. The plaintiff sought the following relief:
That the court enters judgment in favour of the plaintif More
The late Pepukai Simpisio Magara who died on 28 July 2021 was a widower. He was survived by six children who include the two plaintiffs, the first respondent and three others. Following his death, a will was produced which was allegedly executed by him on 28 May 2017. In that will he appointed the first defendant as the executor of his estate and also bequeathed to him his immovable property being house number 2915 old Highfield Harare. The second defendant issued out Letters of Administration in favour of the first respondent. The plaintiffs object to the validity of the will... More
