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The above was the headline on pp 14 of the Sport page of the Herald of 11 October 2010 after the warriors drew nil with Cape Verde in the qualifying match of the Group A of the 2012 African Cup of Nations. The soccer match, played on 10 October 2010, was reported by Augustine Hwata. That heading, in a way, depicts the mood of soccer lovers, if not the nationas a whole, following the failure by the National Team to the beat Cape Verde National Team. More

This is an application for a declaratory relief where the applicant is seeking the following relief as per the draft order: “IT IS DECLARED THAT: a) Sections 22 and 23 of the Commercial Premises (Rent) Regulations, 1983 are ultra vires the Commercial Premises (Lease Control) Act [Chapter 14:04] and are thereby set aside. b) Sections 22 and 23 of the Commercial Premises (Rent) Regulations, 1983 be and are hereby declared to be unconstitutional as they violate Sections 44, 56, 64, 71, and 86 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe No. 20 of 2013 and are accordingly invalid. c) Respondents to pay... More

On 4 May 2017 I made a determination that the application before me was not urgent and struck it off the roll. These are the reasons for that decision. More

This is an application for bail pending trial. On 11 March 2011 the applicant was indicted by the magistrate sitting at Harare for trial on 28 March 2011 at the High Court. As he was mandated to do by s 66 (2) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Cap 9:07], the indicting magistrate committed him to prison pending trial. The same provision allows the applicant to seek bail if he so desires, hence the present application. More

The background of the matter is that Old Mutual sued the applicant, Elton Mtisi, alongside Puzey and Payne (Pvt) Ltd, who was the first defendant and Charles Nhamo Nyambuya who was the third defendant for payment of US$334 125,81 as rent arrears following the cancellation of the lease agreement between Old Mutual and the defendants. More