The facts to the appeal were fairly straightforward. The appellant had filed an application for custody in the Magistrate’s Court, of his minor child born on 22 October 2020. The mother of the child was the respondent’s daughter, the now late Rutendo Natalie Eugenia Chanakira to whom the appellant was married to in an unregistered customary law union. She had been staying together with the appellant up until sometime in February 2022 when left the matrimonial home in light of domestic disenchantments. She had died some two weeks later. When she left the matrimonial home together with the child she... More
The parties were married to each other in terms of the Marriage Act [Chapter 37] on 27 September 1985. They have 5 children together all of whom are now majors. The plaintiff instituted proceedings for divorce on 17 June 2011 after almost 16 years of marriage. The matter before this court is premised on the joint pre-trial conference minute dated 10 October 2013. Two issues are for determination. The first issue is whether or not the marriage relationship has irretrievably broken down. The second issue is whether or not it is fair and just that the parties share the matrimonial... More
The plaintiff and the defendant married each other at Chipinge on 25 January 2002. They were married in terms of the Marriages Act [Cap 5.11]. In her evidence the defendant told the court that they initially contracted a customary union in 1990, which they upgraded by entering into the subsequent civil marriage. More
The applicant and the first respondent are beneficiaries of the land reform programme having been allocated, by offer letters, neighbouring farms namely Subdivision 1A and B Angwa Farm in Makonde District of Mashonaland West Province occupied by the applicant and Subdivision 5 and 6 Angwa Farm occupied by the first respondent. More
The appellant was convicted of contravening s 66 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] for which he was sentenced to ten years imprisonment of which six years were suspended on condition of good behavior. He noted an appeal against both conviction and sentence More
