On a bitterly cold winter night of 18 July 2009, the plaintiff’s semi luxury coach, a scania registration number AAZ7875 driven by Albert Bendurawhich plies the Harare – Lusaka route, was on a routine return trip from Lusaka Zambia along the Harare /Chirundu road and had just taken off from Karoi, when it was involved in a collision with an AVM omnibus registration number AAF5935 belonging to the second defendant which was being driven by the first defendant. More
On 1 August 2007 the applicant herein, under Case No HC 4094/07 issued a summons against the respondent herein claiming special damages in the sum of $4 102 500 000 in Zimbabwe dollars. The respondent (defendant) entered an appearance to defend and the matter proceeded in due to be set down for trial. A few days before the matter was due to be tried on the continuous roll the defendant filed a consent to judgment as set out in the summons and declaration. On 4 January 2009 judgment was entered for the applicant (plaintiff) in accordance with the consent filed... More
This case demonstrates the need for contingent measures to be taken to curtail the abuse of the criminal justice system by litigants pending court operations becoming fully paperless.
[2] On 10 August 2018, under HCA (COND) 65/18, MOYO J sitting at the High Court, Bulawayo dismissed First Gasura’s application for leave to appeal out of time in respect of the sentence imposed on him by the Regional Court sitting at Gokwe on 16 September 2016.
[3] Gasura is the applicant in this matter.
[4] Undeterred and having decided to shop for a different judicial officer, the applicant, on 16 September... More
The plaintiff company is the owner of a building in Bulawayo, simply described as Rhodian House. On 1 October 2012, the plaintiff (as the landlord) entered into a lease agreement with the first defendant (as the tenant) wherein the plaintiff leased Shop 2 Rodian House, 95-97 Jason Moyo Street, Bulawayo to the first defendant. On 4 October 2012, the second and third defendants bound themselves in writing as a Surety and Co-Principal Debtors for the performance by the first defendant of its obligations in terms of the lease agreement. More
Losely defined, a lease is an agreement in which one party (lessor) offers his property (subject matter of contract) on hire to another (lessee) for a certain fixed sum of money (rent) which is paid periodically. The lessor-lessee agreement is either written or verbal. Where it is written, its clauses spell out the rights and obligations of the parties and all matters which are ancillary to the contract. More
