In this action the plaintiff issued summons claiming against the defendants, jointly and severally, the one paying the other to be absolved, payment in the sum of $240 000.00, being 10% commission of the sum of $2 400 000.00 for the role he played as agent in the sale of or investment into, the 1st defendant’s mine. The plaintiff also claimed interest at the prescribed rate, collection commission and costs of suit. More
: The applicant was placed on remand in the Magistrates’ Court on 29 November 2011 on three counts of fraud and two counts of theft as defined in s 136 and 113 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Cap 9:23] under case number CRB 8384/11. More
The parties to this action are Fredson Mabhena as plaintiff. He is described as a male adult whose address is given as that of his legal practitioners. Such description of the plaintiff does not accord with r 13(a) of the High Court Rules which states inter alia that the declaration “…shall state truly and concisely –
(a) the name and description of the party suing and his or her place of residence or place of business.”
Subrule 1 (c) provides that the same declaration “… shall state truly and concisely –
(c) the name of the defendant and his or... More
This case involves a long-standing factional fight between the members of a religious group, relating to questions of leadership and proprietary rights. The plaintiff seeks restoration of possession in respect of the church premises in Masvingo. It also seeks an order restraining any disruption of or interference with its lawful activities. The defendants assert their autonomy from the plaintiff and are vehemently opposed to the relief claimed by the plaintiff. More
This is an application for bail pending trial. Applicant is charged with three counts, being murder as defined in section 47(1) (a) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23] (Criminal Code); attempted murder as defined in section 189 as read with section 47 of the Criminal Code and malicious injury to property as defined in section 140 of the Criminal Code. It being alleged that on the 28th August 2021 at around 2100 hours applicant in the company of other accomplices assaulted complainants several times all over the body using booted feet, clenched fists, axes, machetes and... More
