The applicant issued summons on the 30th of October 2017 against the respondents claiming orders confirming the cancellation of the lease agreement entered between the parties, ejectment of respondents and all those claiming occupation through them from the premises at No. 174 Munondo Street, Ruwa Industrial Park, Harare, payment of the arrear electricity bill calculated from the 1st of May 2016 to date of ejectment, payment of the arrear water and rates levies calculated from the 1st of May 2016 to date of ejectment, payment of arrear rentals amounting to US$5 600.00, payment of holding over damages of US$40.00 a... More
This urgent application for an interim interdict was referred to me on 26 July 2018 and I heard it on 27 July 2018. I dismissed the application. On 17 September 2018, a request was made by the applicant’s legal practitioners for the reasons, these are they.
The facts of this matter are straight forward. The applicant and the respondent entered into a joint venture agreement “the agreement”. In terms of the agreement the applicant was to provide land development services to the respondent a landowner of stand 1 and 2 Haydon Township of Haydon. It was a material term of... More
This is an appeal against the magistrates court’s dismissal of a bail application pursuant to a finding that there were no changed circumstances.
THE BACKGROUND
2. The appellant is a principal law officer employed by the National Prosecuting Authority.
3. On 28 February 2022 he appeared before the magistrates court sitting at Harare on two counts of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer as defined in section 184(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code) as well as two alternative counts of defeating or obstructing the course of justice as defined... More
The background to this action is as follows. Miriam MUNEMO and Faina MUNEMO were both married to Thomas Munemo. He held a lease-to-buy agreement with the City of Harare over stand 9314 Budiriro Township, Harare. They assumed his rights, title and interest over the said stand upon his death. In September 2002, the two wives “sold” their rights, title and interest in the stand to the third defendant through the agency of one Davison Shonhiwa of Southern Life Executors. A month later, in October, they “sold” their rights, title and interest to the plaintiff. All formalities were observed regarding obtaining... More
The plaintiff issued summons for the ejectment of the defendant from House No. 14 Msasa Park Drive, Msasa Park, Harare. The basis of the plaintiff’s claim is that he is the sole owner of the immovable property. He avers that upon the termination of an unregistered union between him and the defendant, the defendant who had resided at the said premises during the subsistence of and on the basis of the unregistered customary union, refused to vacate the plaintiff’s house and remains in unlawful occupation thereof. More
