MUNANGATI - MANONGWA J: The parties herein have requested for reasons for judgment and these are they: The applicant approached this court seeking the following relief;
1. That the respondent and all persons claiming occupation through her shall vacate stand number 282 Chadcombe Township of stand 221B Chadcombe Township,
2. Harare, measuring 4109 square metres, otherwise known as Stand 282 Kaye Eddie Dr, Chadcombe, Harare, within seven days from the date of this order failing which the Sheriff for Zimbabwe shall evict them from the property and give the applicant vacant possession thereof.
3. That Applicant pays costs of suit... More
I heard this matter on 14 September, 2020. I delivered an ex tempore judgment in which I granted the applicant’s prayer.
On 2 October, 2020 the first and second respondents wrote to the High Court registrar. They requested reasons for my decision. They indicated that they wanted to appeal my decision. The reasons are these:
The applicant purchased from one Cyprian Musarurwa (“Musarurwa”), who is now late, a certain piece of land which is situated in the district of Salisbury called stand 282 Chadcombe Township of Stand 221B Chadcombe Township (“the property”). It is 4109 square metres in extent and... More
The applicant is the owner of a certain property known as No 38 Wansford Townhouses being an undivided share of Stand 15125 Salisbury Township (“the property”) which it holds by Deed of Transfer No 2893/2002. It was previously owned by the Mining Industry Pension Fund (“MIPF”). More
On 20 September 2024, I struck the present application from the urgent roll. I am now supplying the reasons for the order of 20 September 2024 upon applicant’s request. More
The applicant is a housing consortium with a membership of eleven cooperative societies.
The applicant occupies the remainder of GlenEagles farm (Budiriro 5) Harare.
Its application for regularisation of occupation is currently before the respondent for determination.
The allegation is made that thirty members of the applicant are in occupation and about 200 families had erected temporary structures on the land in question.
On 9 August 2018 the respondent delivered a notice to the applicant in terms of clause 18(2) of the Urban Council’s (Model) USe and Occupation of Land and Buildings) By-Laws 1979 Statutory Instrument 109 of 1979. More
