On the day of the hearing of this matter the parties opted not make any oral submissions. They proposed that I make a determination on the basis of the papers filed of record. I obliged. At any rate, the applicant’s answering affidavit and heads of argument, although having been issued earlier, were at that time still to find their way into the court record. More
This is a bail application pending trial. The applicants are charged with the crime of contravening s 45(1)(a) as read with s 128(1)(a) of Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14] as amended by General Laws Amendment No. 5 (148/11) “Hunt a specially protected animal (Rhinoceros). It being alleged that on 14 July 2022 and at Bubye Valley Conservancy, the applicants one or both of them unlawfully hunted and killed a black rhinoceros which is a protected species using a 315 rifle in contravention of the Act. More
On 23 May 2005, the respondent issued summons out of Marondera Magistrates’ court. Her claim against the defendant, as it appears on the face of the summons, is recorded as “sharing property”. An affidavit was attached to the summons, curiously titled in my view as “Applicant’s supporting affidavit (Property Sharing)”. In the affidavit, the respondent alleged that she was in an unregistered customary union with the appellant and that during the subsistence of the union, the parties had acquired certain household goods and effects. She gave the estimate value of each item that she alleged the parties acquired. She further... More
This judgment is in respect of two applications which were heard together. The two applications are between the same parties. Case number HCH 6178/23 is an application for condonation of late filing of an application for rescission of a default judgment that was granted against the applicants in case number HC 280/18. The second application, HCH 6602/23, is the application for rescission of judgment to which the condonation being sought in HCH 6178/23 relates. The two applications were filed on different dates. The condonation application was filed first. The parties are the same in both cases. Also, the facts relied... More
This is an urgent chamber application in which the applicants seek a Provisional Order in the following terms:
“TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause to this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms:-
1. That first, second and fourth respondents and/or their agents shall not interfere in any manner whatsoever with applicants’ possession of Glencairn Mine or the assets thereat
INTERIM RELIEF GRANTED
Pending the determination of this matter, the applicants are granted the following relief:-
2. That first, second and fourth respondents be and are hereby ordered to remove... More
