The plaintiff issued out summons claiming adultery damages against the defendant who she alleges was engaged in an adulterous relationship with her husband, one Jabulani Tawanda Chikore since July 2020. They were married on 21 August 1998 in terms of the then Marriage Act [Chapter 5 :11] now the Marriages Act [Chapter 5:17]. There is one minor child born of the marriage. It is alleged that the plaintiff has suffered personal injury or contumelia and loss of her spouse’s consortium. The inclusive amount of damages claimed is USD 50 000.00 being USD 25 000.00 a piece. More
This is an application supposedly for a mandatory interdict. It is accompanied by a certificate of urgency in ostensible compliance with Order 32 r 241 of the High Court rules. I have had to determine the matter on the papers without hearing oral argument. The application is against a background of a spike in the spread of the deadly corona virus and a rise in fatalities from covid-19 related complications. On 2 January 2021, in response to that spike, the Government, as did many others around the world, ordered a return to a high level lockdown which is characterised by... More
The appellant was on 30 December 2020 denied bail pending trial by the provincial magistrate sitting at Harare. The appellant had appeared before the magistrate on a charge of incitement to participate in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, breach of peace or bigotry as defined in s 187 (1) (a) as read with s 37 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. In the atternative, the appellant was charged “with incitement of gathering of more than fifty people without permission as defined in s 187 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification... More
The applicant seeks leave to appeal. At the hearing of the pre-trial conference in this matter, the applicant made an application to amend its plea (applicant is the defendant in the main matter.) I dismissed the application on 14 September 2018. On 21 September 2018 parties appeared before me for continuation of the pre-trial conference, the applicant then made an oral application for leave to appeal.
This is a matter that has taken a couple of turns and twists that have hindered its proper resolution on the merits. This is the second time parties intend to go on appeal to... More
1. This case concerns the validity of tax assessments.
2. The applicant is a company registered in accordance with the laws of Zimbabwe. The respondent is the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority [ZIMRA], a statutory body established in terms of s 3 of the Revenue Authority Act [Chapter 23:11], tasked with the administration and collection of revenues due in terms of various taxing statutes including the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06], [the Act]. The applicant approached the court on an urgent basis seeking an order on the following terms:
“FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause why an order should not be... More
