The parties were once in a love relationship. Two residential stands, 734 and 735, Hatfield Township, of Lot 74A of Block C of Hatfield Estate were jointly purchased and registered in both their names during the tenure of their affair. Somehow, along the way their relationship lost steam and they parted ways. By mutual agreement, the plaintiff relinquished his rights in property stand 735 by deregistering his title, leaving the defendant as the sole registered owner. The same did not apply to property stand number 734, where the plaintiff held on to his co-ownership and proceeded to process the subdivision... More
This is a property dispute emanating from an agreement of sale concluded between the parties in September 2003. The plaintiff’s claim, as amended, is for damages in the sum of US$63,000 (being the cost of obtaining a similar property) or repayment of the sum of US$42,000 (being the total amount paid by the plaintiff to the defendant). More
: The plaintiff issued summons against the first and second defendants seeking an order for specific performance for the completion of construction of a house by the defendants in terms of an agreement concluded between the plaintiff and the second defendant about November 2006. In that agreement, the second defendant had undertaken to construct on stand 3181 of subdivision A of 159 Prospect, a 4 bedroomed house, all bedrooms with built-in cupboards, the main bedroom with en-suite, separate lounge and dining room, second bathroom with tub and toilet, fitted kitchen with walk in pantry, single lock up garage with a... More
On 6 April 2023 I ruled that the application by the applicant was not urgent. On 24 April 2023 I received a request for written reasons for that decision. These are they.
Applicant stated that he is the owner of immovable property known as Stand Number 6216(A) Westbrook Park, Kadoma (the property). It is owned through cession title registered with the second respondents. Further that the applicant and his family have resided at the property for the past five years. More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrates Court sitting at Beitbridge Magistrates Court. Before the Magistrate was an application for contempt of court pursuant to section 71(3) of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10]. The respondent herein whom l shall refer to as Baureni in relation to proceedings before the Magistrate was the applicant in the Magistrates Court. The appellants herein were the respondents in the Magistrate Court. Baureni was on 17 January 2021 arrested by the police along the Beitbridge Bulawayo highway. He was driving a Scania truck registration no AFG 0697. He was taken to... More
