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The applicant and the respondent were married in terms of an unregistered customary union from December 2013 until June 2022. The union was blessed with two minor children. The union was customarily terminated sometime in June 2022 because of what the applicant called an irretrievable breakdown in the parties’ relationship. It was the applicant’s case that following the termination of their customary union, the parties could no longer live peacefully together in the same house, being stand No. 29 Chikurubi Township of Manresa registered under Deed of Transfer Number 2146/2014, also known as House Number 29 Cedar Road Manresa Park,... More

This is an application for a compelling order. Its genesis is that: The first Respondent is a body corporate involved in the business of land development and related transactions. Sometime in 2013 the Applicant purchased a piece of land from the second Respondent and reduced that purchase into writing on 24 July 2013. The piece of land in question is situate in an area which was/is being developed by the first Responded. It is common cause that pursuant to the sale agreement between the Applicant and the second Respondent the applicant approached the first Respondent for the purposes of the... More

The applicant and the first respondent are landlord and tenant respectively. Their relationship commenced when they concluded a written agreement in respect of certain commercial premises situate at Throgmorton House, Samora Machel Avenue, in Harare. The agreement was for a period of one year, commencing on 1 July 2006 and terminating on 30 June 2007. The second and third defendants as directors of the first respondent bound themselves as co –principal debtors under the lease agreement. More

Applicant and respondent entered into three lease agreements in terms of which the applicant leased to the respondent its premises located at 4th to 7th floors LAPF Centre, at corner Chinhoyi Street and Jason Moyo Avenue, Harare. The first of these agreements was concluded on 9 November 2004. In terms of that lease the applicant leased to the respondent the 4th and 6th floors of LAPF Centre. In December 2004, the parties concluded another lease in respect of the 5th and 7th floors in the same building. The final agreement was concluded in October 2006 and was in respect of... More

The first to the third respondents were employed by Alex Stewart International LLC (hereinafter referred as ASI), an American Company registered to operate in Zimbabwe under the company law. Owing to the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States of America government, ASI was forced to seize operations in Zimbabwe. In order to comply with the laws of its own country ASI inter alia transferred its assets to a special purpose vehicle which is the applicant in this matter. The transfer of the assets took place on 30 June 2009. On 18 November 2010, the first to third respondents... More