This matter once again brings to the limelight the lack of harmony in the marriage laws and the unfortunate consequences of the application of two parallel laws with one legal system and for the same group of people. The issue begs for urgent legislative intervention which has been sadly lacking despite numerous calls by this court and women’s groups for a resolution. More
The background to this case is that the appellant was convicted of fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegation was that the appellant induced one Lawrence Ronald Bamba, who was selling his residential Stand namely Number 7436 Manyame Park, Chitungwiza measuring 2 000m2 for US$20 000 to enter into an agreement in terms of which the complainant accepted the appellant’s Ford Courier Registration Number ABK 4297 in lieu of the full purchase price without disclosing to the complainant, the fact the Ford Courier vehicle had been fraudulently registered in... More
This is an application for rescission of a default judgment in terms of r 63 and r 449 (1) of the High Court Rules, 1971.
The first applicant is a duly registered company in terms of the relevant laws of Zimbabwe in the business of providing hunting safaris. The second applicant is a legal practitioner practicing under Ncube Attorneys, a law firm situate in Bulawayo. He is the first applicant’s legal practitioner of record. The first respondent is a district council and a corporate body. It governs the affairs of Tsholotsho District. The second respondent is a body corporate that... More
The plaintiff is a legal entity duly incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. It specialises in the supply of high-tech traffic safety devices, research and continuous professional development. The first defendant is cited in his official capacity as the authority under whose command the entire police service is reposed. The second defendant is cited in his official capacity as the Minister responsible for overseeing the police service in terms of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The plaintiff instituted proceedings against the defendants seeking relief of specific performance or alternatively damages for breach of contract. The claim is pursuant to... More
This judgment disposes of two applications. Case number HC 1129/23 is an application for the setting aside of an arbitral award handed down by the arbitrator on 18 November 2022 while HC 7965/22 is an application for the registration of the same award More
