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This was an application for bail pending appeal in which this court, after perusing the application and hearing counsel, this court was of the considered view that bail pending appeal be not granted as there were no prospects of success on appeal. More

The applicant is seeking an order for the cancellation of the Title Deed Number 2411/2012B registered in the name of the second respondent Mallan Zorodzai Chiswa, the return of his Mercedes Benz S 350 Registration Number AAH 0097 which is held by the second respondent as well as payment of costs on an attorney and client scale against the first and second respondents. More

The dispute in this case was over the issue of succession to the position of village head.The background information was that the plaintiff, Matyeka (correct name Mahleka) Whicho, was the last born male child in the family in question. The second defendant, Tate Whicho, was plaintiff’s elder half-brother. They were born of the same father but of different mothers. Between them was another brother who had been born of the same mother as the plaintiff. The plaintiff claimed he had been duly appointed the village head in 1999 and had on three occasions received the allowances for that position but... More

The plaintiff’s claim is for payment of US$7456 being the outstanding balance for payment for goods sold and delivered to the defendant at the defendant’s request and US$720 being travelling and subsistence costs incurred by the plaintiff. In its declaration the plaintiff averred that sometime in December 2009 it entered into a contract with the defendant for the supply of 797 printed sports shorts at an agreed price of US$3 per item; 722 printed “T” shirts at US$7 per item and printed “O” and “A” level report books for a total cost of US$4 700. The total cost for all... More

On 28 March 2009, the first defendant who purported to be insured by the second defendant was involved in a road traffic accident that caused injuries to the plaintiffs and death to a teenage girl Sharon Beni. The plaintiffs issued summons out of this court on 31 October 2011 claiming delictual special and general damages against the defendants. The defendants contested the action. More