This is an application for the review of the second respondent’s decision to award custody of a minor child to the first respondent. The basic facts were to the effect that the applicant and the first respondent were married in terms of customary law. Their union was blessed with a minor child born on the 18 April 2007. The marriage was dissolved on 24 August 2009 in terms of customary law More
The plaintiff herein claims damages in the sum of US$50,000 representing the market value of a house that the defendant had sold to the plaintiff as well as a third party. The defendant pleads that the agreement relied upon by the plaintiff is not legally enforceable. More
The applicant is a 26 year old who is unemployed and hails from Chitungwiza where 3 cases of robbery occurred on 30 September 2013 and 1 October 2013. The last 2 were committed using a motor vehicle which had been stolen in the first count. More
On 27 May 2020 plaintiff issued summons against defendants seeking relief, which appears ex facie the summons as follows:
a) A compelling order for the transfer of rights for the transfer of rights, interest and title of a certain piece of land called stand number 410, Lot 2A,Bluffhill Township, Harare measuring about 1000m2 held under Deed of Transfer number 0003088/98 from the 1st and 2nd Defendant into Plaintiff’s name with the 3rd Defendant being authorized to sign all necessary documents on behalf of the 1st and 2nd Defendant in the event of failure or default to sign, thereafter the 4th... More
MUSITHU J: This referral judgment is rendered pursuant to the provisions of s 175(4) of the Constitution as read with r 24 of the Constitutional Court rules, 2016 and r 108 of the of the High Court rules, 2021. The composite judgment is concerned with both Case 1 and Case 2, which arose from the same cause of action and circumstances. The constitutional
issue that arises for determination in both cases is the constitutionality of s 70 of the Police Act [Chapter 11:10] (the Police Act), which states that:
“70 Limitations of actions
Any civil proceedings instituted against the State... More
