On 8 January 2010 the applicant filed this application seeking the following relief:
“It is ordered that:
1. The cancellation of the Lease Agreement between the parties be and is hereby confirmed.
2. The first respondent and all those claiming occupation of the property being No. 74 Douglas Road, Workington, Harare through it be and are hereby ordered to vacate the property forthwith failing which the Deputy Sheriff be and is hereby authorized to evict them at their expense.
3. That the respondents pay arrear rentals in the combined sum of US4 418-00 jointly and severally the one paying the... More
This judgment is in respect of three matters which were consolidated for the purpose of the hearing. These are HC 1442/10, HC2480/10 and HC 6520/10. By agreement reached at the pre-trial conference, the citation embraced herein is what is to apply in respect of the three matters. At the pre-trial conference the parties agreed, among other things, that none of them has the right to represent the seventh defendant in these proceedings. This is so because what is at the centre of the dispute is the shareholding in that company which shareholding was the subject of a sale agreement between... More
The appellant was convicted by a regional magistrate on four counts of rape. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted on all four counts after a full trial. He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment of which 4 years were suspended on conditions of good behaviour. The four counts were treated as one for purposes of sentence. More
This is an application for rescission of default judgment brought in terms of Order 9, rule 63, and sub rule 1 of the Rules of the High Court of Zimbabwe 1971. The applicants also seek an order that they be allowed to file their plea within ten days of the date of the order, and that each party bears its own costs. More
The appellant was convicted of assault as defined in s 89 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23] and sentenced to six months imprisonment of which three months were suspended for 2 years on condition of good behavior. He noted an appeal against both conviction and sentence. The Attorney-General has indicated that he does not support the conviction and filed a notice in terms of s 35 of the High Court Act [Cap 7: 06]. We considered the concession proper for the reasons that follow. More
