The applicant is the former Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. The first respondent is the magistrate presiding at the trial of the applicant. The trial is at the instance of the public, represented by the Prosecutor General, hence the involvement of the second respondent. The applicant and the former Acting General Manager of the National Social Security Authority (“NSSA”) were jointly charged with the crime of criminal abuse of duty as public officers as defined in s 174(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Criminal Law Code”). More
Plaintiff issued a provisional sentence summons against the defendant on 13 February 2015 claiming an amount of USD$28 000-00 together with interest thereon at the prescribed rate calculated from 5 March 2014 to the date of payment in full, as well as costs of suit. The plaintiff’s claim was based on an acknowledgement of debt executed in her favor by the defendant. The issues that arise for determination in this matter are whether the plaintiff has fulfilled the requirements provided for a claim for provisional sentence in terms of order 4 rr 20 and 21 of the rules of this... More
The first applicant is a widow seeking a declarator to rights to a house. The first respondent is the daughter to the deceased and also the executor to his estate. On the face of the application she had been sued in her personal capacity but it was not in dispute that she is the executor of the estate of the late Hubert Masara. A point in limine was raised regarding the fact that as she had not been cited in her official capacity this could have possible implications on costs. An application was thus made at the hearing to cite... More
: The plaintiff and defendant were married in terms of customary law in 1976. In the year 1983 their marriage was solemnized in terms of the Marriages Act, Chapter 37 (now 5:11) at Harare. Both parties were born and bred in Zimbabwe and so Zimbabwe is their country of domicile. Their marriage was blessed with six children. Their last born children are twins born on 25 April 1992.
On 10 April 2007, the plaintiff instituted proceedings seeking a decree of divorce and other ancillary relief against the defendant. The plaintiff alleged that their marriage had irretrievably broken down to such... More
Applicant was arrested on allegations of murder. Since this is a scheduled offence for which the Magistrates Court lacks jurisdiction, he applied for bail before this court. More
