On 18 October 2012, I pronounced my decision in this case. I indicated my reasons would follow. Here they are:
The plaintiff originally issued summons in this court on 24 October 2005 against the defendant seeking an order to compel the defendant to return her property which had been deposited with the defendant for safe keeping when the plaintiff left this country for the United Kingdom. More
On 27 September 2006 the plaintiff wife sued her husband for divorce and other ancillary relief out of this court. He contested the suit and counter claimed for divorce but with different ancillary relief. More
This is an opposed application for rescission of judgment which has its genesis in the dismissal of the applicant Patricia Mapini, from employment by the respondent, Omni Africa. The applicant was engaged as a Sage Pastel Sales Executive by the respondent. The working relationship soured when the respondent terminated the applicant’s contract of employment on the basis of certain allegations it made against her. Aggrieved by what she considered to be unfair dismissal, the applicant sought resolution of the matter through compulsory arbitration. She obtained a default judgment for the sum of US $36 064.00 on 29 June 2012. The... More
1. This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence.
THE BACKGROUND
2. The appellant was convicted by the Magistrates Court on a charge of unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs as defined in s 156(1)(c) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code).
3. She was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment of which 1 year imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behaviour.
4. The Court a quo found that the appellant, who resided in Msasa Park in Harare, had unlawfully dealt in two hundred and seventy-one kilogrammes of... More
This is an application for condonation for the late filing of an application for the review of the first respondent’s decision to withdraw an offer letter issued to the applicant. The applicant sought leave to file the application for review within seven days of the order being granted in the event that the court was persuaded to grant the relief. The application was opposed by the second respondent. The first respondent’s legal practitioners advised by way of a letter dated 27 October 2023, that he was not opposed to the relief sought. More
