This is a court application for an order Actio Communi Divendo. Put simply, any party with an interest in jointly owned property can claim the division of the joint property according to that joint owner’s share in the property. It is a requirement for the division of the joint property that the parties need to try to divide the property among themselves first, before approaching the Court for an action to divide the property, which action is called the actio communi dividendo. See Robson v Theron 1978 (1) SA 841 (A). More
The appellant was convicted on his plea of guilty to contravening s 28 (2) of the Firearms Act [Cap 10:09]. He was sentenced to pay a fine of Z$2 000 or in default, four days imprisonment. He now appeals against both conviction and sentence.
The agreed facts were that on 29 September 2006 and at 2030 hours the appellant drove along Harare-Bulawayo road and upon reaching Selous Shopping Centre he parked his Isuszu KB 250 pick-up truck. He disembarked from the motor vehicle and went into the shop. Upon his return he discovered that his pistol had been stolen from... More
The appellant, a self-actor, issued summons out of the Magistrates Court, Bindura, wherein she sought the eviction of the respondent from stand 2030, Garikai Tsungubvi, Glendale in Mazowe District. The court a quo dismissed her claim with costs. Dismayed by that outcome she filed the present appeal against the decision of that court. More
On 5 December 2016, the plaintiffs sued the defendants. They couched their prayer in the following terms:
“1. It be and is hereby declared that 1st Plaintiff is the lawfully appointed President and
Overseer of the Apostolic Faith Mission of Africa, a church duly registered (sic) a
notarial deed by the 3rd defendant. More
