The Applicant approached this court seeking an order for the rescission of default judgment entered against it following its former legal practitioners’ failure to file Heads of Argument. More
Two minor children both of whom were/are in primary school and a non-governmental organization which describes itself as Care At The Core of Humanity (“CATCH’) sued the first, second, third and fourth respondents all of whom are government functionaries whom they accused of having discriminated against them when they, as government, introduced radio lessons for primary school children during the Covid 19 pandemic. The minor children and CATCH filed their application under s 85 (1) of the constitution of Zimbabwe. More
At the outset of the hearing of this appeal on 18 March 2021, counsel for the respondent, Mr Nyahunzvi, who had not yet filed the respondent’s response raised the issue of the jurisdiction of this court to deal with the matter since the judgment appealed against pertained to proceedings held at Gweru Magistrates Court. Mr Nyahunzvi submitted that the appeal should have been noted at High Court Bulawayo station because that is where Gweru Magistrates Court matters which arise for the High Court determination should be channelled. The appellant in this case was denied bail by the magistrate sitting at... More
The plaintiff sued, the defendant by summons action for 2 claims arising out of 2 separate agreements allegedly entered into between the parties about year 2000. The first claim was for payment of a sum of $420 000-00 in Zimbabwean currency withheld by the defendant as penalty at the termination of a Pension Fund Administration Mandate given to the defendant and, related to that, payment of the sum of $83 127 870 000-00 as damages arising out of the penalty levied by the defendant for the termination of the mandate aforesaid. More
