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Applicant seeks condonation for the late filing of an application for rescission of judgment entered against him in default by this court on 22 September 2017. He seeks that order on the following averments. He had left Zimbabwe for the United States of America (“USA”) in 1999and had acquired American citizenship. He has not resided in Zimbabwe since then. When summons were issued on 30 June 2017 he was in Afghanistan. He went back to the USA on 17 October 2017. The summons was served at Carrington Avenue, Paradise Park, Marondera where his estranged wife resides. His wife, Georgina Masike,... More

This is an opposed application wherein the applicant seeks the following relief: “1. 1st, 2nd , 3rd, 4th and 5thRespondents and all persons claiming occupation through them on Subdivision B of Sandibloom in Headlands Makoni District in Manicaland Province be and are hereby interdicted from interfering whatsoever with applicant’s rights of occupation on the farm. More

The plaintiff and the defendant are husband and wife respectively and they married each other in Harare on 7 March 1990 in terms of the Marriage Act [Cap 5:11]. Prior to that the parties had married traditionally on 21 January 1990 and the same marriage was blessed in church on 28 July 1990. The parties have been married for 22 years. More

The appellants are being charged with fraud as defined in s136 or alternatively, forgery as defined in s137(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. Their application for bail pending trial was refused by the magistrates court sitting at Chitungwiza on the basis that 1. The circumstances of the case are such that if convicted, no court can consider a non-custodial sentence in circumstances where, this, coupled with the gravity of the offense is likely to induce applicants not to stand trial. 2. The case against them is strong given that the computer seized from first appellants... More

The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant her husband, seeking a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. The plaintiff and the defendant were married in Zimbabwe on 6 January 2007. They had both left Zimbabwe in 2002 and were living in London in the United Kingdom. They only came back to marry in Zimbabwe as the plaintiff’s parents are still living in Zimbabwe and wanted to attend the wedding. More