An urgent chamber application was placed before me on 10 November 2017, following statements by the then President, Robert Mugabe, at a funeral that government would resume executions of death row prisoners since it was concluding the process of appointing a hangman More
The applicant is the Minister of Finance in the Ministry of Finance. On the other hand the first to third respondents are members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police engaged in criminal investigations concerning cell phone lines 0772 568 807, 0774 346 082 and 0778 437 880 which have to do with the applicant’s calls.
The first respondent is the investigating officer whereas the second respondent is the Officer Commanding, Criminal Investigations (CID). The third respondent is the Commissioner General responsible for all police operations in Zimbabwe.
The fourth respondent is a company in the business of mobile telephone communication services... More
After what can only be described as being both an eventful but arduous journey through the courts, applicant is now petitioning this Court for an order declaring that s 5 (2) of the State Liabilities Act [Chapter 8:14] is unconstitutional. Section 5 (2) of that Act provides that State Property is immune from attachment and execution, and that in circumstances where the State finds itself to be a judgment debtor, any amount owed by it should be paid out from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Applicant contends that whilst s 5 (2) remains valid, it is unjustly impeding him from realising... More
The applicant, a self-actor, applies for suspension of sale in execution of his house which is situated in the District of Bulawayo. The house, Stand number 370, Nketa 6 Township of Lot 400A, Umganwini, (“the property”), is 375 square meters in extent. It is held under Deed of Transfer number 114/2018. More
