This mater came before me as an urgent chamber application. The applicant seeks to interdict the respondents from disposing of an immovable property at the centre of this dispute. The property is 64 Daniel Street Mbare, Harare (the property). The four applicants and second respondent are all grandchildren of the late Thamary Motokari (deceased) whose estate was registered under DR 1071/19 More
This is an opposed application for the setting aside of the judgment given in default of the applicants in case no. HC 6787/17. The judgment was granted on 23 August 2017. The applicants in an affidavit deposed to by the second applicant state that they only became aware of the order on 25 April 2018 when it was served upon them as an annexure to an affidavit in a different case, HC 3556/18. The present application was filed on 26 April 2018. More
The Chivero chieftainship dispute has spawned yet another lawsuit.
The applicant and the first respondent are descendants of the founder of the Chivero clan. They are tussling for the office of substantive Chief Chivero. More
The parties herein got married under the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11] at Harare on 25 November 2006. Three children were born of the marriage namely Ryan Mufaro (born 10 October 2007) Bryan Tinotenda (born 23 March 2009) and Tessa Bryana Nyasha (born 13 September 2023. The marriage suffered a serious setback leading to plaintiff filling summons for divorce. Before filing for divorce the parties tried counselling to no avail. Since July 2020 they have been living separately. According to the plaintiff the relationship took a turn in the negative direction when defendant asked for money from her on her pay... More
On 24 October 2017, I dismissed the applicant’s urgent application for a stay of execution. Appellant has a filed an appeal and is requesting my reasons for dismissing his application. Although the appellant has not sought leave to appeal as he is required to. I have settled my reasons in writing in the interests of justice. More
