This is an application for rescission of two judgments entered against the applicant in case No. HC 6759/2000 and case No HC 6442/00 both granted on 6 February 2002 in favour of the 1st and 2nd respondents respectively. The matters had been consolidated into one by an order of the court granted on 16 January 2001 More
The first respondent is the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, which is an independent commission tasked with running electoral processes in Zimbabwe. The second is the first respondent’s Chief Elections Officer who is in charge of the first respondent’s operations.
The appellants filed a joint notice of appeal on 25 June 2023 in terms of s 46 (19)(b) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] as read with rules 10 and 11 of the Electoral (Applications, Appeals and Petitions) Rules, 1995, Statutory Instrument 74 A, 1995.
The appeal is opposed by the respondents in terms of r 12 of the Electoral (Applications, Appeals... More
The plaintiff and the first to the seventh defendants are families claiming entitlement to ascend the Zvimba Chieftainship. They are all descendants of Neiteve Chihobvu the founder of the Zvimba chieftainship. More
This is an application for dismissal, for want of prosecution, of an application for review in case number HC 3299/15 (“the main matter”).
The instant application was brought in terms of Order 32 Rule 236 (3) (b). After hearing argument from both counsel on the 12th July 2018 I gave the following order;
“1. The application be and is hereby dismissed.
2. There is no order as to costs.”
On the 17th July 2018 I received, through the Registrar, a written request for the reasons for the order. These are the reasons:
The following facts are common cause. Respondent filed... More
This matter concerns a claim for unpaid legal fees by the plaintiff, a prominent law firm, represented by Mrs. Beatrice Mtetwa. The defendant, Ms. Marian Chombo, engaged the plaintiff to represent her during acrimonious divorce proceedings that spanned several years. Despite receiving extensive legal services, the defendant failed to settle the agreed legal fees, leading to this action. More
