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In 1996 the plaintiff and the defendant entered into an unregistered customary law marriage.Their union was blessed with one child born on 29 January 2009. More

On 24 March 2009, the first defendant consented to the substitution of the plaintiff for her husband who died after litis contestatio. The full history of this case is reported in Chikadaya v Chikadaya & Ors 2000 (1) ZLR 343 (HC) and its sequel cyclostyled judgments of Chikadaya v Chikadaya & City Council of Harare SC 58/2001 and Chikadaya v Chikadaya & City Council of Harare HH 1 /2002. More

This is an appeal in terms of s 68J of the Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6:01] against the Master’s finding that the first respondent was a customary law wife to the late Josphat Whacha. More

Sometime in May 2018, second respondent purchased a certain piece of land in the District of Charter, called Wiltshire 1010, commonly known as Farm 1010 Wiltshire Chivhu (the property|). The Deed of Transfer was executed at Harare on 13 May, 2019. Second applicant took occupation of the property without second respondent’s consent, attempted to erect illegal structures and also placed cattle on the property which are interfering with the developments the second respondent is desirous of constructing. Despite being notified of second respondent’s ownership of the property, second applicant has failed, neglected or refused to vacate the property. Second respondent... More

The plaintiff and the first defendant were partners in a computer software business. The two successfully tendered to supply the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) with some computer software that NSSA required for its operations. The first defendant did not possess the requisite skills and expertise to secure the contract and so it roped in the plaintiff to complement its capabilities and chances of securing the contract. The plaintiff and the first defendant entered into a revenue sharing agreement in anticipation of the payment of the fees for the services to be rendered to NSSA. The plaintiff contends that the... More