The applicant was employed as a prison officer stationed at Chikurubi maximum Farm Prison. He was convicted by the senior magistrate at Harare on 14 March, 2018 for contravening s 4 of the Firearms Act, [Chapter 10:09] (unlawful possession). The charge sheet averred that on 18 May, 2016, the applicant unlawfully transferred 9x19mm live bullets or rounds of ammunition to one Allen Matemachani without a valid licence to do so. Apparently the said Allen Mutemachani was an ex-convict whom the accused had come into contact with whilst the former was serving a prison term. It was alleged that the said... More
The applicant is seeking an interdict against the first and second respondents in respect of Stands 8112, and 8114 Warren Park Township of Warren Park, Harare. It wants the two respondents to be ordered to cease any construction operations, remove all construction equipment and not to interfere with its operations on these stands pending the finalisation of the legal proceedings in HCH 7008/23. More
The Applicant in this matter is the 1st Defendant in HC 6212/20. I will refer to the parties in this matter as they are appearing in HC 6212/20 for convenience. On the day of the commencement of the trial, the 1st Defendant indicated that it was desirous to amend its plea. This was after a reluctantly granted previous postponement at the instance of the 1st Defendant. More
The two applicants are undergoing criminal prosecution at Chiredzi Magistrates Courts for holding, using and occupying gazetted land without lawful authority in contravention of section 3(2) as read with section 3 (3) of the Gazetted Land (Consequential Provisions) Act [Chapter 20. 28]. The allegations being that on the period extending from the 4th day of February 2007 to date and at the remainder of Chiredzi Ranch North both Wasara Wasara Ranching Company (Pvt) Ltd and Thomas Garry Warth being former owners of gazetted land, unlawfully held, used or occupied this land 45 days after the fixed date of 20 December... More
The plaintiff is a director of a company known as Donapro Breeders (Pvt) Ltd which was engaged in running a butchery business but has since closed shop. He instituted summons action against the first defendant, the Group Security and Administration Manager of the second defendant, a company involved in the wholesale of meat products, claiming a sum of US$90 000.00 as “damages for wrongful arrest and unlawful detention”, prescribed interest and costs of suit on an attorney and client scale. More
