The Plaintiff and the Defendant (the parties) married each other on the 18th of December 2018 in terms of the then Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11] now the Marriages Act [Chapter 5:17]. They were blessed with three children, Anotida Romah Maruza born on 14 June 2009, Tawananyasha Mike Maruza born on 17 June 2012 and Rufaro Maruza born on 30 January 2016. On the 16th of November 2022 the Plaintiff issued out summons claiming a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. More
The applicant has been leasing stand 729 of the remainder of Greencroft in the district of Salisbury, otherwise known as 729 Lomagundi Road, Greencroft Harare, from the respondent by virtue of written lease agreement signed in October 2009. The said lease agreement terminated by expiration of time on 30 September 2012 but the applicant continued in occupation while paying rentals which were happily accepted by the respondent. More
The applicant is a Workers Union representing Zimbabwe National Water Authority Workers. It is a registered trade union. It originally represented Zinwa employees, but now represents Zinwa employees, and former Zinwa employees who were transferred to Local Authorities when Zinwa’s water function in local authorities was transferred to local authorities.
The respondent is the City of Harare one of the local authorities to which Zinwa transferred some of its workers.
Disputes arouse between the applicant and respondent, the relevant one being the deduction of trade union dues through the check-off system by the respondent from its water employees and their... More
On 22 September 2022, I heard the present application and after hearing submissions from the parties I made the following order:
“The matter is withdrawn and Case HC 694/22 is dismissed on account of the withdrawal.”
I have now been asked for the reasons for the said judgment. These are they.
The plaintiff issued summons against the defendants for payment of US$5 000 000.00 (Five Million United States Dollars) or its equivalent in Zimbabwean currency at the rate prevailing on the date of payment, interest on the amount calculated at the prescribed rate from the date of summons to the... More
: This matter for provisional sentence was set down on the roll for 16 May 2018. The defendant appeared in person. After hearing submissions, I granted provisional sentence in terms of the draft order. On 1 June 2018 the defendant filed a notice of appeal in the Supreme Court which was filed with the registrar of this court on 4 June 2018, hence the request for the reasons for the order made.
The plaintiff issued a summons for provisional sentence against the defendant. The summons is based on written acknowledgment of debt duly signed by the defendant on 8 January... More
