The late Chief Nemangwe of Gokwe district of the Midlands province, Peter Muchabeta (the 1st respondent) died on 20 July 2023. He died of natural causes. Before his demise, however, he was locked in this present a legal dispute with the applicant with the latter claiming that he (i.e. 1st respondent) had been improperly and un-procedurally appointed to that position. The applicant seeks an order setting aside the 1st respondent’s recommendation by the relevant statutory functionaries for appointment to that position leading to a fresh selection process for the Nemangwe Chieftainship. The applicant’s main gripe with the process leading up... More
The defendant has entered a special plea of prescription.
The facts of the matter are as follows:-
On 9 June 1997 plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement for plaintiff to lease Stand 4334 Westview Industrial Area, Masvingo on condition that he built buildings to the value of not less than $192 675.00 (Zimbabwean dollars) (Clause 4). The lease was for a period of one year and 6 months, from 1 June 1997 (Clause 1). More
This is an appeal against the decision of the Magistrates court sitting at Masvingo ordering the eviction of the appellants from certain residential premises which they currently occupy on account of their employment with the Respondent company. More
This is applicant’s third attemptat being admitted to bail following two previous failed applications. He brings this application in terms of section 116 (c) proviso (ii) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, [Chapter 9:07] (“the CPEA”) which entitles one who has been unsuccessful in previous bail applications to institute a fresh one, the latter which however must be based“new facts” which were hitherto not placed before the court in such previous application(s) or those which have since arisen in the intervening period. More
