This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Magistrates court sitting at Chiredzi (“the court a quo”) dismissing the appellant’s application for an interdict. The applicant had approached the court a quo seeking an order interdicting the first respondent from interfering with his (i.e., appellant’s) utilisation of a 10 hectare stretch of land situated between their respective farms which are adjacent. Both are resettlement farms in the Chiredzi district of Masvingo province, namely Subdivision 3 of Hippo Valley settlement Holdings (Subdivision 3) and Hippo Valley Settlement Holdings Lot 53 (the remaining extent of Lot 53). They were allocated... More
This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence. After hearing both counsel on 31 October 2018 we directed that both counsel file supplementary heads of argument on some point of law as both counsel conceded that they were not prepared to make meaningful submissions on that point we had raised. The supplementary heads of argument were to be filed by 16 November, 2018. More
The matter at hand is centred on a piece of land Subdivision 2 of Lot 12 of Lot 15 NRA, Mwenezi, Masvingo (hereinafter called the land) that was compulsorily acquired under the Land Reform Programme and leased to the applicant.
The first respondent is the previous owner of the said land.First respondent has refused to vacate the said piece of land resulting in his prosecution on a charge of flouting the Gazetted Land(Consequential Provision Act [Chapter 20:28]. He was found guilty and sentenced to a fine. He appealedagainst that decision and the High Court reserved judgment on the case.
The... More
Appellant pleaded guilty to the offence of contravening section 10 (7) of the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16] (fail to comply with terms and conditions of a protection order). More
This application came by way of a chamber application.
Applicant holds an offer letter wherein he was offered Stand 47 in Mont Dor South Farm, Shurugwi measuring 4 hectares. The offer letter is dated 9 February 2010. According to the founding affidavit the following transpired. More
