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Plaintiff issued summons against the defendants on 4 January 2017 claiming for: 1. An order compelling the 1st defendant to effect transfer of stand number 20290 Pumula South, Bulawayo into plaintiff’s names. 2. The 2nd defendant be compelled to accept change of ownership papers from 1st defendant. 3. In the event 2nd defendant fails or refuses to comply with the order, the Sheriff of Bulawayo be and is hereby empowered to sign all necessary paper work on behalf of 1st defendant and 2nd defendant is ordered to accept papers signed by the Sheriff and transfer the property into plaintiff’s names.... More

This is an application wherein the applicant seeks to place a caveat on second respondent’s property. The applicant asserts that she is part of a consortium of women who in 2021 purchased an immovable property known as Lot 6 of Lower Nondwane measuring 102, 4835 hectares and held by second respondent under Deed of Transfer 257/2000. This consortium of women purchased the property using first respondent as a conduit and first respondent was to hold the property in its name as a Trustee. Misrepresentations had been made that the applicant and the other women who also contributed varying amounts would... More

This is an application for absolution from the instance. Plaintiff instituted proceedings against the defendant claiming payment of the sum of US$135 700,92 being loss of income arising from an alleged breach of contract by the defendant, together with costs of suit on a punitive scale. The defendant opposed the plaintiff’s claims and filed a counter claim for payment of an amount of US$57 320,83 which it alleged was a debt arising from stock that was supplied to the plaintiff on credit. At the commencement of this trial, Mr Jaravaza appearing for the defendant indicated that the amount sought in... More

I must say from the onset that I hold the view that applications for the review of uncompleted proceedings of a lower court, particularly criminal proceedings, being brought before a single Judge in Motion Court should be greatly discouraged. They are, in my view, generally undesirable. More

Applicant, a self acto,r filed this application titled ‘Urgent chamber application for suspension of eviction and restoration of the application’. He sought in the interim the following relief: “1. That the Respondents jointly and severally, the one acting the other be absolved, be and are hereby ordered to, immediately, unconditionally and at no any other cost to the applicant, upon being served with this order ,open the premises , being house number 32 Amersham Road, Paddonhurst, Bulawayo, and allow the applicant, his minor children and property move into the house and serve them from the extremely cold weather”. Applicant claims... More