The applicant is a Zimbabwean citizen who also holds a Canadian passport and is a Canadian citizen. She therefore enjoys dual citizenship. On her visit to Zimbabwe she uses the Canadian passport and is subjected to visitor entry procedures which entail the endorsement of a visitors’ entry certificate for which a fee of US$75 is payable. Such endorsement allows the applicant a 30 day stay in Zimbabwe. At the lapse of such period the applicant has to seek an extension should she desire to remain in Zimbabwe. The extension entitles her to a total 60 days’ stay without payment. In... More
The applicants are facing eleven counts of robbery as defined in section 126 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23), one count of money laundering in violation of section 8 (1) (a) (b) of the Money Laundering and Proceeds Crime Act (Chapter 9:24) and one count of contravening section 4 of the Firearms Act (Chapter 10:09). Applicants deny any involvement in the commission of the offences. They claim that they have been wrongly implicated in these charges. More
The applicant seeks a declarator by this court that the 1st respondent’s taxed bill of legal fees in the tune of US$14 714.25 is unprocedural, unlawful and null and void and that it should therefore be set aside. The application was filed on the 23rd of April 2024 when the applicant was represented by Messrs Mehluli Ndlovu and Partners. The notice of taxation was for the 8th of May 2019 while the taxed bill was stamped on the 9th of May 2019 by the 2nd respondent. It is common cause that the 1st respondent’s fee note is dated the 17th... More
The Bulawayo City Council owns land in which there is a farm going by name Look Kraal Farm. The applicant’s parents have been renting that farm for several years. It happens that the farm is now more known for gold than the farming of any kind. The 1st respondent is a mining syndicate needless to say attracted to and interested in gold. The 5th respondent owns a gold mine near the Look Kraal Farm. The gold mine in question is called Wolley Dog Mine. These are the main players in this dispute. The parties have been in and out of... More
MABHIKWA J: The applicant filed an application for the review of the 2nd respondent’s decision made on 23 August 2019 in determining a mining dispute between the applicant and the 3rd respondent. The grounds for review were as follows;
1. The procedure used by the 2nd respondent in determining the dispute using a Global Positioning System (GPS) survey was grossly irregular to the extent that it contravenes the principles and procedures laid out in the Mines and Minerals Act (Chapter 21:08).
2. The decision of the 2nd respondent in ordering thatShebeen King Mine registration 6734 must “revert to its docket... More
