Plaintiff issued summons against the defendants claiming:-
(a) An order declaring the agreements of sale by plaintiffs to 1st defendant of shares 20 and 21 Ascot Mews, Bulawayo to be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever.
(b) An order directing the 1st defendant and those who occupy through him to vacate shares 20 and 21 Ascot Mews, Bulawayo.
(c) An order directing 1st defendant to pay occupational rental for share 20 and share 21 Ascot Mews, Bulawayo of USD2 000 monthly or its ZWL equivalent calculated from April 2018 to 31 May 2019 (the amount of... More
MOYO J: Plaintiff issued summons claiming:-
a) an order declaring agreements of sale by plaintiffs to 1st defendant of shares 20 and 21 Ascot Mews, Bulawayo, to be null and void ab initio and of no force or effect whatsoever.
b) An order directing the 1st defendant or those who occupy through him to vacate shares 20 and 21 Ascot Mews, Bulawayo.
c) An order directing 1st defendant to pay occupational rental for share 20 and share 21 Ascot Mews Bulawayo of US 2000-00 monthly (or its ZWL equivalent) calculated from 1 April 2018 to 31 July 2019.
d) An... More
Plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming:
“(a) US$40 000,00 being defamation damages to plaintiff’s reputation or good name (sic).
(b) Costs of suit on an attorney and client scale.”
In paragraph 6 of the declaration it is averred that:
“On the 11th of December 2018, at Bulawayo, an article titled “Dodgy lawyer costs Law Society $4 million” was published in the Chronicle Newspaper. The said newspaper is widely published in the Republic of Zimbabwe and is widely read by the general public. Also the newspaper is published through the internet. The article was written by the 2nd defendant, edited... More
This is an urgent chamber application for the upliftmentof caveats. The application is opposed. The relief sought by the applicant is in the following terms:
“Interim Relief Granted
Pending the return day, this provisional order shall serve as an interim order directing that:
1. The applicant’s properties being Lot 1 of Umsungwe Block, Gwelo and stand number 1014 of Gwelo Township be and are hereby discharged from judicial attachment.
Terms of final order
1. The 1st respondent be and is hereby ordered to instruct the 2nd respondent to uplift caveat 35/2019 pertaining to stand number 1014 of Gwelo Township forthwith.... More
This Urgent Chamber Application seeks to stop the continuation of trial before the second respondent. The applicant was charged with three counts of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer as defined in section 174 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. He pleaded not guilty and the trial commenced with the leading of evidence from eight state witnesses. At the close of the state case the applicant applied for a discharge in terms of section 198 (3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, Chapter 9:07, which application was dismissed by the second... More
