1. This is an urgent chamber application for stay of execution pending review. The applicant seeks a provisional order couched as follows:
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This is an urgent chamber application for stay of execution in respect of paragraph 4 of a court order under HC 663/20. This order cancelled a certificate of registration of Olympia 7 Mine. The stay is sought pending the determination of an application for upliftment of a bar currently operating against the 1st and 2nd applicants for failure to file opposing papers on an application for confirmation of a provisional order under HC 663/20 as required by the rules of this court. More
DUBE-BANDA J:In this application the applicant seeks the dismissal for want of prosecution of an application for condonation of the late filing of an application for review under cover of case No. 1513/20. The order sought is couched in the following terms:
It is ordered that:
1. The application be and is hereby granted with costs.
2. The court application filed by respondents under case No. HC 1513/20 of this Honourable Court be and hereby dismissed for want of prosecution in terms of rule 236 (3) (b) of the Rules of this Honourable Court. More
The applicant filed this application in terms of Order 32 Rule 226 of the High Court Rules 1971. I must say that the rule relates to the making of any application of whatever nature. In paragraphs 4 and 10 of her founding affidavit, applicant states that the application seeks to have a document, or an alleged agreement between “the Chikono family” and David Mahewu, be declared null and void in so far as it purports to vest rights of ownerhip of No. 7 Fernspruit Township of Essexvale Estate, Umzingwane District to 1st respondent (David Mahewu). It is in that regard,... More
The applicant, an ex-constable in the Zimbabwe Republic Police appeared before a single officer on 18 December 2015 facing a charge of contravening paragraph 34 of the Schedule to the Police Act [Chapter 11:10] i.e., “Omitting or neglecting to perform any duty or performing any duty in an improper manner.” He was convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment. The applicant appealed the conviction and sentence to the Commissioner General of Police, and the appeal was dismissed in its entirety. Subsequent to the dismissal of the appeal, a Board of Inquiry was convened to inquire into his suitability to... More
