The 3rd respondent sold her house, Number 6460 Mkoba North Township to the applicants. The same property was also sold to the respondents in what appears to be a double sale. The applicants subsequently approached the magistrates court under case number 1965/02 seeking the ejectment of the occupants of 6460 Mkoba, the contentious house. The applicants cited the 3rd respondent only. The second respondent was the one in occupation and upon obtaining judgment, the writ of ejectment and notice of ejectment was duly served on the occupants. Ejectment was set for 25 August 2008. That ejectment proceeded and the 1st... More
This judgment relates to an appeal against conviction and sentence which came before us on 13 November 2023. The appellant appeared in the magistrates’ court sitting at Hwange on a charge of possession of raw ivory in contravention of s 82(1) of S.I. 326/1990 as read with s 128(b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14] i.e., unlawful possession of unregistered raw ivory. It being alleged that on 1 February 2021 and at Lupinyu Business Centre, Victoria Falls, the appellant unlawfully and intentionally possessed two pieces of unregistered raw ivory weighing 1.09 kgs and 0.55 kgs. More
: This is an application for absolution from the instance..
The plaintiff in short seeks an order that defendants vacate the remaining extent of Lot `B` Lower Rangemore, Umguza being the property of the plaintiff who is the registered owner of the of the property (rei vindication).
The defendants have claimed that they have authority to occupy the property for mining purposes although they do not deny plaintiff’s ownership of the land.
At the close of the plaintiff`s case the defendants made an application for absolution from the instance. More
1. This is an urgent application. The applicant seeks a provisional order couched in the following terms:
Terms of the final order sought
That you show cause to this Honourable Court if any, why a final order should not be made in the following terms:
i. That the 1st respondent shall cease and desist all mining and blasting activities on property known as Lot B Lower Rangermore held Title Deed No. 1490/2005 as described in DT 2596/73.
ii. That the 1st respondent is hereby directed to remove all equipment from the property known as Lot B Lower Rangemore held under... More