This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Magistrates’ Court sitting in
Victoria Falls, upholding the first respondent’s (“Khayelihle Properties (Private)
Limited”) claim for eviction against the appellant, Mugandwini. Before the court a quo,
the second respondent- Chitonga neither defended the action seeking the eviction of the
appellant, nor participated in this appeal.
[2] For convenience and ease of reference, and where the context permits, the parties shall
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The first respondent filed summons against the applicant and the second respondent on 12 November 2021 jointly and severally one paying the other to be absolved claiming for:
(i) Damages in the sum of US$70 000 or equivalent in local currency at the prevailing official rate at the time of payment.
(ii) Interest thereon at 10% per annum from the date of summons to the date of final payment.
(iii) Costs of suit.
The applicant was served with the summons on 20 November 2021. Applicant filed its notice of appearance to defend and request for further particulars on 24 November... More
This is an application for bail pending appeal. On 15th July 2020 the applicant was convicted by the Regional Court sitting at Beitbridge on a charge of rape as defined in section 65 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The applicant was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment of which 3 years was suspended for 5 years on condition of future good behaviour.
Aggrieved by the conviction and sentence, the applicant noted an appeal against both conviction and sentence. In this application for bail pending appeal the applicant contends that his appeal carries bright prospects of... More
MUTEVEDZI J: This appeal is against the whole judgment of the Magistrates Court sitting at Bulawayo, handed down on 2 May 2023, dismissing the appellant’s claim for the cancellation of an agreement of sale, the conversion of the deposit and part payments made by the respondent to become rentals and the ejectment of the respondent and all those claiming occupation through her from Stand No. 339 Emthunzini Township, Bulawayo and costs of suit. We must state upfront, that at about the same time that we heard this appeal, we also dealt with another in the case of Lloyd Sesa v... More
This is a contested application for bail pending trial. Applicant is facing 2 counts of rape in contravention of section 65 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). He faces a further charge of impersonating a public official as defined in section 179 (1) of the Criminal Code. Applicant faces further charges of fraud and theft. In the rape charge, it is alleged that the applicant raped two complainants he had hired as Nurse Aides. On the charge of impersonation he allegedly misrepresented to Dumisani Mhlanga, the Managing Director of Ingwebu Breweries that he was the... More