DUBE-BANDA J: This is a divorce matter. The parties were married to each other on the 23rd April 1996, which marriage still subsists.Five children were born of the marriage. All the children are now adults. The plaintiff instituted divorce proceedings, issuing summons in this court for a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. The divorce action is founded on the basis that the marriage relationship between the parties has irretrievably broken down and has reached such a state of disintegration that no reasonable prospect exists for the restoration of a normal marriage relationship between the parties. More
1st to 16th applicants are all employees of the 1st respondent and they all subscribe to the 17th applicant, a trade union duly registered in terms of the Labour Act (Chapter 28:01) (The Act). In this application they seek the following relief:
“1. The application for a declaration of rights be and is hereby granted.
2. The Collective Bargaining Agreement National Employment Council for the Cement & Lime & Allied Industry, 2004, be and is hereby declared to be lawful and binding on the 1st and 2nd respondents.
3. The variation of the contracts of employment of 1st to 16th... More
The applicants were charged and convicted of robbery as defined in section 126 (2) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23) by a Regional Magistrate sitting at Gwanda on 28th October 2021. Applicants were each sentenced to 10 years imprisonment of which 2 years were suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of future good conduct. Dissatisfied with both conviction and sentence applicants filed an appeal with this court. The applicants now make an application for bail pending appeal. The application is opposed by the state. More
This is an urgent chamber application wherein the applicant seeks the following interim relief:-
“Pending the determination of applicant’s applications for review filed under cover of case numbers HCR 1141/20 and HCR 1423/20, proceedings in the case under cover of case number CRB BYO R 83/20 be and are hereby stayed.
In the event that the interim relief is granted, the final order sought is:-
“ Applicant’s case, proceeding under cover of case number CRB BYO R 83/20 having been reviewed and set aside in HC 1423/20, proceedings in CRB BYO R 83/20 be and are hereby permanently stayed.” More
This is an application for bail pending trial. The applicant is facing a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 1st of January 2022 he caused the death of Constance Chitete by drowning her in a sewage pond with the intention to kill her or the realization that she may die. The allegations are that the 2 had a misunderstanding and accused then through his actions drowned the deceased in the sewage pond. More
