This is an application by the defendants for absolution from the instance at the close of the plaintiff’s case. The plaintiff’s claim which was instituted by way of summons is for payment of a sum of US$150 000, being damages for malicious allegations against the plaintiff, resulting in pain, inconvenience, injury to reputation, self-esteem and serious depression; US$10 000 being loss of income as a result of unlawful closure of plaintiff’s business stand from 6 October 2015 to 22 October 2015; US$12 460 being loss of income as a result of the unlawful closure of plaintiff’s business stands for the... More
This is an application for review which was made possible by the order granted by my brother MATHONSI J (as he then was) on 14th day of April 2016 in which he granted the applicant condonation to file the application. More
The Applicant and the 1st Respondent are engaged in a mining dispute. The default judgment order was served on the Applicant on the 13 of June 2023. She contends that, that is the first day and time she first knew of the matter under HC157/23. As soon as she became aware of the Default Judgment order she mounted an application for the rescission of that judgment under case number HC 1299/23 in this court. More
The applicant in this matter seeks interim relief couched in the following manner:
“Pending the confirmation or discharge of the order, applicant is granted the following interim relief:
1. The execution of this court’s judgment under HC 2776/19 be and is hereby stayed.
2. The 3rd respondent shall not take any steps to execute in terms of the court order dated 14 May 2020.
3. In the event 3rd respondent would have executed by the time of the order, the 3rd respondent shall restore possession to the applicant.
The facts of this matter are that the 1st respondents obtained a... More
This is an application for bail pending appeal. After a contested trial applicant and others who are not part of this application were convicted and sentenced by the Regional Magistrate sitting at Bulawayo on the 11th February 2022. They were convicted and sentenced on one count of contravening section 82(1) of S.I. 362/90 as read with section 128(b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14], as amended in section 11 of the General Law Amendment 5/2011(possession of raw unmarked / unregistered ivory). They were sentenced each to the minimum mandatory imprisonment of nine years. Aggrieved by both conviction and... More
