This is an action against the defendants for delictual damages arising from allegations of unlawful shooting. Both the issues of liability and the quantum of damages are in dispute. The defendants have admitted that the plaintiffs were shot by the police and pleaded that the shooting was lawful. More
The applicant and 1st respondent have had a long standing mining dispute concerning mining claims, Midway 21 and Clifton 15. The dispute was referred to the Provincial Mining Director of Masvingo who gave a determination in favour of the applicant.
The area in which the mining claim is situated falls under Mberengwa. Following the Masvingo Provincial Mining Director’s determination, the 1st respondent took the matter to the Gweru Provincial Mining Director who also gave a determination in favour of the applicant. Dissatisfied with the determination, the 1st respondent appealed to the Minister of Mines and Mining Development and was successful.... More
This is an application in terms of Order 49 rule 449 of the High Court rules, 1971 to correct a judgment of this court handed down on the 1st June 2017. The basis of the application is that the judgment of this court under cover of No. HB131/17 was made on the basis of a mistake that was common to all the parties; that the correction sought herein will not change the substance of the judgment but only the citation of the third respondent so that it properly reads Minister of Mines and Mining Development N.O. and that no party... More
This is an urgent application. This application was filed in this court on the 19th January 2022. It was then placed before me and I directed that it be served on the respondents together with a notice of set down for the 27 January 2022. More
This is a chamber application for a mandamant van spolie brought on an urgent basis. The brief facts of the matter are that 1st Applicant is a body corporate duly registered in terms of the laws of the Republic of South Africa but conducting the business of import and exports as well as hauling cargo by road from Zimbabwe to South Africa on contract for clients. 2nd Applicant is employed by the first as a truck driver. It is alleged that on the 18th of August 2024 the 2nd applicant while conducting business of his principal was in Bulawayo from... More
