This matter, which has at times splintered into various cases, originates from a very simple issue but has dragged for six (6) long years. The brief history of the matter is as follows;
Applicant states that he entered into a lease agreement with 1st respondent and became his tenant at No. 13 Nesbit, Redcliff, Kwekwe on 1 June 2013. No written agreement has been exhibited. Applicant also does not explain throughout, whether the said lease agreement was written or verbal. Applicant further states that on 14 February 2014, 1st respondent “gave him a right of first refusal” should he decide... More
This matter was set down before me in Motion Court on 12 March 2020. It is a court application for a declaratur. I ruled and ordered the following that;
1) The matter is opposed
2) The matter be removed from the roll of unopposed matters.
3) There be no order as to costs.
Belatedly on 7 October 2020, I received a letter which had been erroneously filed in one of the many cases involving the parties and /or some of the parties in case No. HC 1375/20 being the case of Josphat Kudumba & 7 Others v Apatron Mining (Pvt)... More
DUBE-BANDA J: This is an urgent application. This application was lodged in this court on 4th June 2021. It was placed before me and I directed that it be served on the respondents together with a notice of set down for 9th of June 2021. On the set down date, counsel for the applicant requested for a postponement to enable the fling of an answering affidavit. The postponement was granted and the matter was subsequently argued on 14th June 2021. More
The applicant in this matter initially filed an urgent application under case number HC 1787/21. The urgent application was opposed. Under HB 272-21, DUBE-BANDA J held that the matter was not urgent as contemplated in Rule 60 of the High Court Rules 2021. The application was struck off the roll of urgent matters with no order as to costs. More
The appellant appeared before a Regional Magistrate at Tredgold, Bulawayo on the 31st January 2019 facing a charge of contravening section 60A (1) of the Electricity Amendment Act, No. 12/07, that is to say, cut, damage, interfere with equipment to generate, supply and distribute electricity. The matter went to a full trial. Appellant was convicted and sentenced to a mandatory 10 years imprisonment.
Dissatisfied with the conviction and sentence appellant noted an appealwith this court. More
