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The applicant and respondent were married until 19 May 2022 when their marriage was dissolved in a divorce order granted by TAKUVA J. That order provided the following, inter alia, in paragraph 3 thereof: “House No. 1449 Mahatshula North Bulawayo be and is hereby awarded to the plaintiff and defendant on a ratio of 6:4 with the plaintiff being awarded 60% and the defendant 40% of the property. The plaintiff is awarded the option to buy defendant out of his 40% share in the property within 60 days of the granting of this order. The plaintiff shall pay the defendant... More

This is an application for bail pending trial. Applicant is being charged with two counts of robbery as defined in section 126 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. In count one it being alleged that on the 7 January 2022, applicant in the company of unknown accomplices who are still at large proceeded to complainant’s home armed with machete and knobkerries. They broke the front door to gain entry into the house. While inside they manhandled the complainant and force marched him into his son’s bedroom where they ordered him to lie down at the same... More

The petitioner was one of two (2) MDC Alliance candidates who took part in the elections for Bulawayo South Constituency contesting to be a Member of Parliament. The 1st respondent represented the Zimbabwe African National Union (Patriotic Front) ZANU (PF) party in the same election. There were a total of 24 candidates vying for the Bulawayo South Parliamentary seat. More

Applicant is a member of the Zimbabwe Catering and Hotel Workers Union (1st respondent). 1st respondent’s stated aims and objectives are the establishment of a union that seeks to regulate the relations between members and their employees and to protect and further the interests of members in relation to their employees. Amongst other objectives, 1st respondent was established to foster and encourage the establishment of good conditions in the workplace and generally to promote the interests of its members. Membership to the 1st respondent is open to employees in the Catering Industry in Zimbabwe. In terms of section 23 (8)... More

It is trite that urgent chamber applications should be shown, both on the certificate of urgency and on the applicants’ founding affidavit to be urgent more particularly in that; a) There is primarily no dispute of facts in the matter and the law relating to the matter is clear and undisputed. That there is irreparable harm that will be occasioned to the rights of applicant. Indeed the applicant must show that he has a prima facie right that has been or about to be infringed. c) That should the matter not be treated as urgent the harm to that right... More