The applicant herein faces twenty (20) counts of Aggravated Indecent assault as defined in section 66 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23].The brief facts as alleged by the state are that the applicant is a police officer 35 years old and is based at Plumtree Police Station. It is further alleged that the Officer-in-charge of Zimbabwe Republic Police Mpoengs received a tip off about cases of sexual abuse among pupils at Bhulu primary school. On 26 March 2019, the said officer-in-charge assigned the applicant to investigate the allegations of sexual abuse. The applicant got to the... More
This is an urgent chamber application filed on the 8th May 2019 seeking the following interim relief:
“Interim relief
1. That the 1st respondent’s decision of the 209th April 2019 be and is hereby stayed pending determination of the application for review filed under case number HC 1038/19.
2. For the avoidance of doubt 2nd and 3rd respondents, their agents or assignees be and are hereby ordered not to carry out mining activities in the disputed production shaft.
3. Applicant be and is hereby allowed to carry out its mining activities on Jessie’s Luck B Mine, outside the disputed area.”... More
The three applicants made this application purportedly in terms of the Common Law or alternatively Rule 449 of Order 49 of the High Court Rules 1971, for the rescission of the court order in case No. HC 2127/18. They aver that this Honourable court was misled into granting the order through fraud or that it was erroneously sought and erroneously granted in their absence. More
The applicant filed what it termed:
“Urgent Chamber Application for stay of execution and ancillary relief”. The relief sought is couched in the following terms:
“Terms of final order soughtThat you show cause why a final order should not be made in the following terms:
1. It be and is hereby declared that the proceedings under case number HC 1594/15 are a nullity on account of the citing of a non-existent plaintiff.
2. The attachment and removal of the applicant’s property pursuant to the court order of the Honourable Mr Justice MATHONSI of the 19th of October 2017 be and... More
Applicant filed this chamber application seeking that the application under cover of case number HC 2034/18; X-Ref. HC 166/18; X-Ref. HC 2005/17; X-Ref. HC 1355/16 be dismissed for want of prosecution, with costs on a legal practitioner and client scale and de bonis propriis. This application was filed with this court on the 16 August 2019. On the 30 August 2019, respondents filed a notice of opposition, and opposing affidavits deposed to by the first and second respondents. More
