Plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming:
“(a) US$40 000,00 being defamation damages to plaintiff’s reputation or good name (sic).
(b) Costs of suit on an attorney and client scale.”
In paragraph 6 of the declaration it is averred that:
“On the 11th of December 2018, at Bulawayo, an article titled “Dodgy lawyer costs Law Society $4 million” was published in the Chronicle Newspaper. The said newspaper is widely published in the Republic of Zimbabwe and is widely read by the general public. Also the newspaper is published through the internet. The article was written by the 2nd defendant, edited... More
The plaintiff in this matter claims general damages for malicious arrest and detention as well as special damages in respect of his motor vehicle. His original claim was for a total sum of US$60,860 but this amount was reduced to US$20,600 at the trial. More
On 6 December 2011 the plaintiff issued a summons for damages for defamation and for iniuria. The defamation claim was against the first and second defendants. The iniuria claim was in two parts; the first against the first and third defendants, and the second against the first defendant only. More
The applicants approached this court on an urgent chamber basis seeking a provisional order in the following terms:-
“TERMS OF THE FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
1. It is hereby ordered that the respondents be and are hereby barred from interfering with the occupation, possession and use of the applicant’s land use and paece. (sic)
2. The respondents pay costs of suit on a higher scale. More
On 6 May 2011, the applicant and a co-accused, Simbi, were convicted by the Magistrates Court, Harare, of eight counts of contravening s 137 (1) (a) (i) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. Both More
It is common cause that the appellant signed an agreement of full and final settlement after the verdict of dismissal. On 17 December 2013 he accepted a sum of $825-69 in full and final settlement of his terminal benefits. In that agreement he also accepted that he was not going to claim in future or in retrospect any payments of any nature arising out of the same subject matter.
It is because of this agreement that this court finds that the appeal lacks merit. The appellant should not have accepted any settlement if he wanted to appeal against the verdict... More
The brief facts are that applicant who was employed on a fixed term contract by respondent was dismissed from employment on a charge of gross negligence in July 2012. The last such contract was for the period 11 May 2012 to 9 August 2012. On appeal to this court, applicant was successful. Respondent was ordered to reinstate him without loss of salary or benefits or alternatively damages in lieu of reinstatement. Applicant lodged an application for quantification of damages. Unfortunately applicant defaulted on the date of set down, despite proper service. The court proceeded to determine the matter and awarded... More
This is an application for quantification of damages following an order of this court whose operative part reads:
“The respondent having conceded to the appeal, the appeal be and is hereby allowed. The director’s verdict be and is hereby quashed and the Disciplinary Committee’s verdict be and is hereby confirmed. More
The 2 applicants are husband and wife of Chinese extraction. They jointly own a 50% shareholding in the respondent, a company registered in Zimbabwe and is involved in the business of manufacturing and wholesaling weaves, a hot favourite of the female gender at the moment. The 2 applicants are also directors of the respondent along with Jeong Hyun Park and his loving wife Jung Ja Choi who completed the cast of a formidable four member board of directors of the respondent company. The other 2 directors are also of Chinese persuasion. Its not just their common interest in the company... More
The appellant was convicted of unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances as defined in section 131 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The appellant was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment of which 1 year imprisonment was suspended on condition of restitution to the complainant. More
This is an application to uphold the appointment of the applicant on 20th October 2016 as the substantive Chief Samambwa and for a declaration as invalid, null and void the purported appointment on 19th December 2017 of the first respondent to the same office by the fifth respondent. The facts are that the applicant was appointed the substantive Chief Samambwa of Zhombe, Kwekwe District, Midlands Province in Zimbabwe on the 20th of October 2016 by the then President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Mr Robert Gabriel Mugabe following several disputes and meetings over the prevailing Samambwa Chieftainship succession customs. Following... More
When the plaintiff drove his BMW 528i series motor vehicle, registration number AAG 6022 to Kuwadzana Police Station and parked it at the police car park on the night of 14 November 2009 he did not know that he was driving the said vehicle for the last time. He had been involved in an accident with a pedestrian somewhere along Harare – Bulawayo road and as is the norm, the police impounded the vehicle for further investigations and demanded that he drove it to the police station. More
On 24 September 2002, the applicant purchased certain rights, title and interest that the 1st respondent had in respect of certain immovable property in Norton. He paid the asking price in full in the sum of $1,9 million. The agreement of sale was reduced to writing. After paying the purchase price, he demanded that the seller cede to him the rights, title and interest that he had purchased. He was informed that the Norton Town Council was refusing to accede to the cession as it required the consent of the 2nd respondent, estranged wife of the 1st respondent. More
This is an urgent chamber application for the upliftmentof caveats. The application is opposed. The relief sought by the applicant is in the following terms:
“Interim Relief Granted
Pending the return day, this provisional order shall serve as an interim order directing that:
1. The applicant’s properties being Lot 1 of Umsungwe Block, Gwelo and stand number 1014 of Gwelo Township be and are hereby discharged from judicial attachment.
Terms of final order
1. The 1st respondent be and is hereby ordered to instruct the 2nd respondent to uplift caveat 35/2019 pertaining to stand number 1014 of Gwelo Township forthwith.... More
This is an application for condonation of late filing of a notice of response by David Whitehead Textiles Limited (Applicant) in respect of an application between 1st Respondent, applicant and 2nd, 3rd, 4th respondents case LC/H/LRA/33/19.
Rule 15 sub rule (6) of this Court’s Rules, Statutory Instrument 150 of 2017 obliges a respondent to file a response to an application within 10 (ten) days of receiving the application. More
