Plaintiff issued summons against the defendants claiming:-
(a) An order declaring the agreements of sale by plaintiffs to 1st defendant of shares 20 and 21 Ascot Mews, Bulawayo to be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever.
(b) An order directing the 1st defendant and those who occupy through him to vacate shares 20 and 21 Ascot Mews, Bulawayo.
(c) An order directing 1st defendant to pay occupational rental for share 20 and share 21 Ascot Mews, Bulawayo of USD2 000 monthly or its ZWL equivalent calculated from April 2018 to 31 May 2019 (the amount of... More
This is an oral application made in chambers at the instance of the plaintiff on the date set down for a pre-trial conference. Mr Sibanda, for the plaintiff, applied for the striking-off of the defendant’s defence as well as his counter-claim. He applied that the matter be referred to the unopposed court roll for the purposes of entering judgment as claimed by the plaintiff against the defendant. The basis of this application by the plaintiff is that defendant has no defence on the merits of the case, and that his counter claim has no prospects of success. Mr Sibanda referred... More
MOYO J: Plaintiff issued summons claiming:-
a) an order declaring agreements of sale by plaintiffs to 1st defendant of shares 20 and 21 Ascot Mews, Bulawayo, to be null and void ab initio and of no force or effect whatsoever.
b) An order directing the 1st defendant or those who occupy through him to vacate shares 20 and 21 Ascot Mews, Bulawayo.
c) An order directing 1st defendant to pay occupational rental for share 20 and share 21 Ascot Mews Bulawayo of US 2000-00 monthly (or its ZWL equivalent) calculated from 1 April 2018 to 31 July 2019.
d) An... More
1.This was a criminal appeal against part of the judgment of the High Court of Zimbabwe (the court a quo’) handed down on 31 January 2022 wherein the court dismissed the appellant’s appeal against conviction on three separate counts of sexually related crimes against minors in terms of s 3(1)(b) of the Sexual Offenses Act [Chapter 9:21] (the Act). More
In this application filed as an urgent chamber application the first applicant is director of the second applicant. The application was vouched for as urgent by a certificate of urgency prepared by Ngoni Ruzengwiwe a partner in the firm of legal practitioners representing the applicants. More
The first respondent obtained a default judgment against the applicant for want of filing a plea in case number HC 1271/12. It is not stated when that default judgment was granted or even when the applicant became aware of it. In execution of that judgment, the second respondent attached an aircraft allegedly belonging to a company called Aero-Precision in which the applicant is the principal director and shareholder. That aircraft is not registered in Aero-Precision’s name but in the name of Yankee India Syndicate. More
ZISENGWE J: The applicants and the first respondent lock horns over a number of issues related to the rather acrimonious end to their mining tribute agreement, chiefly being the propriety of its termination by the first respondent. The broad framework of the tribute agreement was that the first applicant as tributor would be allowed to work (and extract ore) on certain of the respondent’s (as grantor) mining claims. In exchange, the first applicants would pay the first respondent a certain agreed monthly royalty. The mining claims to which the tribute agreement relates were identified as Rolly 11 (Reg No..PM21368), Rolly... More
The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming the sum of US$90 700-00 for damages for bodily injuries, suffered by the plaintiff while taking part in a bridging life skills and coaching programme offered and administered by the defendant. The injuries were sustained on 10 February 2014 at Lower Ncema Dam, Bulawayo. The plaintiff further claimed interest on the above sum calculated at the prescribed rate plus costs of suit.
The defendant entered appearance to defence on 20 February 2017 and subsequently filed a special plea in terms of which it pleaded as follows: More
The Applicant, Mr. David Jasi Hwehwe, approached this Court by way of an urgent chamber application seeking an interdict against the 1st to the 6th Respondents, effectively barring them from continuing any mining activities on, and requiring them to vacate, certain mining claims known as Roly 11, Roly 12, Roly 13, and Roly 14 located in Shurugwi, Midlands Province. The 7th Respondent is cited in its official capacity as the Provincial Mining Director – Midlands Province, and the 8th Respondent is cited as the Officer in Charge, ZRP Shurugwi Central Minerals, Flora, and Fauna Unit (N.O.). More
This judgment is rendered pursuant to an application for absolution from the instance made by the defendants at the close of the plaintiffs’ case. The plaintiffs’ claim is multifaceted, arising from Debt Recovery Joint Venture and Management Agreements (the joint venture agreements) between the plaintiffs and the defendant. The defendants are alleged to have breached that joint venture agreements in numerous ways. More
In 1999 the applicant herein entered into an agreement of sale in terms of which he purchased an immovable property from the estate of the late Johanna Maria Fransisca Logan as represented by the executrix testamentary of the estate. The immovable property, described as Stand 382 Good Hope Township of Subdivision B of Good Hope, was transferred to the applicant in April 2007 by deed of transfer number 1597/2007. More
: Through a s 5 notice which was issued in terms of the Land Acquisition Act, Government compulsorily acquired Sub-division A of Lendy Estate (“the farm”) which measures 2780.97 hectares in extent. Prior to its acquisition by Government, the farm belonged to the applicant which is a legal entity. It was acquired on 12 July, 2002. A portion of the farm falls within the boundaries of the municipality of Marondera, according to the applicant. More
The Appellant was employed by the Respondent in 1995 as the Administrative Manager. In 1999 he was appointed to the position of General Manager Bulawayo Makro Store. In 2003, he was transferred to Harare as General Manager for Mukuwisi Store. More
Appellant worked for Respondent as Hospital Administrator in Chipinge. He was dismissed from employment after being found guilty of misconduct by the disciplinary authority. He appealed but the appeals authority dismissed the appeal. Appellant then appealed to this Court in terms of section 92D of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01. More
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
