This is a claim in delict for damages arising out of bodily injuries sustained as a result of a road traffic accident. The plaintiff issued summons against three defendants claiming payment of damages totalling US $ 71 051.00. Jupiter Insurance Company (Pvt) Ltd was cited as the 3rd defendant and is the defendants’ insurer. A settlement was reached between it and the plaintiff before the commencement of the trial. The defendants are the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident and its owner. More
This is an application for late noting of review of the alleged dismissal from employment by the respondent. It is alleged that they were dismissed from employment in January 2011. There is no decision by the Tribunal to be reviewed. There was no hearing that was conducted at the work place. They were just informed by the headmaster that their services were no longer required by the school. There is no decision to be reviewed in this case. Parties should follow other channels, to redress their grievance. More
The applicant Ellatone Bonongwe, is a legal practitioner running his own law practice in the town of Mt Darwin. He faces the robbery allegations jointly with Musa Gandi (accused 2), Agness Kunaka (accused 3), Raby Gwenya (accused 4) and Tafadzwa Obrey Chipashu (accused 5). More
The facts of this matter are as bizarre as one can imagine. This is moreso when one considers the defence proferred by the first respondent to the relief sought by the applicant. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent’s Acting Chief Executive Officer. The appellant was employed as a Restaurant Manager. She was charged and convicted of conduct or omission which is inconsistent with the fulfilment of the express or implied conditions of the contract of employment. A penalty of dismissal was meted by the Designated Hearing Officer. The penalty was confirmed by the General Manager and subsequently by the Acting Chief Executive Officer. More
CHITAKUNYE J: The applicant was married to the late Ruggero Borgonovo on 4 February 1964. In 1977 the applicant and late Ruggero Borgonovo executed a joint Will. In 1996 they executed a Deed of Separation and thereafter lived separately till the late Ruggero Borgonovo’s demise. More
The applicant in this matter seeks condonation for late filing of an application for the review of a decision taken by the first respondent, the Master of High Court on 16 May 2008. More
On 1st July 2016 at Harare, the applicant made a ruling in her official capacity as a Labour Officer. She ordered the respondent to reinstate ArtwellMadhunguyo in its employ. The applicant then applied to this court for the confirmation of her ruling. The respondent opposed the application. More
Plaintiff and defendant were married to each other on 28 March, 1998 in Macheke, Zimbabwe. Plaintiff was 23 and defendant was 35 at the time they got married. More
The plaintiff’s issued out summons in this court on 14 October 2010 seeking damages to the tune of US$8 500 emanating from an alleged assault on her by the first and second respondents during the course of their work as police officers. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court handed down on 12 July 2019, dismissing with costs, an application by the appellant for a declaratory order. More
This is a court application for variation of a custody and access order. The applicant and respondent are ex-wife and ex-husband respectively; their divorce having been granted in 2019 by this Honorable Court. The applicant seeks variation for custody and access order previously granted. More
In 2012 the appellant in this matter sold his house at No.30 Arundel School Road, with the conveyancing was done by the first respondent (a legal practitioner). From a series of actions and applications brought before the courts, it was accepted that the first respondent misappropriated some of the proceeds from the sale of the immovable property. Consequently, the appellant successfully instituted legal proceedings against the first respondent and obtained a judgment against him in 2015. Despite a multiplicity of legal proceedings at the instance of the first respondent, the appellant managed to place a caveat on the latter’s immovable... More
The above was the headline on pp 14 of the Sport page of the Herald of 11 October 2010 after the warriors drew nil with Cape Verde in the qualifying match of the Group A of the 2012 African Cup of Nations. The soccer match, played on 10 October 2010, was reported by Augustine Hwata. That heading, in a way, depicts the mood of soccer lovers, if not the nationas a whole, following the failure by the National Team to the beat Cape Verde National Team. More
Appellant was employed by the respondent for a period of 33 years as a machine setter on a contract without limit of time. He fell ill on or about May 2022 and he could not report for duty since the 27th of May 2022. Initially he was placed on a fully paid sick leave for three months and later on half pay for another three months. However, his condition did not improve. Early December 2022, the parties discussed the state of affairs arising from the appellant’s exhaustion of his paid sick leave days. It was agreed that the company’s doctors... More
