The applicant and the respondent were candidates in the Chinhoyi Municipality ward 4 elections held on the 23rd of August 2023. The respondent was declared the duly elected Councillor for the ward on the following day, the 24th. More
This is an application for reinstatement of the appellant’s appeal deemed dismissed in terms of r 44 (1) of the Supreme Court Rules 1964 for failure to file heads of argument on time. More
This urgent chamber application was filed on the 8th January 2019. I was only able to hear full argument in this matter on the 4th December 2019. I reserved judgment. This now is my ruling More
In this matter, the applicant seeks the following interim relief:
“It is hereby ordered that:
1. Applicant be and is hereby granted leave to execute the judgment of this court in HC 2680/19 notwithstanding the appeal filed by the respondent to the Supreme Court.
2. The respondent to pay the applicant’s costs of suit on a legal practitioner and client scale.” More
The appellant appeals against the decision of an arbitrator which ordered that appellant pay salaries to the respondent for the period January 2014 to 27 August 2014. More
On 10th February 2012 the Honourable G Fereshi made an arbitration award. In terms thereof he ordered Appellant to pay Respondent an amount of $11 520 as “arrear rentals and school fees due to him.” Appellant then appealed to this Court against the award. More
This is an appeal from an arbitral award handed down on 16 September 2014, in terms of which the appellant was ordered to reinstate the respondents or pay them damages in lieu of reinstatement. More
The appellants are all incorporated companies in the business of purchasing and selling listed securities on behalf of others, or simply stockbrokers. The respondent is the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, an agent of the state charged with assessing, collecting and enforcing payments of all revenues and established in terms of section 3 of the Revenue Authority Act, [Cap 23:11]. More
The plaintiff instituted proceedings against the defendant for payment of the sums of US$2000-00 being money paid to the defendant towards the purchase of stand 574 Juru Growth Point (the stand) and US$2000-00 for improvements effected on that property. In her declaration, she averred that the parties had entered into a written agreement about December 2008 in terms of which she purchased the stand for US$4 500-00 which was to be paid by a deposit of $2000-00 with the balance of $2 500-00 being paid by March 2009. More
This is an application for condonation of failure to file a notice of appeal within the time prescribed by r 38 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 and extension of time within which to appeal. More
Both accused persons are juveniles. They both initially faced the charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23].
They were however both convicted of assault as defined in s 89(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23], a permissible verdict. This was after the State conceded that there is no evidence to support the offence of murder. More
In Re Estate Late Bellinah Mhlanga Dr 143/13 Chamber application in terms of s 113 of the Administration of Estate Act [Chapter 6:01] request for a determination by a judge in chambers on a point of law arising from a difference of opinion between the executor and the Master on a question of law: More
All of the three cases dealt with in this review involve the appointment of guardians to minor children by the same Provincial Magistrate in September and October 2009. Following jurisdictional queries raised in January 2010, the learned magistrate eventually responded on the 22nd of September 2010. There is no explanation for his inordinate delay in responding. More
The applicant is the natural mother of two minor children who shall herein be referred to as A and B. The biological fathers of the children are unknown. The applicant has approached this court seeking an order that her sister Susan Chimhanzi be awarded custody and sole guardianship of the two minor children purportedly in terms of s 9(1) of the Guardianship of Minors Act, Chapter 5:08, herein after referred to as the Act. In an earlier application Susan Chimhanzi had been cited as the applicant. After I queried the appropriateness of the application especially as it was made in... More
This matter was brought to me in terms of s 9(6) of the Guardianship of Minors Act [Cap 5:08] by the Magistrate sitting as the children’s Court at Masvingo. More
