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
After hearing counsel in this matter, we handed down the following order:
“It is ordered that:
1. The application be and is hereby dismissed with costs on a legal practitioner and client scale in favour of both amici curiae.
2. It is apparent from the record of these proceedings that orders were issued by the High Court in Case No. HC 10203/12 and by the Supreme Court in Judgment No. SC1/14 which was confirmed by this Court in Case Number CCZ 8/ 14.
3. It is also apparent that the applicant has disobeyed those orders in clear contravention of s... More
:After hearing argument in this matter I dismissed the applicant’s application with costs pegged on attorney – client scale. I indicated my elaborate reasons would follow. Here they are:-
BACKGROUND The applicant and the respondent were both co-shareholders and co-directors in a company called GRAPHIC AGE (PRIVATE) LIMITED, a company duly registered in accordance with the laws of this country.
In December 2006 the applicant resigned as Director of the company and the respondent, in accordance with the parties’ shareholders’ agreement swiftly moved to exercise his pre-emptive rights to acquire the entire shareholding in the company. This, he did after... More
Mr Hungwe of Messrs Hungwe and Partners legal Practitioners, Harare is the duly appointed executor in the above referred estate. The executor has been involved with this estate from 2005 up until now. Counsel has yet to draw up the final estate account.
It is noted that this estate has been quite involving as it necessitated quite some protracted litigation in order to trace and fully account for some of the state assets. More
This is an application for the rescission of a judgment of my own that I gave on 24 September 2009 in favour of the applicant’s regarding the legality of the registration of various mining claims in the names of the applicants. It is important that I set out the order which I gave then and what thereafter occurred leading to the present proceedings. More
On 20 May 2025, this court dismissed with costs on the ordinary scale, an appeal which had been launched by the appellant employee in the instant matter. On 14 August 2025 by letter to the Registrar of the Labour Court the appellant requested for the full reasons for the order of 20 May 2025. These are the reasons:-
The appeal grounds can be summarised as follows:-
1)Appellant was wrongly charged in that the conduct complained was not committed by him.
The pharmacy technician one Mandisodza who resigned is the one answerable for the theft of the drugs. He had made... More
On 23 June 2025 this court handed down order LCH479/25 which read as follows:
“Appeal being merited it be and hereby succeeds.
Cross appeal being without merit be and is hereby set aside. The arbitral award is set aside in its entirety.
In the place of the arbitral award, parties may have a relook into the conduct which they classify as unfair dismissal together with the legitimate expectation issue as a single issue, taking into account the fact that, it is the employees’ view that they had a legitimate expectation of being re engaged by the employer which gave rise... More
Appellant was employed by the Respondent at its Mutawatawa District Hospital. Allegations of misconduct were levelled against him and he was brought before a Disciplinary Committee. He was found guilty on two charges and Not Guilty on the other two. One of the charges was withdrawn during the course of the hearing. Appellant is dissatisfied with this outcome and has approached this Court for relief. Appellant’s grounds of appeal . More
This is an appeal against the determination of the Designated Agent of the NEC for the Mining Industry, which determination is dated 30th of August, 2023. The appeal is opposed.
The material background facts to the matter are as follows. The 1st to 9th Respondents were all employed by the Appellant. They were engaged in various work underground and in other areas linked to production underground. They were engaged on the basis of monthly fixed term contracts. They had served for periods ranging for at least a year and above. They were terminated upon effluxion of time of their last... More
This is an application for quantification of damages. Applicant was employed by Respondent. Allegations of misconduct were levelled against him. The Disciplinary Committee found the Applicant Not Guilty. An internal appeal by the Respondent saw the Applicant being found guilty culminating in his dismissal. Applicant appealed to this Court which upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Committee. Several applications and hearings were conducted in respect of this matter which finally landed in the Supreme Court. The Respondent’s application before that Superior Court was dismissed. This has led to the present application by the Applicant for quantification. This Court’s judgment was... More
