On 24 March 2017, the applicant filed an urgent chamber application for, in the interim, an urgent interdict to stop the respondent or anyone acting on its behalf “from removing, defacing or otherwise interfering in any way with the applicant’s advertising signs and artwork installed thereon located at various sites in the Greater Harare area” pending the return date. On the return date the applicant sought a final order for a declaratur that the lease agreement between the parties entered into on 28 September 2006 was valid, binding and subsisting until terminated in terms of the provisions of such lease... More
The plaintiff issued summons against the defendants described herein for defamation damages in the sum of $ 500 000 000-00. In the declaration which is attached to the summons the defendants are described in the following terms:
“2 (a) The first defendant is the Editor of the Herald Newspaper.
(b)The second defendant is the Owner, Publisher of the Herald Newspaper, the Distributor of the Herald Newspaper and the Printer of the Herald Newspaper all of Herald House, Corner Second Street/George Silundika Avenue, Harare”. More
After hearing both counsel and having read the documents filed of record the court dismissed the appeal on the basis of a point in limine that was raised. The reasons were read in court and these are the written reasons for the dismissal of the appeal. More
After hearing submissions in argument from both legal practitioners I dismissed this application with costs on the ordinary scale and indicated that my written reasons would follow in due course. These are they.
On 27 September 2005 the applicant and the 1st respondent represented by the second respondent concluded on agreement of sale of an immovable property known as Stand 195 Monavale Township measuring 36953 square metres for a purchase price of seven billion dollars ($7 000 000 000 .00) More
This is an application brought under s 24(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (hereinafter “the Constitution”) on the basis that the applicant’s rights enshrined in ss 18(1) and 18(1a) have been contravened. More
Rule 25 of the Rules of this Court, Statutory Instrument 150 of 2017 (The Rules) provides for representation of parties, assumption and renunciation of agency More
The plaintiff issued summons on 24 May 2011 against the three defendants seeking defamation damages in the sum of US$50 000-00, interest and costs. The first defendant, a senior reporter, wrote the article in issue in the H-Metro tabloid of 3 March 2011. The second defendant was his editor while the third printed and published the article. More
Afterdisposed of this application which was set down through the urgent chamber bookon 12 June, 2018 the applicant’s legal practitioners addressed a letter to the High Court Registrar on 14 June, 2018. The letter reads, in part, as follows:
“The application was dismissed and the reasons were given ex tempore in chambers. We kindly request that we be furnished with the reasons on an urgent basis….. We have instructions to appeal his Lordship’s decision….” More
This is an application to declare null and void an appeal noted to this court by the respondent under Civ App 89/07. In the alternative, the appellant seeks an order that the appeal be declared to have lapsed. More
The applicant has approached this court seeking the following relief:
"1. The agreement concluded between the deceased, the late Joseph
Muchapondwa and the first respondent on 13 February 2009 be hereby
confirmed.
2. Terms of the final order be effected to the point that the execution of the judgment granted in the Magistrate Court Case No 11317/05 be and is hereby set aside because the order was complied with when deceased bought off the first respondent.
3. That there be no order as to costs(unless either party opposes this application in which case the opposing party shall pay the costs... More
This court handed down its ruling in which it dismissed an application for discharge at the close of the state case brought by the applicant together with the 2nd to the 9th respondents herein but who were co-applicants in that application.
On 29 October 2019, the applicant filed an application for the Judge’s recusal in the matter. This court dismissed the application on 14 January 2020. More
The trial in this matter commenced 6 June 2018. After the closure of the state case ion 14 March 2019, the nine (9) accused applied for their discharge in terms of section 198 (3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]. On 13 May 2019, the ruling, which dismissed the application was handed down in their presence. More
At the center of the parties’ dispute is control of Commercial Workers Union of Zimbabwe (“the union”). This is a registered trade union which represents the interests of workers in the commercial and allied sectors in Zimbabwe. More
The appellant was convicted of five counts of robbery as defined in s 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was acquitted on one count which was count 3. Counts 1 and 2 were taken as one for sentence, and 12 years imprisonment was imposed. For counts 4, 5 and 6 the appellant was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment on each count. The total for all the counts was therefore 36 years imprisonment. The learned magistrate suspended 5 years imprisonment on condition of good behaviour, and a further 3 years imprisonment on condition of restitution.... More
In May 2017 the Plaintiff and Defendant entered into a verbal agreement of sale where the Defendant paid the Plaintiff US$3000.00 for the delivery of a motor vehicle. The Defendant having received the US$3000.00 then failed to deliver the agreed motor vehicle. The motor vehicle was supposed to have been delivered within a week of the payment and the Plaintiff failed to perform this contractual obligation and subsequently became unreachable to the Defendant. The Defendant only managed to make contact with the Plaintiff after the Defendant reported the matter to Southerton Police Station. The Plaintiff eventually paid the Defendant ZWL$3000.00... More
