: On 11 July 2007 the applicant and the first respondent in his capacity as executor of estate late EmureSaini, entered into an agreement of sale whereby the first respondent sold to the applicant right, title and interest in stand number 1899 Ruwa Township (the property). The purchase price was in the sum of six hundred and eighty million dollars ($680 000 000.00) and has paid in full. In terms of the agreement, the applicant was entitled to occupy the property or signing of the agreement but he did not. More
On 24 July 2013, I granted the following interim relief in favour of the applicant:
“That pending determination of the dispute between the applicant and the 1st respondent by the arbitrator, the applicant is granted the following relief: More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award which was made in favour of the respondent (“employees”) against the appellant (“employer”).
Facts of the case are that the respondents who are in the respondent’s employ approached the arbitrator arguing that the appellant had committed an unfair labour practice by paying them salaries lower than their colleagues who are employed by the appellant. The claim before the arbitrator was also to determine whether the respondents were Council employees or Civil Servants whose salaries had to be paid as per Public Service scales. At arbitration it was ruled that the respondents were... More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award that set aside Appellant’s Disciplinary Committee’s decision which found Respondent guilty of misconduct and imposed a penalty of demotion. More
This is an application for review seeking to set aside the decision by the 2nd respondent dismissing applicant’s application for discharge at the close of the State case and putting applicant to its defence. More
The applicant seeks a mandament van spolie against the respondent. Its draft order reads as follows:
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The application for an order restoring the application to possession of number 750 Gaydon Road, Greystone Park, Harare succeeds.
2. The respondents and all those claiming occupation through it, are ordered to immediately vacate the premises at number 750 Gaydon Road, Greystone Park, Harare.
3. In the event that the respondents do not vacate the premises within twenty-four hours of this order, the sheriff of this court is hereby authorized to give effect to this order by evicting... More
The applicant seeks leave to execute a judgment granted by this court on 9 April 2021 under HC 912/21 pending the hearing and determination of an appeal lodged by the respondent in the Supreme Court under SC 80/21. Essentially, the applicant was granted spoliation order which restored it to possession of No 750 Gaydon Road, Greystone Park Harare (“the property”), and also ordered the respondent and all those claiming through it to vacate the same property. The respondent’s appeal suspended the judgment under HC 912/21. More
The applicant approached this court seeking rescission of a judgment in terms of r 449 of the old rules of this court and also in terms of common law for declaratory orders and ancillary relief. The first, second and fourth respondents raised the following points of law;
1. (a) Prescription
(b) Material dispute of fact
(c) Application defective and bad at law
(d) Locus standi
(e) Material nondisclosure of facts
(f) Res judicata among others and More
The plaintiff and defendant were married to each other in terms of the Marriages Act, [Cap 5:11] at Harare on 19 August 2002. Their marriage still subsists. Prior to that date they had been living together as husband and wife in terms of customary law since 1995. More
The plaintiff and defendant who are wife and husband respectively are Zimbabwean citizens and domiciled in Zimbabwe. They however married each other in Zambia on 21 November 1967 under the provisions of the Marriage Ordinance, Zambia. This court has jurisdiction to deal with the divorce proceedings instituted by the plaintiff. More
This is a matrimonial matter wherein the plaintiff issued summons seeking a decree for divorce and ancillary relief. Plaintiff and defendant were married in terms of the Marriage Act Chapter 5:11 on the 14th of October 2005 and the marriage still subsists. The basis for the relief sought is that parties stopped living together as husband and wife since 2008 and that they have since lost all love and affection for each other.
There are 2 minor children born of the marriage namely Mzwakhe Nimrod Lwandile Moyo a male born on 15 April 2006 and Mzwandile Thorburn Moyo also a... More
1. This is a bail application pending appeal. The applicant was arraigned before the Regional Court sitting in Bulawayo. He was charged with the crime of rape as defined in section 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment of which 3 years were suspended for 5 years on conditions of good behaviour. Aggrieved by both conviction and sentence the appellant noted an appeal to this court, and such appeal is pending under cover of case number HCA 151/22. More
