The plaintiff husband issued summons out of this court on 17 December 2009 seeking a decree of divorce on the basis of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, division of matrimonial assets, an award of custody of the four minor children in favour of the defendant and that each party bears its own costs. More
The applicant is a mining company. It seeks an anti-dissipation interdict against the first respondent, also a mining company. The second respondent is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development (“the Ministry of Mines”). The third respondent is the Provincial Mining Director for the Midlands Province. The fourth respondent is the Minister of Mines himself. More
The claim was based on the grounds that the forfeitures of the Mining Claims were unlawful, illegal, wrongful and malicious. The issuance of the Special Grant No 7321 (the Special Grant) was similarly unlawful having been issued with the connivance of third defendant. On 22 February 2023, it was agreed by Counsels that the matter proceeds in terms of r 52(1) of this Court’s Rules SI 202/2021, as a stated case on the three (3) issues referred to trial. More
This is an appeal against a determination of the Master of the High Court of 20 January 2022 which is made in terms of s 68 J of the Administration of Estates Act,[Chapter 6:01] as read with r 95 of the High Court Rules, 2021. More
On 14 February 2019 I dismissed a bail application filed by the applicant outlining the reasons for such a disposition. The applicant has by letter dated 2 July 2019 requested for the written reasons for my disposition. These are they. More
In this matter the appellant approached this court dissatisfied with the conviction and sentence imposed by the court a quo. The appellant was charged with the offence of theft of a motor vehicle as defined in s 113 (1) of the Criminal law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. The appellant was convicted on his own plea of guilty following which he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment of which 4 years imprisonment was suspended on usual conditions of good behaviour More
I dismissed the applicant’s application for bail pending review. A request was subsequently made for the reasons.
The applicant was convicted of fraud. He was sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment of which 6 months were suspended for 5 years on condition of good behaviour. A further 6 months were suspended on condition of restituting the complainant in the sum of US$7 400 through the clerk of court. The remaining 4 months were suspended on condition of performing 140 hours of community service. More
The first applicant deposed to the founding affidavit. She is a Democratic Republic of Congo national who came to Zimbabwe with her parents sometime in 2012 when she was aged 8 years old. They stayed at Tongogara Refugee Camp. On 29 September 2021, first applicant’s mother went to the Registrar of Births and Deaths in an effort to register David’s birth. She was requested to produce valid documents authorizing her stay in Zimbabwe. When she failed, she was arrested leading to the arrest of the whole family. They were detained at Chipinge Prison before being transferred to Mutare prison. After... More
This is an urgent chamber application for an interdict which came before me on 30 November 2022. The matter is strenuously opposed. The order sought by the applicant is couched in the following terms: More
In this matter the first, second and third plaintiffs instituted an action against the defendant claiming an order for:
‘(i). The ejectment of the defendant from an immovable property called Stand 2903 Salisbury Township of Salisbury Township Lands also known as No 186 Samora Machel Avenue East Harare. More
This is a claim for an order of specific performance. The plaintiff, a registered company, seeks to have the first and second defendants compelled to take all necessary steps to effect transfer to it certain immovable property it purchased from them. In the event of the latter’s failure or refusal to co-operate in this regard, the plaintiff seeks an order authorizing the sheriff (i.e., the fourth defendant) to do so in their stead. The claim comes in wake of an agreement of sale in respect of the said property entered into between the second defendant and her late “husband”, Maxwell... More
This is an urgent chamber application for an order staying the processing or finalization or confirmation of the sale of an immovable property known as Stand No. 567 Eagles Place, Borrowdale Broke, Harare. The property was sold to the second respondent by the Sheriff, the third respondent herein, on 12 October 2018 pursuant to a divorce order granted by this court in case No. HC 4713/05. The application is opposed by the first respondent. The first respondent has raised objections in limine to the determination of the matter on the merits. The objection that the matter is not urgent was... More
