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The parties were married on 7 June 1980 in terms of the African Marriages Act [Chapter 238] and then in terms of the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11] on 7 June 2000. Six children were born out of the marriage and are now all majors. More

for the second respondent KATIYO J: The applicant is seeking a declarator and consequential relief in terms of section 14 of the High Court Act in the following terms; IT IS DECLARED THAT: 1. The applicant’s certificate of registration for two mining locations known as Good and Good Days, (registered under certificate of registration number 33908BM, and 33909BM, respectively) are valid and extant. 2. The applicant is entitled to exercise mining rights on the mining locations known as Good Days and Good Days 6 (registered under certificates of registration number 33908BM, and 33909BM, respectively) to the exclusion of the 1st... More

The appeal is noted against the arbitral award handed down on 3 May, 2010 wherein the Arbitrator upheld the conviction and consequently dismissal of Appellant by the Respondent for violation of the applicable code. The material background facts are as follows: The Appellant was employed by the Respondent as a Foreman, a managerial position. He was arraigned before a disciplinary hearing authority on the 5th of November, 2009 on allegations of 3 violations ofStatutory Instrument 15 of 2006of the National CodeSection 4 (a)i.e. any act of conduct or omission inconsistent with the fulfillment of the express or implied conditions of... More

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

This was an appeal against sentence only. We heard argument and reserved judgment. This now is our judgment. More

This was an appeal from the magistrate’s court against the refusal of bail pending appeal. 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