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Chamber application for postponement/suspension of sale in execution More

This is a chamber application for the registration of an arbitration award as an order of this court for purposes of execution. More

This is an application for rescission of judgment brought by the first applicant and the second applicant. The first applicant is a duly registered company and the second applicant is the majority shareholder of the first applicant and its managing director. More

This is a court application for review of the decision made by the Provincial Magistrate Ms N Marufu, the fourth respondent, sitting at Magistrates Court (Civil) at Harare on 24 October 2023. In terms of that decision the court a quo dismissed the applicant, Shinedrive Auto Services (Pvt) Ltd.’s court application for amendment of summons. More

This is an appeal against the ruling by the Appeals Committee dismissing Appelklant from employment. The appeal was devoid of merit and I dismissed the Appeal on the day of hearing indicating reasons would follow. More

The applicant in this matter faces a charge of contravening section 82 (1) of Statutory Instrument 362 of 1990 as read with section 128 (1) (b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14] as amended in section 11 of the General Laws Amendment number 5 of 2011, that is to say, “Acquire, Possess or Transfer raw unmarked Ivory without a permit.” More

This is a chamber application for the condonation of non-compliance with the Rules of this Court and for an extension of time within which to note an appeal against the judgment of the High Court in Case No. HC 5315/07, handed down on 19 February 2015 as Judgment No. HH 150-15. More

The applicant raises two grounds for review, that is that, firstly, the respondent’s Appeals Officer erred in upholding the decision by the Disciplinary Committee where the Disciplinary Committee had failed to address a preliminary point regarding its own jurisdiction to deal with the matter before considering the merits of the case before it; and secondly, that the decision of the Appeals Officer was grossly irregular in that it upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Committee where that Committee had failed to afford the applicant an opportunity to make an address in mitigation before a penalty was imposed. More

This is an application for condonation for late filing an application for review. It is opposed. The requirements to be considered and weighed one against the other in order for an application of this nature to succeed as held in Bessie Maheya v Independent Africa Church More

This is a judgment on a preliminary point raised on behalf of both respondents. The background of the matter is that the applicant was employed by an entity known as Medical Investments Limited as a Clerk. This was in terms of a Fixed Term Contract which was signed on 19 December 2007. He was charged with fraud. Following disciplinary proceedings he was dismissed from employment. His internal appeal was unsuccessful. He was aggrieved by that outcome. He has filed an application for review. It is against this application that a preliminary issue been raised. More

The factual background to this matter, briefly outlined, is that the applicant and the second respondent are registered holders of blocks of mining claims in the Mashonaland East Province. The applicant owns claims under the block Chifumbi 2 Mine (Registration No. 1688G). The second respondent owns claims under the block Averum 22 (Registration No. 37918). A dispute arose between the applicant and the second respondent when the latter started mining in an area the applicant claimed was within his registered claims. The dispute was adjudicated upon by the first respondent, resulting in a determination issued on 1 December 2022. In... More

: This is an application for review in terms of s26 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06] as read with r 62 of the High Court Rules, 2021. The applicant approached this court seeking the following relief: More

F. Chimunoko with T. Serengwa, for the 1st & 2nd respondents No appearance for the 3rd respondent More

Appellant was in the employ of the respondent. Following allegations of misconduct, appellant was brought before a Disciplinary Committee which found him guilty and recommended his dismissal. An appeal to the National Appeals Committee did not yield the desired results and the appellant has approached this court for relief. More

The applicant filed an application in which he sought a declaratur to the effect that the Master of the High Court’s appointment of George Lentaigne Ingran Lock as executor in a deceased estate of Farida Hattena DR 722/17 be declared null and void. George Lock is the first respondent in this matter whilst the Master is the third respondent. Also sought was that the removal of one Freddy Chambari as curator bonis in that estate be declared null and void. However, Freddy Chimbari is himself not a party to the application. The agreement of sale of the deceased Farida Hatttena... More