In this matter I was phoned just before midnight on 29 June 2019, it having been filed as an urgent chamber applicant. I got to the High Court at 0012 hours on Sunday 30 June 2019. I found some of the applicants present in the company of their legal practitioner, Ms Sauramba. I sat out to read the bulky application as well as listen to representations from Ms Sauramba on behalf of the applicants. I was in my chambers until well after 4am. I decided that the matter would be set down for a hearing whereupon the other parties would... More
There have been a number of developments in this case from the time of summons commencing action up to the time this matter was eventually heard on 26 September 2012. More
This is a review application against the determination by the Respondent handed down on the 28th of September, 2012 terminating the Appellants contract of employment with immediate effect. The application is opposed. More
The applicants approached this court seeking rescission of a default judgment granted against the 3rd and 4th applicants in case number HC 5359/23. The order granted in default seeks the eviction of the said applicants and all those occupying the premises through them from the church premises being Stand 2666 Rujeko Township Marondera. More
This is an application for Stay of Execution pending the determination of an application for rescission of an order for the eviction of the third and fourth applicants from church premises as per the Judgement and Court Order under case number HC 5359/23. The order also directs the eviction from church premises all those occupying the said premises through the third and fourth applicants. More
The plaintiff issued summons from this court seeking eviction of the four defendants from a church property known as No 2666T corner Bimha and Mbira Street, Rujeko Township, Marondera. The Sheriff duly served the summons on the four defendants on 24 August 2023 and 25 August 2023. More
This is an urgent chamber application in which the applicant seeks the following relief:
“TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT.
The respondents should show cause why a final order should not be made in the following terms: -
1. Respondents be and are hereby interdicted from transferring Stand No 140 Christon Bank Township of Maryvale of Mgutu of Great B, before determination and finalization of case no HC 1753/09.
2. First and second respondents should pay costs of suit on a higher scale of attorney and client scale jointly and severally one paying for the other to be absolved. More
The appellants are all members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police. They were discharged from the Police Force following disciplinary proceedings in terms of the Police Act [Chapter 11:10]. The facts leading to their dismissal from the police force are by and large common cause. More
Applicant, who is a detective in the Zimbabwe Republic Police received a report of theft of a cellphone gadget on 4 March 2019. After investigations he recovered it from Ernest Jamela a form four student at St Joseph’s Mission, Sakubva, Mutare. He arrested Ernest Jamela and handed him over to the charge office. On 5 March 2019, at his parent’s home he rearrested him over a second cellphone belonging to Delight Mureba. On 7 March 2019 a complaint of assault was lodged by Ernest Jamela against applicant. More
On 10 November 2015 the applicants filed an application for a declaratur in this court seeking the following order:
“1. That the respondents’ trial proceedings in terms of the Police Act against the applicants be and are hereby set aside.
2. That the trial of the applicants in terms of the Police Act for the allegations for which they were charged with in terms of the ordinary law is declared wrongful and unlawful.
3. That the respondents are ordered to pay costs on a client – attorney scale.” More
The applicants who are all members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police sought a declaratur to the effect that their conviction and sentence by the police force after having been charged in a court of law on allegations of theft and fraud was wrongful and unlawful. They also sought that the Commissioner General of Police be ordered to reinstate all four of them into the police service forth with. More
CHIRAWU-MUGOMBA J: This matter was placed before me as one for review in terms of R62 of the High Court Rules, 2021. In casu, the applicants seek an order to set aside their sentence and conviction by the 1st respondent and their acquittal on charges preferred against them. At the hearing, there was no appearance for the respondents. Efforts were made to ascertain what the challenge was and it appeared that no one was sure of who was handling the matter on the part of the respondents’ legal practitioners. Counsel for the respondents Ms N L Mabasa, logged into the... More
On 7 August 2020 the High Court of Mutare issued an urgent chamber application for execution pending appeal filed by the successful party, the applicant, Associated Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe. It is a special application where the applicant wants to be given leave to execute the judgment granted under Case Number HC 99/19 dated 23 July 2020. Applicant is seeking the following relief: More
This is an appeal against the determination of National Employment Council for the Printing, Packaging & Newspapers Industry Appeals Committee (the NEC Appeals Committee). More
The applicant is a company which is duly registered as such in accordance with the laws of this country. It is indisputably a mass media provider. The applicant was the publisher of two newspapers, The Daily News, which was a daily newspaper and The Daily News on Sunday. It is not registered in terms of the Access of Information and Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10:23] (AIPPA) as a mass media provider and is thus not publishing the newspapers concerned. It has launched these proceedings for an order that it be deemed to be registered in terms of the Act.... More
