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This is an appeal against the decision of Anti-Corruption Court at Harare Magistrates Court granting the respondent bail pending trial. More

The applicant has proved, on a balance of probabilities, that the undivided 1 8668% share number L8 in a certain piece of land situate in the district of Salisbury called stand number 2485 Arlington Estate measuring 2.4 hectares held under Deed of Transfer registered Number 3113/2017 dated 10 August 2017 is tainted property. It is forfeited to the State. More

The respondent was charged with culpable homicide as defined in s 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. More

Applicant seeks an order in the following terms; “1. The holding of edict meetings by 1st respondent is hereby declared illegal. The meetings held on 3rd August and 19th August 2016 and 14th November 2016 presided over by 1st respondent are hereby set aside. 2. The 1st respondent’s withdrawal of Letters of Administration issued in favour of applicant is hereby set aside. 3. The appointment of 2nd respondent as executor of the Estate Late Edward Hekaku Boohene is hereby set aside. 4. Applicant be and is hereby confirmed as the executor in the Estate Late Edward Hekaku Boohene and shall... More

The respondent in this case was employed as a human resources manager by the appellant. He was charged with the offence of falsifying employment records of one Robert Mallet by drawing up an employment contract for the said Robert Mallet without using his actual name but using an alias, Robert Matenda. The employer argued that the respondent’s intention was to conceal the identity of the employee in question who was the then Chief Executive Officer’s son. More

MAKONI JA: This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court handed down on 31 January 2019 in which it upheld the respondent’s appeal and granted an order for the eviction of the appellant More

This is an urgent chamber application for an order suspending the execution of the judgment granted in Case No HC 5385 B/22 pending the determination of an application for its rescission filed under HC 7557/22. The applicant also seeks an order interdicting the first and second respondents from acting as its directors, shareholders or officers pending determination of the application for rescission of the judgment. Costs are being sought against any party that opposes the application while there is a proposal for each party to bear its own costs for those that have not opposed it. More

The Salvation Army Zimbabwe trading as Howard High School filed 3 appeals against the decisions handed down in cases concerning their employees, Gatsi, Tavayena and Kaviya. The a3 appeals were consolidated into a single appeal under LCH 21/25. This judgment therefore addresses the 3 appeal as a single appeal as all the 3 appeals raise essentially the same issues. More

The Salvation Army Zimbabwe trading as Howard High School filed 3 appeals against the decisions handed down in cases concerning their employees, Gatsi, Tavayena and Kaviya. The a3 appeals were consolidated into a single appeal under LCH 21/25. This judgment therefore addresses the 3 appeal as a single appeal as all the 3 appeals raise essentially the same issues. More

On 13 August 2024 at Mbezuma homestead Mukomba Village, Chief Musikavanhu, Chipinge, William Sithole was at the scene with two other children around 2100 hours when he heard a sound of someone groaning. He perceived accused peeping through the glass of the dining door. He further saw accused opening the dining room door whilst holding a steel object advancing towards the witness. William Sithole escaped into the spare bedroom and locked the door from inside. He later heard footsteps of the accused running away. After the departure of the accused William Sithole courageous More

This is an application for condonation of late filing of an application for leave to appeal. More

These proceedings relate to Interpleader relief sought by the Claimant pursuant to the provisions of Rule 63 of the High Court Rules S. I.202 of 2021. This court is requested to determine the competing rights of the parties in terms of Rule 63. More

The present matter relates to interpleader proceedings instituted by Claimant in terms of Order 30 of the High Court 1971 (The Rules) whereby the court is requested to determine competing rights of the parties. More

This was an interpleader. I dismissed the claimant’s claim at the end of argument. The facts were these. The applicant had placed certain goods under attachment in execution of a judgment obtained by the judgment creditor against the judgment debtor which was still outstanding. The claimant claimed that all the attached goods belonged to him, not the judgment debtor. More

On 23 March, 2015 the judgment creditor which sued Eleco Elevator Company (Pvt) Ltd, the judgment debtor, obtained a consent order against the latter. The consent order was for the sum of $44 111.32, interest on the stated sum at the prescribed rate reckoned from 30 May 2013 to the date of full payment and costs of suit in the sum of $1 700 which the judgment debtor was enjoined to pay on or before 10 April, 2015. More