This is an application for maintenance pendente lite and for contribution towards costs in litigation. The parties were married in 2013 and have three minor children. They no longer stay as husband and wife. The wife had moved out with all the children and is renting accommodation elsewhere. The parties have a pending divorce action. The applicant is not formally employed but is the custodian and primary caretaker of the children on a day to day basis. The respondent, her husband, is a managing director of a company. What applicant seeks are the following sums of money:
$ 5 000.00... More
This is a vindicatory action by the plaintiff who seeks to vindicate her house from defendant who is in occupation without her consent. After hearing all the evidence I granted the following order.
“Judgment be entered for the plaintiff against the defendant for:-
(a) An order evicting the defendant from No. 5 Chester Place, Hillcrest, Bulawayo and delivery thereof of the said property unencumbered.
(b) The defendant’s counter-claim be and is hereby dismissed.
(c) Each party to bear its own costs” More
On 8 February 2018 the High Court delivered a judgment in respect to this matter. The appellant noted the present appeal against the decision of the court a quo which imposed a penalty of death against the appellant for the murder of two deceased persons. More
This is an appeal against the sentence imposed on the appellant following his conviction on a charge of fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law) Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The appellant was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 4 months imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on condition that the appellant does not within that period commit an offence involving dishonesty for which he is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. More
This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court at the instance of the applicant employee. Background to the matter is that the employer the bank successfully appealed to the labour against a reinstatement order made by the NEC Appeals Committee for the banking sector in a labour dispute pitting the employee and the bank. The employee was irked by the success of the appeal so he now wants to approach the Supreme Court on appeal. It is in the light of such intent that he seeks leave from this court to approach the Supreme Court on... More
This is an urgent chamber application wherein the applicant seeks the following interim relief:
“Pending the return date, the applicant is granted the following relief:
1. The execution of the writ of execution under HC 1430/17 issued on 2nd December 2021 by the Registrar of the High Court be and is hereby stayed.
2. The 2nd respondent be and is hereby interdicted from ejecting applicant from remaining extent Lot B Lower Rangemore, Umguza as per Notice of Removal dated 7th December 2021.
The final order sought should the interim relief be granted is:
1. The Certificate of Registration issued by... More
[1] This is an appeal against the order of the Magistrates Court sitting at the Bulawayo Magistrates Court. The appellant, Thembani Lunga, is a tenant at Flat 5 Sanlee Court, Bulawayo ("Flat 5"). The appellant was initially represented by a firm of legal practitioners, who have since renounced agency. The respondent, Rita Yvonne Sher, is the owner of Sanlee Court. The appellant and the respondent concluded a lease agreement in respect of Flat 5. In terms of this lease agreement, the appellant had to pay a rent of USD250.00 a month and his pro rata share of the operating costs.... More
The appellants who were unrepresented were arrested and charged with the offence of violating s 10 of the Copper Control Act [Chapter 14:06], the allegations having been that they were found in possession of 140 kgs of copper wire and that they had failed to give a satisfactory account of such possession. Upon pleading to the charge each appellant was sentenced to an effective prison term of 2 years and the copper wire was declared to have been forfeited to the State. More
Appellants appeared before a Magistrate sitting at Kezi on the 14th December 2019 facing one count of assault as defined in section 89 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23). Appellants pleaded guilty to the charge and were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 2 months was suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of future good conduct. More
The applicant faces allegations of murder committed in the course of a robbery. He applies for bail pending trial on the basis of changed circumstances. His previous bail attempts before this court were dismissed by ZHOU J on 5 August, 2015 and 20 July, 2016 and written reasons were supplied by the learned judge. In the reasons for dismissing his application handed down on 20 July, 2016, it was noted that the trial of the accused and his accomplices had failed to commence on 23 May, 2016 through circumstances beyond the control of the National Prosecuting Authority in that the... More
On 12 July 2018, the appellant appeared before a magistrate sitting at Mutare facing two counts of contravening sections of the Road Traffic Act. Count 1 was for contravening s 6 (1) as read with s 6 (5) of the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11] for having no driver’s licence. The state alleges that on 10 July 2018 and along Chimanimani Road, Mutare, appellant unlawfully drove a motor vehicle Nissan Vannet registration number AEP 7947 without a valid driver’s licence issued in his name in respect of any class of motor vehicle. The second count was for contravening s 53... More
The plaintiff issued summons against the first defendant which is a public vehicle transport operator and her driver the second defendant for the following claim.
a) Payment in the sum of $653 medical expenses incurred by the plaintiff.
b) Payment of $1 500 being future medical expenses.
c) Payment of $25 000.00 being damages for pain and suffering.
d) Payment of $1 650 being loss of earnings.
e) Interest at the prescribed rate of 5% on all the sums claimed from the date of summons to date of full and final payment.
f) Costs of suit at on an attorney-client... More
Manase and Manase legal practitioners were engaged by Winston Hazvineyi Chigiji "Winston" who instructed them, by power of Attorney, to sell his property known as Stand 1119 Seke Township. On 25 June 2004 the legal practitioners entered into an agreement of sale of the said property with the 2nd respondent. The purchase price was an amount of $65 million which the 2nd respondent paid in full as stipulated in the agreement. More
