The applicant is the registered owner of a property known as stand number 35 Vainona Township of Vainona Harare. The said property was purchased from one Tonderai Tarima who, at some point, tried to litigate to reverse the sale and transfer of the property to the applicant. More
This is an application for stay of execution of an award by an arbitrator.
To enable an application of this sort to succeed, the applicant must show that they have good prospects of success in the main appeal, that there is
likelihood of suffering irreparable harm on the part of the applicant and that the balance of convenience favours the granting of the application. More
This is an appeal against the ruling of a labour officer, who is the 1st respondent, dated 29 June 2023 and duly registered with the High Court. The matter was heard before me on 31 January 2024. More
Before hearing this matter I heard an application filed by the respondents under case number HC 8966/16 for condonation for delay in filing opposing papers in this matter. The applicant herein did not oppose such application on condition the respondents pay costs for such application. Mr Mukucha left the issue of costs in the court’s hands. It is my view that it is appropriate that the respondents pay such costs. More
The first applicant is a publishing house in the print media industry. Its flagship is the weekly newspaper, the Zimbabwe Independent. The second applicant is a non-profit trust. It is the local chapter of an international organisation. Its mandate is described as broadly to fight and expose corruption, and to demand transparency in governments, state-owned firms and private institutions. Respondents 1, 2 and 4 are ministers of governments in charge of local government, finance and transport respectively. Respondents 1, 2 and 4 are ministers of governments in charge of local government, finance and transport respectively. The third respondent [ZUPCO] is... More
This is an opposed application for a postponement. The application was granted in open court and reasons were given ex tempore in the presence of the parties and their legal practitioners. This was on 20 May 2013. More
This is an application for condonation for late noting of an application for leave to appeal against my judgment of 17 August 2012. Such application was filed on 25 April 2013, some 8months late. Applicant explains their delay as follows;
“That they were negotiating an out of court settlement with the Respondent. Failure to reach an out of court settlement has now prompted the Applicants to make this application.” More
This matter was set down as a n appeal at the instance of the appellant employer against the decision of the appellant’s internal National Hearing Committee (herein after referred to as NHC). More
This is an application for the dismissal of an application for quantification of damages which was correctly made in terms of Rule 19(3)(a) of the Rules of this Court. More
The plaintiff issued summons out of this court claiming against defendants the cancellation of a contract of sale of flat number B012 Odzi Court between itself and the defendants and costs of suit. The plaintiff stated in its declaration that on 5 February, 2001 parties entered into an agreement in terms of which the plaintiff appointed the second defendant as its agent to find purchasers for its property situate at Stand No. 18336 Harare Township also known as Eastview Gardens. It was an implied term of the agreement that in discharging the mandate, the defendants would disclose their interest in... More
This is an appeal against the decision of Honourable Arbitrator Ms S Changawa dated 26 September 2014.
The brief background of this matter is that the seventeen respondents were employed by the applicant in different capacities and earning different salaries. The respondents referred the matter of unfair dismissal and outstanding salaries for arbitration. More
This matter raises issues that have been canvassed in such cases as Benson Samudzimu v Dairibord Holdings (Pvt) Ltd HH 204/10, Sibangilizwe Dhlodhlo v Deputy Sheriff of Marondera & Ors HH 76/11, Ericson Mvududu v Agricultural and Development Authority HH 286/11 and Gaylord Baudi v Kenmark Builders (Pvt) Ltd HH 4/12. More
The applicant filed a Court Application on 25 February 2005, seeking an order compelling the respondent to surrender to it a lap top computer and accessories and a motor vehicle all fully described in the application. The application was duly served and the respondent filed a notice of opposition out of the time limits prescribed in the rules of this court. Despite notice to the respondent to regularise her papers, nothing was done to uplift the automatic bar against the respondent resulting in the matter being properly set down before me on the unopposed roll. More
