Termination of pregnancy in Zimbabwe is controlled by statute. This is a constitutional application in respect of which the applicants seek to persuade the court to outlaw or read in to the definition of “unlawful intercourse” contained in s 2(1) of the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10] hereinafter referred to as the “Act” to allow children below the age of 18 and married women, who are victims of marital rape to have access to legal abortion as provided for in terms of s 4 of the Act. More
The applicant is a duly registered tertiary institution and the respondent is a former employee of the applicant. The respondent was employed as a procurement officer from March 2023 to 3 November 2023 when he was suspended from employment pending an investigation. The respondent was charged with sexual harassment and dismissed from employment on 24 November 2023.The respondent then filed an application for review of the proceedings of the disciplinary hearing in case number LC/H/1037/23 with this Court. More
The appellant was employed by the respondent as an administrative clerk. During the period between 2 November 2015 and 20 November 2015 the appellant was tasked to stand in for a cash sales clerk who had proceeded on leave. It was alleged that, during that period the appellant failed to account for the sum of USD600.00 and ZAR 1730-00. He was arraigned before the disciplinary committee charged with theft. He was found guilty and dismissed from his employment with the respondent. More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court sitting at Hwange dated 9 November 2017. It is common cause that the appellant was arraigned before the court a quo and charged with murder. It was alledged that on 7 October 2014 and at Zenka Village Binga the appellant wrongfully, unlawfully and intentionally killed Fortunate Mutale. More
This is an application for condonation of late noting of an application for review. The background to this matter is that the first respondent granted an arbitral award in favour of the second respondent on 17 December 2014. More
The applicants are former employees of the respondent who were dismissed from employment between May and June 2011. A labour dispute having arisen at the time of the termination, such was referred to arbitration in terms of the Labour Act [Cap 28:01].
On 1 November 2011, M.C. Kare, the arbitrator, made an arbitral award directing the respondent to pay the applicant certain terminal benefits. He also gave the parties leave to approach him for quantification of those terminal benefits in the event of any doubt as to quantum. More
This is an application for exception.
On 9 January 2012 the plaintiff issued summons against the defendant for the following relief:
“(a) payment of US$88 500-00 the balance due to the plaintiff for his salary;
(b) interest at the prescribed rate per annum from 1 April 2010 to date of full payment; and
(c) costs of suit on the level of legal practitioner and client scale.” More
This is an opposed chamber application for reinstatement of an appeal under case number SC 166/22. The application is brought consequent to the applicant’s failure to file his heads of argument within the prescribed time limits. More
At the conclusion of this case after hearing argument, I granted the following order in favour of the applicant:
“It is ordered:
(i) That the appeal instituted by the applicant in this court on 14 October 2011 in case number HC CIV ‘A’ 522/11 and dismissed on 16 July 2013 be and is hereby reinstated.
(ii) That there shall be no order as to costs.” More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (“the court a quo”) dated 28 February 2023. In that judgment, the court a quo dismissed the appellant’s application for review of the respondent’s decision to withdraw his offer letter in respect of Subdivision 3 of Ingleborough Farm in Mazowe (the “farm”). More
By a letter dated 25 June 2013, applicant was offered a piece of land under the Land Reform and Resettlement Programme (Model A2 Phase II) by respondent.
The offer was in respect of Subdivision 3 of Ingleborough in Mazowe District of Mashonaland Central Province and for agricultural purpose. The piece of land (farm) was 253.00 hectares in extent.
By a letter dated 29 June 2021 respondent notified applicant of its intention to withdraw the land offer in respect of the farm.
The letter reads:-
“RE: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO WITHDRAW LAND OFFER PHASE II
Notice is hereby given that the... More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Harare Magistrates Court (Civil) handed down on 1 March 2022 under Case number 1/22 which dismissed an application for mandament van spolie made by the Appellant against the respondents for illegally ousting Appellant from Stand number 13559 Manresa Mabvuku, Harare (the property).
The background facts are that there has been a dispute between the Appellant and the respondents over the property in question. Under case number 2689/20 an Order was granted against the Appellant in favour of the respondents to evict the Appellant from the stand in question. Pursuant to... More
I heard this matter on 16 May, 2022. I delivered an ex tempore judgment in which I granted the application as prayed. On 23 May, 2022 the respondent wrote requesting written reasons for my decision. These are they:
The respondent, a municipality which is established in accordance with the Urban Council Act, sold to the first, second, third and fourth applicants stand numbers 1051, 1043, 1044 and 1052 (“ the property/properties”) respectively. It sold the first two properties to the first and second applicants on 13 November, 2019 and the last two properties to the third and fourth applicants on... More
After hearing the parties on 11 July 2017 the following pronouncement was made by the Court:
“The unanimous view of this court is that there is no merit in this appeal. The appeal be and is hereby dismissed with costs. Full reasons for judgment will be availed in due course” More
This is an application for bail pending the finalisation of trial. Applicant is being charged with the crime of contravening section 60 A (3a) (b) of the Electricity Act [Chapter 13:19] i.e. to cut, damage, destroy or interfere with any apparatus used for generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity. The allegations are that on the 23rd March 2020, during the night and at a bushy area along Mzingwani Road, stretching to Alwyn Road, Hope Fountain, Bulawayo, applicant unlawfully and intentionally cut, damaged, destroyed or interfered with any apparatus or material used in connection, distribution or supply of electricity. He... More
