On 24 August 2012 the applicant filed an urgent chamber application seeking a provisional order couched in the following:
“Interim Relief
Pending the return date –
1. The Zimbabwe 2012 edition of the Students In Free Enterprise competition is hereby suspended; and
2. The first respondent is hereby interdicted from performing any act calculated or likely to hinder the applicant’s participation in the 2012 SIFE World Cup scheduled for 23 September 2012.” More
This matter was set down as an application for condonation of late noting of an appeal and stay of execution of an National Employment Council (“NEC”) award which confirmed the dismissal of the Applicant (“employee”) from the Respondent’s (“employer”)’s employment on allegations of contravening the employment Code of Conduct. More
The Appellant was employed by the Respondent. He was arraigned before a Disciplinary Committee on the 17th of May, 2011 to face two charges under the relevant Code of Conduct. He was charged under Section 9.2.4.ii of the Code of Conduct for having absented himself from work without reasonable excuse from 1 to 2 April, 2011 and from 9 to 26 April, 2011. On the second charge under Section 9.2.4.xvi the Appellant was alleged to have wilfully disobeyed a lawful order by a superior in that when asked to write a report on his absence he had refused to do... More
The appellants and two others appeared before the magistrates court and were jointly charged with fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Code”). The latter (Faroza and Chiguware) were discharged at the close of the State’s case. The appellants were acquitted of fraud but convicted on the permissible verdict of theft as defined in s 113 of the Code.
The first appellant was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment of which 12 months imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behaviour. A further 18 months imprisonment... More
The plaintiff is resident in the United Kingdom. Sometime in 2003, he telephoned one Simbarashe Sagonda and Thomas Makwangudze, relatives of his, to proceed to view a property that was being offered for sale through the agency of the second defendant. The property, whose description and location in Ruwa was known to the second defendant’s property negotiator, “Nyasha”, is owned by the first defendant who holds freehold title to the land. More
The applicant has made numerous applications in pursuit of bail pending appeal. The record shows he filed an application for bail pending the determination of an application for leave to appeal out of time which was pending under case number CON 319/19. That application was filed on 7 November 2019. The applicant filed a supplementary bail statement on 9 December 2019. The application was removed from roll by NDEWERE J on 14 November 2019. The reason for the removal of the application from the roll was that the applicant was required to first obtain leave to appeal out of time... More
This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The application is at the instance of the applicant bank which was irked by the labour court’s decision to dismiss its appeal where it challenged the decision of the NEC Appeals board decision to remit a labour dispute between the employee and the bank More
On the 9th of August I granted the applicants an interim order in the following terms:
“That pending the determination of the main matter being the case of CBZ Bank Limited v Hothfield Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd and Ors HC 12629/16, the applicants are granted the following relief: More
This is an appeal against the whole judgement of the High Court.
The facts of this case are common cause.
On 28 November 2011, the Deputy Sheriff attached immovable property known as stand number 1301 Tynwald South Township of Stand 1042 Tynwald South measuring 383m2, registered under Deed of Transfer No. 9072/2008 (hereinafter referred to as the property). The attachment was pursuant to a writ of execution issued in favour of the appellant (the judgment creditor a quo). The appellant had obtained judgment against one Nompiliso Maphosa in case number HC 6553/11. More
This is an urgent application in which the applicant seeks a provisional order in the following terms:
“TERMS OF THE FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause to this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms:
1. That pending the determination of an appeal in SC 697/18 the 1st, 2nd, 7th and 8th respondents or their agents or anyone taking instruction from them be and are hereby interdicted from initiating or proceeding with the process of executing the court order in HC 5328/17 including the transfer of rights and title to anyone in... More
The plaintiff issued summons against defendant for the payment of $47 714.24, interest at the rate of 28% per annum capitalised monthly from 1 June 2013 together with costs on a legal practitioner and client scale. The claim was based on a working capital loan and input facility scheme which the parties entered into on 18 October 2009. More
On 7 November 2012 the respondent (plaintiff in the main matter) issued summons against the excipients(second and third defendants in the main matter). The respondent’s claim was for:- More
Plaintiff issued summons against the defendantclaiming
$150 000 plus 28% interest per annum arising from the defendant’s alleged negligence and breach of professional duty. The negligence arises from disbursing to the sellerthe purchase price of properties sold to the purchaser before registration of transfer into the name of the purchaserand registration of mortgage bond in favour of plaintiff which funded the transactions. More
The appellant and the respondent were in a banker-customer contractual relationship. The respondent operated a current account and a fixed deposit account with the appellant Bank. More
