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On 19 January 2010 the applicant filed an application for condonation for the late filing of rescission of judgment granted in case NO. HC 6889/07 on 27 February 2008. The application was opposed by the respondent. More

Under case number Mutare court CRB 1253/09 the applicant was convicted of the offence of unlawfully possessing 8,61kgs of pieces of diamonds. Pursuant to the applicant’s conviction and sentence the diamonds in question were declared forfeited to the State. More

MAWADZE J: This is an opposed application wherein the applicant seeks the following relief: “IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. The will dated 21 November 2005, purportedly signed by the late Nellie Helen Morris appointing the respondent ((first respondent) the executrix testamentary and bequeathing the entire estate to same be and is hereby null and void and therefore of no force and effect (sic). 2. The respondent shall pay costs of suit” (sic). More

This is an application for summary judgment. The applicant seeks the following relief: “IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. Summary judgment in the sum of US$101 677-93 be and is hereby granted in favour of the applicant and against the respondents. 2. The mortgaged property being certain piece of land situate in the District of Salisbury called Stand 932 Bluffhill Township 17 of Subdivision C of Bluffhill measuring 4000 square metres held by the second respondent under Deed of Transfer No. 4936/2007 dated 18 September 2007 be and is hereby declared specially executable to satisfy the applicant’s claim.” More

The plaintiff married defendant on 2 March 1996 at Bulawayo in terms of the Marriages Act, [Cap 5:11]. The marriage still subsists. There are two minor children of the marriage herein after referred to as M and L. M was born on 21 July 1995 and L was born on 13 April 2005. During the subsistence of the marriage the parties acquired both movable and immovable properties. As fate would have it after about 14 years of marriage the parties wish to divorce. More

The parties married each other in Harare on 14 December 1991 in terms of the Marriage Act [Cap 5:11]. The marriage was blessed with two children, namely Simbarashe Sithole born on 5 September 1992 (now a major) and Mutsawashe Unalina Sithole born on 5 August 1997. There is an old saying which states that all good things come to an end. The parties now find that their marriage has irretrievably broken down. The plaintiff issued summons out of this court on 25 October 2006 seeking a degree of divorcee on the basis of irretrievable breakdown, an order of sharing matrimonial... More

: The plaintiff’s claim is for payment to him by the defendants of the sum of $3 000-00 being damages for shock, pain and suffering, contumelia and unlawful detention suffered by the plaintiff at the hands of the defendants who are alleged to have been acting in concert with each other. The defendants were sued in their personal capacities. The plaintiff also claimed interest on the said sum of money at the prescribed rate from the date of summons to the date of full and final settlement, and cost of suit. More