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This is an application for rescission of default judgment granted on 10 May 2012 in Case No HC 3958/12. The background to the matter is that the applicant borrowed US$40 000 from the respondent at an interest of 20% per annum in February 2011 and payable by 28 February 2012. The applicant failed to liquidate the debt when it became due resulting in the respondent issuing summons on 21 April 2012 for the US$80 000. More

This is an application for the review of an arbitral award which was made on 21 September 2012 in favour of the Respondents (“employees”) against the Applicant (“employer”). Within this review case arose the issue of condonation of the late filing of the heads of argument by the Applicant and also the attendant request to have the bar in that respect lifted. This judgment, therefore, address the two components referred to above. More

This application is an application for rescission of judgment entered against applicants on 18 January 2011. From a reading of the facts of this matter applicants became aware of the judgment in May and June of 2011. Rule 63(1) of the High Court Rules provides; More

On 22 June 2012 the appellant drove a Mazda Rustler registration number ABC 6845 while he was not a holder of a driver’s licence. He had 5 passengers on board. He was driving along Harare- Masvingo road. At the 139km peg he turned right in front of oncoming traffic resulting in a collision with a Nissan Hardbody which then overturned. Eleven passengers from both vehicles were injured and were rushed to Chivhu GeneralHospital. One passenger who had been seriously injured later died on the same day in hospital. The other passengers were treated and discharged. More

The court is satisfied that this application has no merit for the following reasons: 1) The court correctly found that there was no lawful instruction and clearly articulated its reasons for stating so, thus a superior court is not likely to interfere with that finding. 2) The issue of clarity of charges was also adequately explained in the judgment. 3) Deliberation of what the correct charge should have been way after the employee had pleaded to the charge is indeed an abuse of disciplinary powers and the judgment explains in detail why the court formulated that opinion. 4) As the... More

This matter was placed before me through the Chamber Book. The applicant is a serving member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police. She seeks the following interim relief as a matter of urgency; More

CONSTABLE SIBANDA K. 067776T AND CONSTABLE LUNGA M. 067848 X AND CONSTABLE INSPECTOR TARUSIKIRA 049943K AND CONSTABLE KALANI E. 070453D AND ASSISTANT INSPECTOR DUBE 049758J AND SERGENT HWAMI 062528P AND SERGENT CHIBORA T. 063910R AND ASSISTANT INSPECTOR DUBE D. 05277Y AND ASSISTANT INSPECTOR MOYO E. 053645J AND ASSISTANT INSPECTOR MAPHOSA F 983210F AND ASSISTANT INSPECTOR CHATUKUTA L 054539F AND ASSISTANT INSPECTOR MJIKWA M 066410J AND SERGENT MUKUKU E. 062221F AND SERGEANT MUTANDAVARI M. 983539N AND CONSTABLE CHIRONDA L. 070587Z AND CONSTABLE SENDO A 987951J AND CONSTABLE NDUDZO F. 074217V AND CONSTABLE KAWERENGA S. 067297Y AND CONSTABLE DHLAMINI S. 072325N AND CONSTABLE CHITSUNGE C. 068649S AND CONSTABLE MBEDZI G. 077292M AND CONSTABLE MAUNGA M 989746K AND CONSTABLE MASIMBITI M. 067770M AND CONSTABLE MAPHANA P. 074210M VERSUS TRIAL OFFICERS AND THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE AND THE CO-MINISTERS OF HOME AFFAIRS (2013-09-18)
This is an urgent chamber application in which the first to eighth applicants seek the following relief:- More