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The three accused men are serving members of the Zimbabwe National Army. They face charges of murder. They all deny that they were in any way involved in the killing of one Blessward Shenje on 27 August 2015 in Rusape. More

This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the Labour Court of Zimbabwe sitting at Harare delivered on 2 November 2010 in which the court a quo dismissed an application for review by the appellant. After hearing counsel’s submissions, the appeal was dismissed with costs. More

The applicant approached the court a quo seeking the relief of a spoliation order. The application was dismissed with costs thus occasioning the present appeal. More

In terms of the Facility Letter which the parties signed on 15 February 2011, the plaintiff advanced the sum of $130 000.00 to the defendants. The maturity date of the loan was 15 February, 2012. More

This is an application for summary judgment in terms of r 64. The plaintiff issued summons claiming against the defendant the sum of $47 808-00 being the outstanding amount owed to it by the defendant arising from a personal loan advanced to the defendant. It also claimed interest at the rate of 15% per annum, a penalty on unpaid interest at the rate of 2 % per day from 31st August 2015 to date of payment in full plus costs on the legal practitioner and client scale. More

n an action which it filed with the court on 18 February 2016, the applicant sued the respondent. It claimed from the respondent: (a) payment of $14 7698.14 which it said was for: (i) catering services it rendered to the respondent for the period 2012 to 2015 – and (ii) collection Commission at the rate of 10% of the principal debt; (b) interest at the prescribed rate per annum – and (c) costs of suit. More

The dispute before me started as an opposed application before MAWADZE J in 2014. On 8 May, 2014, after going through all the papers placed before him, MAWADZE J’s view was that the interests of justice would be better served if the matter was referred to trial for a proper ventilation of all the issues. He ordered that the court application shall stand as the summons and the notice of opposition as the appearance to defend. A declaration was to be filed within 10 days of the court order and thereafter the matter would proceed to trial in terms of... More