This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, granted on 20 December 2018, confirming a provisional order granted by that court on 24 October 2017. The effect of the judgment was to set aside the sale and transfer of the property in dispute to the fourth and fifth respondents and to enable the first and second respondents to exercise their alleged right of first refusal in respect of that property. More
: This is an application for absolution from the instance..
The plaintiff in short seeks an order that defendants vacate the remaining extent of Lot `B` Lower Rangemore, Umguza being the property of the plaintiff who is the registered owner of the of the property (rei vindication).
The defendants have claimed that they have authority to occupy the property for mining purposes although they do not deny plaintiff’s ownership of the land.
At the close of the plaintiff`s case the defendants made an application for absolution from the instance. More
This is an application for summary judgment in terms of o10 r64 of the High Court Rules 1971. Applicant issued summons under case number HC 1533/16 for the recovery of arrear rentals, eviction of the respondent and all those claiming occupation through the respondent, cancellation of the lease agreement, hold over damages, water charges and costs of suit. The suit arose from repeated breaches of the lease agreement which has expired by the effluxion of time as well an acknowledgment of debt which has not been adhered to. More
This is a chamber application for an order for leave for direct access to the Constitutional Court (“the Court”), made in terms of s 167(5) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 (“the Constitution”), as read with r 21(2) of the Constitutional Court Rules SI 61/2016 (“the Rules”). More
The appellant was charged and convicted of one count of rape by the Regional Court sitting at Beitbridge Magistrates’ Court on 5 June 2015. The conviction came against the appellant’s plea of not guilty. Upon conviction the appellant was sentenced to ten years imprisonment of which three years were suspended on the usual good conditions.
The appellant appealed against both conviction and sentence challenging mainly the evidence of identification relied upon by the court a quo in identifying him as the assailant.
The appellant’s elaborate grounds of appeal were given as follows; More
This is an appeal against a judgment of the Labour Court handed down in May 2013 which dismissed the appellant’s appeal after a consideration of the merits. After perusing the record and hearing submissions from parties, the court upheld the preliminary point that was raised by the respondent and dismissed the appeal. Reasons for the order have been requested by the appellant. More
This is an application wherein the applicant seeks an order for reinstatement by his employer. The application is somewhat confusing in that on one hand it is presented as an application where the relief of mandamus is being sought and yet on the other hand it presents itself as an application for the registration of an arbitral award.
The matter has a very long history dating back to 2011. The brief facts are that applicant was employed by the respondent. He was later dismissed after having been convicted of misconduct. An arbitrator who entertained the matter reinstated him to his... More
