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Appellant instituted summons at Rusape Magistrate Court claiming $5000-00 from the respondent being general damages arising from the alleged unlawful destruction of appellant’s temporary structure constructed at No 7688 without a valid court order as well as for harassing appellant’s wife at the latter’s work place without appellant’s consent. After the issuing out of the summons the appellant served the respondent with various court processes and on 9 April 2019 appellant filed an application for default judgment. Unfortunately on 19 April 2019 the learned magistrate dismissed the application. Unamused by the dismissal the appellant noted an appeal on 16 August... More

Plaintiff in this matter issued summons against the two defendants claiming . Payment of the sum of $400 000-00 due by 1st and 2nd defendants to the plaintiff being damages arising from the defendant’s wrongful and unlawful conduct which resulted in plaintiff’s minor child who does not have legal capacity being circumcised without the consent of the plaintiffs’ the biological parents. 2. Interest at the prescribed rate of 5% per annum reckoned from the date of summons to date of full payment.” More

An order that 1st Defendant in his capacity as the Executor in the estate of Pilate Moyo be ordered to transfer stand 1255 Dulibadzimu Township Beitbridge into the names of Plaintiff within 10 days of service of this order on 1st Defendant. b) An order that should 1st Defendant fail to comply with (a) above, the Sheriff of Zimbabwe or his deputy be authorized to sign all the transfer papers in 1st Defendant’s stead in order to effect transfer of stand 1255 Dulibadzimu Township Beitbridge to the Plaintiff. c) An order that 2nd Defendant pays the costs of suit. The... More

The accused (hereinafter referred to as “the applicants” charged are facing a charge of “Theft” as defined in section 113 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23] or alternatively “Defeating or obstructing the course of justice as defined in section 184 (1) (a) of the same Act. At the closure of the state case, all the applicants filed respective applications for discharge at the close of the prosecution case. The applications were made in terms of section 198 (3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]. The applications were all dismissed on 13 May... More

The applicant is jointly charged with one Jephat Chaganda who is separately applying for bail under case number HCB 80/19. Applicant and several others are currently undergoing trial at the High Court on a charge of theft of gold. The applicant finds himself facing fresh charges relating to obstruction of justice in contravening section 184 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. More

In this matter plaintiff issued summons claiming:- 1) Payment of the sum of USD 11 316-00. 2) Interest at the rate of 15% per annum from the due date to date of payment. 3) Costs of suit. This claim was further amplified through an application that was consolidated with this action wherein plaintiff claimed:- 1) An order authorising the ejectment of the 1st defendant from the portion of the property owned by it being Unit 7 Siesta Mews, Hillside Bulawayo and 2) An order authorizing 2nd Defendant to cause the sale of 1st Defendant property’s share in the immovable property... More

This is an action for divorce on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. The parties were married to each other on 13 November 2007 in terms of the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11]. The marriage still subsists. There is one minor child born of this marriage namely Thubelinhle Ndlovu a boy born on 20 April 2008. More