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This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the magistrate sitting at Bulawayo handed down on the 25th January 2019. More

The declaration of the plaintiff attached to the summons states that the plaintiff is a local businessman in Mutare. First defendant resides in Mutare and second defendant resides in Harare and is a registered legal practitioner. On 19 July 2017 and at Harare at second defendant’s offices the parties entered into an agreemet of sale where first defendant sold to plaintiff Stand 7061 Mutare Township for a purchase price of US$90 000-00. The terms of the agreement were that US$60 000-00 was to be paid upon the signing of the agreement, US$ 15 000-00 on or before 30 November 2017,... More

The applicant, who was a man of the cloth at the time, was convicted of contravening section 67 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23. More

This is a remittal from the Supreme Court. We are to assess an appropriate sentence for the appellant.The order of remittal reads: More

On the 23rd of March 2020, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe declared a state of disaster in the wake of the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic which had already been declared by the World Health Organisation as a global pandemic. In declaring a state of disaster, all arms of Government were enjoined to take extraordinary measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. In that regard, the Government issued a directive to Local Authorities styled “Guidelines for the Resilient Food Supply Chain System During and After the Lockdown.” In compliance with that directive, on 26th April 2020 the City of... More

Applicant filed this application seeking the following interim relief:- More

This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent employer’s appeals committee where it confirmed appellant employee’s dismissal following misconduct allegations. More