In this matter the plaintiff, by way of a provisional sentence summons, claims payment of US$55 895.21 together with interest calculated at 5% per annum.
The claim is based on an account reconciliation, an alleged written acknowledgement of debt, a letter from Lunar Chickens and a letter from first defendant’s legal practitioners. The defendant raises the defence, inter alia, that it paid the debt to plaintiff’s creditor. For this reason, the first defendant argues that provisional sentence must be refused with costs on a punitive scale. More
The first and second applicants have approached this court on an urgent basis seeking the relief for leave to sue the second respondent in terms of Section 126(1)(b) of the Insolvency Act [Chapter 6:07]. In particular, the Applicants’ prayer, according to the draft order reads as follows:
“1. Application for leave to sue the 2nd Respondent be and is hereby granted.
2. 1st Respondent shall pay costs of suit.” More
The accused faces a murder charge in contravention of section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23). It is alleged by the state that the deceased who was 23 at the time of the fatal incident, had set up as temporary base for illegal gold miners at a bush at Lonely Star mine together with several other gold panners. They were warming themselves around a fire. The accused allegedly arrived in the company of his uncle and friends. They were looking for one Prince Mwale, a step brother to the accused. They accused him of having... More
This matter came to this court as an urgent chamber application. This court granted the interim relief sought, whose terms interdicted 1st defendant from disposing and transfering of stand number 70832 Lobengula West, Bulawayo to a third party. The court also ordered that in the event a sale had occurred, 2nd defendant should not proceed and effect the transfer of the property to a third party. More
This is an appeal against the Respondent’s decision. The appellant was employed by the respondent as a technician. In the course of his duty he went to work on a fault at Peterhouse, whereas the papers said that he worked at Dombi Farm. It was found out that the Appellant’s papers were not in order. Investigations were instituted. He was asked to write a report and he did. Later he was asked again to write a more detailed report. He refused and referred the investigator to the earlier report. Investigations established that no work was carried out at Dombi Farm. More
