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MABHIKWA J: The applicant is a former employee of the respondent. On 7 March 2014, he was suspended on allegations of misconduct. He was given a letter to that effect. He was charged with conduct inconsistent with the fulfillment of express or implied terms of his contract of employment. More

This is an appeal against sentence only. On 3 July 2020 the appellants appeared before the Magistrates Court sitting at Kariba whereupon they were convicted on their own pleas of guilty on a charge of contravening s 4(1) as read with s 4(2) of the Firearms Act [Chapter 10:09], that is, possession of a firearm without a certificate. Both were sentenced to 36 months imprisonment of which 12 months imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on the usual condition of good behaviour. In addition the 303 rifle was forfeited to the State. The effective custodial term in respect of each... More

This is an application for review of the Master’s decision regarding the resolution a dispute using s 68G of the Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6:01] which deals with whether customary law should apply to a deceased person’s estate. Having decided that customary law should apply, the essence of the Master’s decision, (cited as the first respondent in this matter), was to reduce the applicant’s civil marriage to a customary one in accordance with s 68(4) of the Administration of Estates. This was on the basis that at the time the civil marriage was contracted, the now deceased was married... More

The applicant is seeking cancellation or confirmation of cancellation of an agreement of sale which the parties entered into on 19 January 2015. In terms of that agreement the applicant sold an immovable property known as Stand 1584 Rydale Ridge Park measuring 588 square metres to the two respondents for USD16 700. More

This is an appeal against the decision of the Magistrates Court sitting at Chiredzi wherein it granted respondent’s application for spoliation in respect of a piece of land situate in the Lowveld district of Chiredzi, namely subdivision 111 of Mkwasine Central, Chiredzi (“the piece of land’). The appellant attacks the decision of the court a quo on two broad grounds namely that it (i.e. court a quo) ought to have declined to entertain the application for spoliation as essentially the same dispute pitting the same parties was pending in a different court case. The argument therefore is that the court... More

SABINAH RWATIZHA AND TITUS VENGESAI AND BRIGHTON MAZITI AND TENDAI MUNEDZI AND JACOB MANYEMHESA AND ASIMA CHEISA AND LOVELY CHAGONDA AND TATENDA CHAGONDA AND EUPHIA MASOKA AND GEORGE SILAS MAGAMBA AND LONAH BANDA AND NIGEL MUNYARADZI DANIEL JERE AND CECILIA TINASHE SAMBO AND ALLEN MAPURANGA AND LETICIA MUTEDE AND ENIMY MUTEDE AND ROBERT PARAFINI AND NYARAI MUCHECHETERE AND KUDZANAI TEMBO AND TAKURA VENGESA AND TAWANDA DEREK NDUDZO AND MANAI ANTONY AND EDINAH KASEKE AND EMELDAR GONDO AND CHIPO MUSARA AND HENRY TENDENEDZAI AND SHINGIAI RAY MANGO AND TAPUWA MAGWERE AND PETROS PATISANI AND IAN MADUME AND PRISCILLA SHUWISAI HANDIKATARE AND VICTOR PAULINE MBAYO AND MARSHALL TSEKE AND TONGAI MAVUNDUSE AND MERCY MUGWENI AND MUSA PHIRI AND SIMONDENI NCUBE AND JOSHUA BIRI AND URITA BIRI AND ERNEST NYAMBO AND OSWELL TAWINEYI AND MUNYARADZI NYANGA AND RICHMOND NYAHORE AND RUTH NYAHORE AND OPPAH MOYO AND MOREBLESSINGS MUNOUYA AND MACKENZIE EUGENE AND NORMAN GWEZUVA AND MUNYARADZI LAWRENCE TSUNGA AND MUCHIMBIDZIKE FATIMA AND MUCHIMBIDZIKE STEWART AND LOVEJOY MURAMBIWA AND ERASMUS NYAMUSHONYONGORA AND COLEEN MAFIKA AND HENRY MUVANDIRI AND ISAIAH CHINHENGO AND NABOTH T. MAGWERE AND ALVIN LOVEMORE MAGWERE AND LOVEMORE MAGWERE AND ALETTER MAGWERE AND SHELLY ELIZABETH CHITSUNGO AND JEREMIAH JANDA AND MAXWELL NEKENDE CHITENDENI AND CLIFFORD NKOMO AND PRIVILEGE MUKWAIRA AND FANUEL KANGONDO AND KILLIAN Z MASUKUSA AND MEMORY CHIPUNGU AND WAYNE PAMIRE AND ZACHEO PATISANI AND FARAI NYABEZE AND VIVIAN S. SITHOLE AND EDINAH DAMBUDZO MASIYIWA AND LIVISON TIZIRAI AND THEODORA MUTSAGO AND LIYON CHIKOMO AND LINDARAY TANYANYIWA AND MARIMIROFA ADVANCE AND LETWIN MARIMIROFA AND LUNGISANI MAKHALIMA AND FADZAI C. MAKHALIMA AND FUNGAI FELISTAS GAMU AND JOSEPHINE CHAMBALANGA AND ELMON MANGENA AND RUVIMBO PATRICIA NCUBE AND JENIFER DHLIWAYO AND PARADZAI MAZUVAMANA AND SALLY ANN AND SHUPAI MOSES NYAMBO AND CHIKOMBINGO SEVERINO AND VANESA E. SALIMU AND ELISMORE TAVENGWA AND NEWTON TAWANDA MURINGAGOMO AND CALVIN CHINEKA AND PRECIOUS MAKWINJA AND SHAKEY MUNYUKI BARE AND LEVISON PHIRI AND JOSPHINE TIZORA AND MASHMELLON TINOTENDA MAZWI AND JOYCE TINARWO AND MAMBINGI MAKURIRA AND GEORGE TINASHE SARE AND NOMATTER NIKISI AND CONSTANCE CHIMUKA AND GODFREE MARIMBIRE AND KUDIWA MAZANGO AND ABBIGAIL CHARUKA AND GARIKAI CHIKWEKWETE AND JOE CHAKANYUKA AND TICHAYANA MAKOTA AND RUTENDO BLESSING MARIZA AND MUNYARADI G. MUSWERAKUENDA AND JULIET CHIBANDA AND CHARLES CHIBANDA AND ROPAFADZO MAPOSA AND PESEVEARANCE MUZANYA AND KENNETH MAKAZA AND IREEN MUZAKA AND NICODEMUS MUBVUMBA AND JOSEPHAT MUBVUMBA AND NGONIDZASHE MANIKA AND ABIGIRL MANIKA AND MANDIPE NGWADZAYI AND ESTHER MUTSENGI AND ESTHER DLAMINI AND DICKSON MAPFUTI AND BETTY MAPFUTI AND IAN N. MANDIHLARE AND TANAKA CLIVE MUKAKA CHITIYO AND ACKIM MAKINA AND LLOYD DOMBODZVUKU AND MARYGRACE VALERIA ZINGONI AND ALBERT ZHANJE AND DEBBIE MTANDABARE AND HERBERT MUNEMO AND JOYLINE MHASHO AND MASON WHITE AND JULIA WHITE AND PATMORE MADA AND ISRAEL CHARM SIZIBA AND STELLA CHIMBUMU AND KUDZAI NEMACHA AND TEDDY NYAJEKA AND FAITH SHOKO AND ROBERT MUCHECHETERE AND AGATHA CHIKUKWA AND NETSAI MATEWERE AND SYNTHIA KATONDO AND MODESTA TUTURU AND JACKQELINE MUTAMBARA AND FREDRICK KASEKE AND NOBERT MUSAKWA AND CECILIA MUGARIRI AND RONWELL CHITAMBIRA AND STANFORD BUKUTA AND PEARSON NGULUBE AND MERCY MUGWENI AND IAN MANYANDE AND VIMBAI FAITH MBERI AND MCDAVID OSLEM MBERI AND JULIA MUCHEMWA AND PRISCILLA MUGOBERA AND LINDIWE MAKONI VERSUS LUNA ESTATES (PRIVATE) LIMITED. AND DEVINE AID TRUST COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED (2021-05-26)
This is a court application by 163 applicants seeking a declaratory order in the following terms: “IT IS ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 1. It is declared that the agreements of sale which were entered into between the applicants and the 1st respondent represented by the 2nd respondent be and are hereby held to be valid. 2. The 1st respondent pays costs of this application on a legal practitioner and client scale.” More

The 3 applicantsthrough an urgent chamber application seek interim relief for all mining operations at Golden Hill Mine Mashavato be suspended barred or prohibited. Further that in pursuance of the above that applicants are authorised to hire and deploy at the said mine security guards to ensure compliance with the order suspending barring or suspending mining operations at the said mine. More