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This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the High Court sitting at Bulawayo handed down on 4 June 2020 as HB 87/20, under HC 1124/17. The part appealed againstis the order by the court a quo dismissing the application for amendment in respect of an alternative claim and prayer seeking to compel the respondents to transfer 8000 squaremetres of land to the appellant. More

MAVANGIRA JA: 1. This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare, in which the court granted a declaratur in favour ofthe first respondent asserting that hewas the lawful holder of rights and interests in the property known as stand 6401 Retreat Waterfalls. The court also ordered that the appellant and all those in occupation through her should vacate the property. More

The two appeals CIV ‘A’48/19 and CIV ‘A’13/20 were consolidated by consent of the parties. They involve the same parties and involve the same issues around a certain property in ZvishavanenamelyStand Number 149/ ST 53 Mandava Township. It was agreed that the parties would filesupplementary heads of arguments embracing the two cases. More

DUBE-BANDA J: This is an application for bail pending trial. This application was determined on written submissions only.1Applicant is being charged with the crime of robbery as defined in section 126 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. On the 10 January 2021, applicant and his co-accused appeared before the Esigodini Magistrates Court, whereupon he was placed on remand and detained in custody. It is alleged that on the 9th November 2020, applicant, in the company of six other persons, five who have not been accounted for, robbed complainants of their property, namely USD $87 000.00, ZAR... More

This is a civil appeal. The dispute between the parties is over a piece of land that is at the boundary of their adjoining properties. The appellant made an application before the court a quofor a spoliation order and a prohibitory interdict. The application was dismissed. He now appeals to this court. More

DUBE-BANDA J: This is an urgent chamber application in which the applicant seeks a provisional order staying execution against its property under warrant of execution issued by this court on the 22nd June 2021. The warrant of execution is in the sum of USD $29 700. The warrant of execution is in pursuance of default judgment in HC 457/19, in favour of the 1st respondent. The application is opposed by the 1strespondent. The 2ndrespondent is cited in his official capacity because the implementation of the order sought by the applicant, if granted may require him to act in a particular... More

This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent’s internal appeal body. The appellant was dismissed from respondent’s employ following disciplinary proceedings for gross negligence in terms of the applicable code. More