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I heard this matter on 17 March, 2021. I delivered an ex tempore judgment in which I granted the plaintiff’s claim as prayed in the draft. On 23 April, 2021 counsel for the defendant wrote requesting for reasons for my decision. These are they: On 3 August, 2016 the defendant executed an acknowledgement of debt in favour of the plaintiff. It acknowledged its indebtedness to the plaintiff in the sum of US$31 780.8 and in a further sum of ZAR 458,799.8 together with interest at 10% per annum. It paid off the sum of US$31 780.8. It left the balance... More

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The application is at the instance of the applicant Municipality in a matter where respondent employees successfully sought reinstatement relief from a labour officer in a labour dispute pitting them and the Municipality. After deliberations were made on the Labour dispute the labour officer ruled that the employees had lost their jobs irregularly. In the result he reinstated them without loss of salary and benefits. In the alternate he ordered the Municipality to pay the employees damages in lieu of reinstatement. More

This is a chamber application for dismissal for want of prosecution in terms of Order 32 r 236 of the Rules of this Honourable Court. More

This is an appeal against the sentence imposed upon the appellant following his conviction on a charge of malicious damage to property as defined in s 3 (1) (h) as read with s 4 (1) of the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16]. The appellant was convicted on his own plea of guilt. He was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment of which 2 months imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on condition that he does not commit an offence involving damage to property as an element for which he is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. A further... More

The application for condonation for late noting of appeal and leave to prosecute the appeal in question is dismissed. The reasons are as follows. More

KABASA J: On 1st September 2016 the plaintiff entered into three agreements with the defendant. The first agreement related to the sale of the plaintiff’s property, whose full description is stand 8140 Victoria Falls Township of Victoria Falls Township Lands. This property is held under title deed number 1816/2014. The second agreement related to a deed of cession and assignment of stand 1537 Victoria Falls Township measuring 5, 195m2, which stand had been offered to the plaintiff by virtue of his position as Town Clerk of the Victoria Falls Town Council. The third agreement related to the construction of town... More

GOWORA JA: The respondent is a company registered in the British Virgin Islands. Its principal place of business is in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The appellant was formerly one of the directors of Rodstreet Trading (Private) Limited (Rodstreet), a company duly registered as such under the laws of Zimbabwe More