At the conclusion of submissions made at the hearing of this matter, I gave an ex tempore judgment in which I partially granted the application for review. The following are the full reasons for the ex tempore judgment. More
1. The applicant seeks an order for confirmation of a provisional order granted on the following terms;
“TERMS OF THE FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause why a final order should not be made in the following terms
1. The 1st respondent’s Notice headed “licensing of Petroleum Sector Operators in 2020” date stamped 9 March 20202 be and is hereby declared null and void.
2. The 1st respondent’s board be and is hereby declared improperly constituted and thereby null and void.
3. 1st respondent shall pay the costs of suit.” More
TAKUVA J: Plaintiff issued summons against both defendants on 25 June 2010. Plaintiff’s claim is for;
(a) An order that the defendant pays an amount of US 37 700-00.
(b) An order that defendant pays interest on the amount demanded in (a) above at the prescribed rate from date of summons until the amount has been paid in full.
(c) An order that defendant pay costs of suit.
Subsequently by consent of the defendants, plaintiffs amended their summons to read as follows;
(a) Defendants jointly and severally one paying the other being absolved an amount of US 66 702-00.
(b)... More
Appellant and one Stanley Ndongwe were jointly charged for contravening s 60(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, the allegations in the main charge were that on an unknown date to the public prosecutor during the month of July 2020 and at Muparutsa Business Centre, Honde Valley, one or both of them unlawfully abstracted or diverted electric current or caused electricity current to be abstracted or diverted to the appellant’s grinding mill. Alternatively appellant unlawfully used electricity current at his grinding mill knowing it to have been unlawfully abstracted or diverted. More
DUBE-BANDA J: This is an application for bail pending trial. Applicant is being charged with the crime of robbery as defined in section 126 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on the 26 March 2021, applicant in the company of other six accomplices used violence, or threats of immediate violence upon one Zenzo Proud Nkomo to relinquish control over 200 kgs of pregnant gold carbons and one 303 rifle, the property of Lone Mine (complainant). More
This is an appeal against an Arbitral Award.
This appeal was set down for hearing on the 19th May, 2021. On this date, the appeal was postponed to the 27th May, 2021 at the Court’s instance after the Court had observed that, the matter that gave rise to the arbitral award was a matter which had been dealt with and determined in terms of the Labour (National Employment Code of Conduct) Regulations, Statutory Instrument 15 of 2006 (THE NATIONAL CODE). This position was accepted by both parties. More
TAKUVA J: This is an Urgent Chamber Application for Mandament Van Spolie and Interdict .
Applicant seeks an order in the following terms;
“1. Respondent be and is hereby ordered to immediately restore applicant to peaceful and undisturbed possession of DW61A Tuli Flats Westgate Security Camp, Bulawayo.
2. Respondent be and is hereby ordered to immediately cause their employee who now resides at applicant’s house to vacate the premises and handover all keys and locks to the applicant.
3. The Sheriff of the High Court be and is hereby directed to evict anyone and everyone who does not claim occupation... More
