Opposed Chamber Application for condonation of late filing of an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court and application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court More
This is an opposed court application for summary judgment.
On 3 September 2020 the applicant instituted proceedings against the respondents by way of summons under case number HC 4806/20. The relationship between the applicant and respondents (the parties) in this case is regulated by a lease agreement signed on 25 January 2018. In the summons the applicant alleged certain breaches of the lease by the first respondent and seeks relief, inter alia, for the cancellation of the agreement, eviction and recovery of arrear rentals. The second respondent was joined as the second defendant because of his role as a surety... More
This an application for review of the disciplinary proceedings before the Respondent in which the applicant was found guilty of misconduct and he was dismissed from employment. More
TAKUVA J: This is an application for condonation for late noting of appeal.
After hearing argument I dismissed the application. Subsequently a request for reasons was filed by the applicant’s legal practitioners.
These are they.
The applicant was arraigned with three others before a Regional Magistrate sitting at Tredgold on allegations of contravening section 126 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23. The state’s allegations were that on 13 March 2018 the appellant and his accomplices went to house No. 115 Mahatshula South Bulawayo where they pretended to be police officers on duty. They later produced a... More
This matter was set down as an application for a review of the disciplinary proceedings conducted by MASCA against its employee one Mano. Four preliminary points were raised at the outset of the review proceedings. It is only these four preliminary points which are addressed by this judgment. More
MATHONSI JA: On 2 July 2020 the High Court granted an application made by the present first respondent for the removal of the applicant from the position of executrix of the estate of the late RemnsiMachokoto. The applicant, having failed to note an appeal against that judgment within the time allowed by the rules of this Court, has made this application interms of r 43 (1) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 for condonation of the late noting of an appeal and extension of time within which to appeal. The application is strongly opposed by the first respondent More
This is a civil trial. The plaintiff claims USD450 000-00 from the defendant. The amount is said to represent the replacement cost of an immovable property, and the improvements thereon, previously occupied by the plaintiff, but intentionally destroyed by the defendant. In the alternative the plaintiff claims USD143 588-22, allegedly for unjust enrichment. More
