Sometime in 2012, the fifth respondent obtained judgment under HC 3331/14 against the first respondent. This was a result of the latter’s failure to pay the balance of USD$116 000 after he sold, on instruction, the fifth respondent’s piece of land in Mount Pleasant. The court ordered the sale in execution of the first respondent’s property known as the remainder of Subdivision C of Lot 6 of Lots 190,191,192,193,194 and 195, Highlands Estate of Welmoed (hereinafter referred to as “the property”). On 18 September 2017, the appellant participated in the Sheriff’s sale by public auction, of the first respondent’s property,... More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court sitting at Bulawayo convicting the appellant of murder in contravention of s 47(1)(b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. The appellant was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. More
1. On the 16 February 2017, plaintiff sued out a summons against 1st defendant seeking an order couched in the following terms:
i. An order confirming the cancellation of an agreement of sale entered into by and between plaintiff and defendant in respect of a property known as a certain piece of land being stand number 6505 Bulawayo Township of stand 6541A Bulawayo Township, situate in the District of Bulawayo and which cancellation was occasioned by defendant’s breach of the terms and conditions of the said sale agreement. More
On the 14 September 2021 this Court issued an order which dismissed Applicant’s appeal for want of prosecution. On the 30th September 2021 Applicant filed the present application for the rescission of the order. Respondent opposed the application. The Court may or may not grant rescission as per provisions of Section 92C(1)a of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01. I shall deal with the matter under subtitles “Default” and “Merits” respectively More
This is an urgent Chamber application for an interim interdict seeking to interdict the Respondent from disposing of the Applicant’s tanker and trailer seized by the Regional Manager, Region 1, Customs and Excise of the Respondent on 6 October 2021after it was found to be laden with water instead of fuel on its way to Zambia at Chirundu border post. When the tanker and trailer were seized, the driver vanished and has not been accounted for up to this day. More
1. The first respondent, his assignees and representatives be and are hereby permanently interdicted from disposing through a sale or any other way or attempting to dispose in or in any way encumbering or attempting to encumber the immovable property listed below pendingthe outcome of proceedings under case No HC 2517/22 where the applicant is claiming a share thereof;
a) Stand No lot 9 of 7A Chicago, Kwekwe
b) Stand No 7595 Section 4 Mbizo, Kwekwe
c) Stand No 6650, Newtown, Kwekwe
d) Stand No 6123 Ngwe Street Southview,
e) Stand No 7061 Chigwagwagwa Stret, Target Kopje, Masvingo
f) Stand... More
: The applicants approached this court seeking an order compelling the first respondent to issue an exemption certificate in favour of Mr Jeremy Gauntlett in terms of s 7 of the Legal Practitioners Act [Chapter 27:07] (hereinafter called “the Legal Practitioners Act”). The order sought is expressed in the following way: More
