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: The applicant has approached this court seeking an order declaring all the respondents herein to be in contempt of court for failure to comply with an order given under HH 08/11 in which the applicant was awarded damages in lieu of reinstatement. The applicant seeks that the respondents be imprisoned for 90 days the period of which is to be suspended on condition that the respondents comply with the order within 14 days. The application is opposed by the third respondent only who incidentally is the former employer of the applicant. More

This is an application for the reinstatement of a matter onto the roll. It is opposed. It appears common cause that there are various matters connected to the present matter. This presentation was deemed abandoned after the applicant failed to comply with Rule 46 of the rules of this Court. More

This is a bail application pending trial. The applicant is charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 09:23]. It is alleged that on 24 October 22 he had sexual intercourse with Tahana Sibanda without her consent (deceased) and thereafter caused her death by strangulation. The pathologist who examined the remains of the deceased opined that she was sexually violated and died of asphyxia and strangulation. More

The claim was based on the grounds that the forfeitures of the Mining Claims were unlawful, illegal, wrongful and malicious. The issuance of the Special Grant No 7321 (the Special Grant) was similarly unlawful having been issued with the connivance of third defendant. On 22 February 2023, it was agreed by Counsels that the matter proceeds in terms of r 52(1) of this Court’s Rules SI 202/2021, as a stated case on the three (3) issues referred to trial. More

This is an appeal against a determination of the Master of the High Court of 20 January 2022 which is made in terms of s 68 J of the Administration of Estates Act,[Chapter 6:01] as read with r 95 of the High Court Rules, 2021. More

The first applicant deposed to the founding affidavit. She is a Democratic Republic of Congo national who came to Zimbabwe with her parents sometime in 2012 when she was aged 8 years old. They stayed at Tongogara Refugee Camp. On 29 September 2021, first applicant’s mother went to the Registrar of Births and Deaths in an effort to register David’s birth. She was requested to produce valid documents authorizing her stay in Zimbabwe. When she failed, she was arrested leading to the arrest of the whole family. They were detained at Chipinge Prison before being transferred to Mutare prison. After... More

This is an urgent chamber application for an interdict which came before me on 30 November 2022. The matter is strenuously opposed. The order sought by the applicant is couched in the following terms: More