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
This is a court application for review in terms of section 26 and 27 of the High Court Act Chapter 7:06 as read with Order 33 of the then High Court Rules 1971 in which, at this point of the judgment, the court is called upon to decide on a number of preliminary points. More
This is an opposed application for condonation and extension of time within which to note an appeal. The application is brought in terms of r 43 of the Supreme Court Rules 2018. More
It is common cause that the applicants are members of the CCC which is a political party. It is the party that nominated them to fill 10 proportional representation seats in the Bulawayo Provincial Council. They were nominated to be on CCC’s Party List. Their complaint is against the 1st respondent’s alleged refusal to allow them to file their nomination papers on the basis that he claimed they were out of time. The Respondents have argued that the applicants do not have locus standi to bring this application to Court. It is their political party that has such rights. The... More
On the 11th of May 2022 and at Lupane Magistrates’ Court applicant appeared on a charge of criminal abuse of office in contravention of section 174 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). Applicant pleaded not guilty. The allegations as outlined in the charge sheet are that during the period 23rd September 2021 to 25th September 2021 and at St Lukes Police base, Lupane, applicant a police officer employed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police, and in the exercise of his duty as such, unlawfully and intentionally acted inconsistently, by issuing a Livestock Clearance Certificate Form... More
On 4 February 2019, the parties entered into a lease agreement in terms of which the applicant let its premises, known as Number 6 Cannock Gardens, Cannock Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare to the applicant. The applicant would pay monthly rentals to the respondent, in the sum of seventeen thousand five hundred South African Rand, payable on or before the first day of each month. Due to non-payment of rentals, the respondent demanded vacant possession of the premises from the applicant through a notice dated 28 April 2022. This was followed up by two more letters demanding that the applicant vacates... More
