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This application is for an order under the rei vindicatio remedy to recover possession and control of property. Put differently, the applicant seeks respondent’s eviction from the property known as THE REMAINDER of SUBDIVISION C OF LOT 6 OF LOTS 190, 191, 193,194 AND 195 HIGHLANDS ESTATE OF WELMOED also known as 41 RIDGEWAY NORTH HIGHLANDS, HARARE “the property. More

The facts upon which the present application was predicated were given as follows:- Around May 2020, the applicant said it started noticing illegal mining activity around the claims. Upon investigation it determined that the illegal activities were being sponsored by a local traditional leader, acting Chief Nyamhanza. The applicant reported this to the second respondent’s offices and requested assistance to remove the illegal miners. The respondent in turn sought police assistance and the illegal miners were removed. In April 2022, the illegalities resurfaced. Investigations revealed once more that another local chief called Chief Chimoyo was making attempts to have the... More

The parties in this matter married in 2008. They are agreed that their marriage has broken down and that a divorce ought to be granted. Whilst initially three issues were referred to trial, namely custody, maintenance and the sharing of the immovable property, at the time of the trial the parties had resolved issues relating to maintenance and custody of their minor children. On the issue of the immovable property they had also made significant head way in that they were both now agreed that each party has a 50% share in the property known as Stand 3451 Southlea Park... More

The appellant was employed by the respondent as an accounts administrator.She was also a member of the workers committee. She was charged with misconduct in terms of the Old Mutual Code of Conduct and Grievance Procedure,(in particular s 15.9), for failure to fulfill the expressed or implied conditions of her contract of employment or any breach of the employment contract. The allegations against her were that during the morning of 9 July 2019 she misrepresented to and mobilized Old Mutual employees to gather in the Mutual Gardens canteen. This was on the pretext that the Human Capital Executive wanted to... More

Confronting this court is a dispute between two contestants vying for rights in property stand number 6390, Retreat Waterfalls, Harare. Applicant is seeking an order declaring him the lawful holder of rights in that property with the attendant consequential relief for the ejectment of the first respondent and all those occupying through him from the same. More

: This application is a constitutional challenge by the applicant who seeks a declaration of the invalidity of ss 193(12) and (13) of the Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02] (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”).In the same vein the applicant seeks that pending the determination of the Constitutional issue the second respondent be interdicted from disposing the applicant’s fuel truck Registration Number AFJ0870 and a trailer Registration number AFJ 9490 More

This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the Special Court for Income Tax Appeals handed down on 28 September 2020, dismissing the appellant’s appeal against the decision of the respondent’s Commissioner in respect of various objections the appellant had raised against the Commissioner’s revised assessments of tax against it. More