The second respondent approached the court seeking a declaratory order and the application was dismissed. On appeal the Supreme Court remitted the matter to the court a quo for it to issue a full judgment incorporating the counter application that was before it which sought declaration of rights for the Estate of the Late Rabson Mutuna Nyakudya in relation to stand TT23204 measuring 840 square meters inclusive of Nyakudya Grinding Mill.The applicant also seeks cession of the said immovable property to the beneficiaries of the deceased Estate of the late Rabson Mutuna. More
This is an urgent chamber application in which the applicant seeks the following relief:
“TERMS OF INTERIM RELIEF GRANTED
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT
1. The respondent be and is hereby ordered to forthwith and in any event not later than 24 hours from the date of this order, release the minor child TRM BORN 15 MARCH 2013 to attend boarding school at Littlerock International Boarding School, failing which the Sheriff or his assistant be and is hereby authorized and directed to remove the said minor child from the respondent’s control and custody and hand him to school authorities at... More
The 1st appellant was the Resident Minister for Midlands whilst the 2nd appellant is the Midlands Provincial Planning Officer. In 2012 the two decided to acquire stands illegally from Gokwe Town Council. Acting under the guise of pursuing the National Housing Delivery Programme they called for an informal meeting with Gokwe Town Council officials and requested for stands which they said were to be allocated to civil servants. The council did not have such stands whereupon the two agreed that the 2nd appellant prepare a layout plan for an area named Mapfungautsi Extension. The plan was then sent to the... More
On 6 July 2021, with the consent of the parties, this court issued an order interdicting the respondent or its agents from removing any livestock or movable property from Subdivision A of Carnock Farm, Sandown Park Farm pending the finalization of this matter. The court also directed the parties to argue for the final relief on 20 July 2021, subject to the respondent filing its notice of opposition by 8 July 2021, and the heads of argument not later than 16 July 2021. The applicant was required to file his answering affidavit and heads of argument by 14 July 2021. More
This is a bail application pending trial. The applicants are charged with the crime of contravening s 45(1)(a) as read with s 128(1)(a) of Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14] as amended by General Laws Amendment No. 5 (148/11) “Hunt a specially protected animal (Rhinoceros). It being alleged that on 14 July 2022 and at Bubye Valley Conservancy, the applicants one or both of them unlawfully hunted and killed a black rhinoceros which is a protected species using a 315 rifle in contravention of the Act. More
In August 2022, the applicant filed an urgent chamber application for an interdict against the respondents in the High Court, Bulawayo. In the application, the applicant sought to interdict the first and second respondents from carrying out any mining activities on the applicant’s mining claims; namely- Berea 17, Berea 18 and Site 232 within certain coordinates. More
