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
The appellant was convicted of five counts of robbery as defined in s 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was acquitted on one count which was count 3. Counts 1 and 2 were taken as one for sentence, and 12 years imprisonment was imposed. For counts 4, 5 and 6 the appellant was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment on each count. The total for all the counts was therefore 36 years imprisonment. The learned magistrate suspended 5 years imprisonment on condition of good behaviour, and a further 3 years imprisonment on condition of restitution.... More
It is common cause that during the course of the year 2022, the third respondent undertook a delimitation exercise of the electoral boundaries into which Zimbabwe is to be divided in fulfilment of the provisions of ss 160 and 161 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (“the Constitution”). On 20 February 2023, following the observance of the prescribed constitutional processes, a final delimitation report was gazetted by the fourth respondent. The report was published as Statutory Instrument 14 of 2023. The first and second respondents alleged that the final delimitation report was invalid as it fell short of the requirements of... More
The applicant in this matter approached the court seeking an order of this court for an order to compel the respondent to transfer property situate at 585 Quinnington Township of Lot 1A Quinnington Township 8422 square metres, otherwise known as No 90 Crowhill Road, Borrowdale Harare (hereinafter referred to as “the property”) to himself. The applicant also sought that, should the respondent fail to comply, the Sheriff or his lawful deputy be authorized by this court to sign the necessary documents to facilitate the transfer into the applicant’s name. The background of the facts are as follows: Sometime in March... More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court “(the court a quo) sitting at Harare, dated 1 December 2021 declaring that the joint venture agreement, signed by the parties on 2 February 2018, is null and void in that it was signed without prior cabinet approval as required in terms of s 13 (1) of the Joint Ventures Act [Chapter 22:22] (the Act). More
