On the 1st of August 2022 plaintiff issued summons against the defendants in which he was claiming:
a) Cancellation of a deed of transfer made in favour of first and second defendants in respect of an immovable property known as a certain piece of land situate in the district of Charter, called the remainder of Swindon, measuring 746, 7170 hectares (The Property) held under deed of transfer 8373/2002.
b) Costs of suit on an attorney client scale against 1st defendant More
Applicant filed an application for a declarator in which he is seeking that the forensic audit report conducted by the 4th and 5th respondents on the affairs of 1st and 2nd respondents be declared unlawful and that 3rd, 4th and 5th respondents bear costs of the application on the higher scale.
At the commencement of this hearing, respondents’ counsel raised 5 preliminary points, which are that:
1. Applicant is making out a new case in the answering affidavit
2. There are material disputes of facts
3. 5th respondent does not exist in the manner it was cited
4. 3rd, 4th... More
The applicant seeks an order to the following effect:-
1. Applicants be and are hereby declared as majority shareholders of 2nd respondent jointly and severally owning 57,45% of the shares.
2. The share certificate purporting that 4th respondent is the 100% shareholder of 2nd respondent be and is hereby declared null and void. More
2. The second and third respondents were employed by the first respondent on a permanent basis i.e contract without limit of time. They were employed as section managers at one time. They were moved to the head office into the office of buying clerks. The post of buying clerk is a higher post than that of section manager. It is a post with new responsibilities. There was an increase of ZWL90-00 in salary. There was no paperwork to effect the movement to the new post. There were no other benefits that were paid. The two respondents claimed that in actual... More
This is an application for bail pending review. It arises out of proceedings conducted in the Regional Magistrates’ Court, sitting at Harare, in terms of s 271(2)(b) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]. On 6 September 2023, the applicant was convicted, on his own plea, of the crime of theft as defined in s 113(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:023]. The property stolen was a motor vehicle. He was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment of which 1 year imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on condition of good behaviour. More
: The applicant sought an order for condonation of late noting of an appeal and leave to appeal in person. I heard the application and dismissed it. Applicant now seeks reasons for the dismissal. The reasons are as follows: The charge applicant faced before the Regional Magistrate sitting at Karoi is that of contravening of s 65 of the Criminal Law and Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23] (Rape). More
The applicant’s response to the query raised on 16 January 2023 erroneously dated 16 January 2022 is acknowledged. Applicant should note that a respondent who has failed to take appropriate action in response to court proceedings (in this case an ordinary chamber application) within the dies induciae given is not always automatically barred on account of such default. Such party can always comply outside the dies induciae provided no judgment has since been obtained by the party who has approached the court for relief if there is no bar operating against him. Just to illustrate the point – a defendant... More
