1. On 22 September 2016 the Regional Court sitting at Mutare convicted the appellant, a 35 year old Congolese refugee, of raping an 8 month old baby girl at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge. More
The plaintiff and the defendant entered into a written agreement of sale with respect to the property on the 6th of June 2021. The purchase price was set at US$2 500 000 (Two million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). The terms and obligations of the parties were set out in the agreement. In breach, the failed to pay the purchase price as required in terms of clause 2 . On the 21st of August 2021, the parties entered into a further agreement varying clause 2. The new date for the payment of the purchase price was extended by a... More
The respondent filed a complaint of unlawful termination of his contract of employment and this was allegedly done without the applicant following any procedures. The appellant’s version of what transpired is very different. It alleges that the
employee went absent without official leave in June 2020. The appellant
denies ever terminating the respondent’s contract of employment. More
The facts peculiar to this urgent chamber application are that the applicant and second respondent entered into a long-term lease in respect of a property known as Machipisa Bar and Silver Room Tavern, Stand No. 4292 Machipisa, Harare. The material terms of the agreement were that: the applicant would pay the sum of US$ 3 500, being the monthly rental payable on the first day of the month. In addition, the lease would expire in 2032, i.e. ten years from the date of signing. The applicant was also authorized to do construction work and to renovate the premises. The applicant... More
The applicant approached this court in terms rule 29(1) of the High Court Rules 2021 seeking rescission of a judgment granted by this court. The order sought was as follows:-
IT ORDERED THAT:
1. That the application for rescission of judgment granted by the court be and is hereby granted
2. That the judgment granted by the court under case number HC 3383/20 be and is hereby rescinded.
3. That the respondent be ordered to pay cost on legal practitioner scale
Parties argued their case after which they filed heads of arguments. The order was granted and here are my... More
Appellant was charged and convicted of three counts of robbery by the Magistrates court sitting at Chinhoyi Regional Court on the 31" of May 2022. He was sentenced to six years imprisonment on each of the three counts. Three years imprisonment was suspended with conditions from the combined total of 18 years. He was left to serve 15 years in custody. Aggrieved by that decision, he has appealed to this court against both conviction and sentence in all the three counts. More
The applicant is a 17 year old juvenile attending Form 3 at Hamilton High School, Bulawayo. He is facing a murder charge as defined in section 47 (1) (c) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23). Applicant denies the allegations of murder. The state is opposed to the granting of bail pending trial on the grounds that applicant is facing an offence specified under Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07), and therefore must discharge the onus on him to show that he is a good candidate for bail.... More
