The parties to this suit are duly registered private companies. At the relevant time, the defendant, Engen Petroleum Zimbabwe (Private) Limited, was one of about six or so “Engen” companies registered or domiciled here and/or abroad. The others were Engen Oil Zimbabwe (Private) Limited; Engen Holdings Zimbabwe (Private) Limited; Engen Petroleum South Africa and Engen Off Shore Holdings (Mauritius) Limited. The reason for this detail shall soon emerge. More
As parents tussle over custody of children they seem to be oblivious that the best interests of the children reign supreme over the parents’ preferences. This court as the upper guardian of children will ensure that the duty placed upon it by the Constitution of Zimbabwe, and indeed the dictates of regional conventions such as the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and international instruments such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, being to safeguard the best interests of the children shall be undertaken without hesitation. Children are not chattels to... More
The background to this case is that the appellant was convicted of fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegation was that the appellant induced one Lawrence Ronald Bamba, who was selling his residential Stand namely Number 7436 Manyame Park, Chitungwiza measuring 2 000m2 for US$20 000 to enter into an agreement in terms of which the complainant accepted the appellant’s Ford Courier Registration Number ABK 4297 in lieu of the full purchase price without disclosing to the complainant, the fact the Ford Courier vehicle had been fraudulently registered in... More
The plaintiff is a legal entity duly incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. It specialises in the supply of high-tech traffic safety devices, research and continuous professional development. The first defendant is cited in his official capacity as the authority under whose command the entire police service is reposed. The second defendant is cited in his official capacity as the Minister responsible for overseeing the police service in terms of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The plaintiff instituted proceedings against the defendants seeking relief of specific performance or alternatively damages for breach of contract. The claim is pursuant to... More
The plaintiff was married to the late Pius Mikiya Washaya in terms of the then Marriage Act on 17 December 1966. Five children were born to them who are all majors. In or around 1976, the immovable property was purchased and registered in the name of the late Pius Mikiya Washaya who died at Harare on 14 January 2020. He had executed a will on 8 April 2019 in which he bequeathed the immovable property in equal and undivided shares to the plaintiff and two children, Beniya Mikiya Washaya (born on 17 October 2006) and Tinotenda Ndamuka Washaya (born on... More
The applicant filed an urgent chamber application seeking stay of execution of a warrant for civil imprisonment issued at the instance of the first respondent. According to the draft order attached to the application, the applicant seeks relief in the following terms: More
This is an urgent application in which the applicants seek to interdict an order for eviction and demolition of their properties from specified stands in Manyame, Chitungwiza. More
