The applicant is a male adult and a national of Rwanda. He came into Zimbabwe with his mother and siblings as a 12-year-old refugee in 2007. He alleged that the family fled from internecine violence which was rocking Rwanda at the time. He averred that his father and several of his relatives were shot at, maimed and some killed with machetes. The applicant and his family members were accorded refugee status as provided for under the Refugees Act [Chapter 4:02] and were subsequently granted refugee status. The applicant was registered on his mother’s refugee status card and the family was... More
This is an appeal against a decision of the Magistrates Court wherein the first respondent was awarded an order to evict the first and second appellants and all those claiming occupation through them, from stand number 7006 Retreat, Waterfalls, Harare. More
Pomelo (as investor) and Annadale (as asset owner) entered into a mining joint venture (JV) through Beatrice Mine as the JV company. The investor and asset owner respectively held 74% and 26 % shareholding in the JV company. The asset comprised of several mining claim claims located in the Beatrice area. The joint venture (JV) collapsed. The asset owner alleged failure by the investor to invest in the JV as agreed. It demanded the 74% that had been allotted to the investor. The dispute was referred to arbitration and the investor succeeded. The investor made spirited efforts to resist this... More
This is an application for a Declaratur in terms of Section 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06] to have the certificates of Registration numbers 48749, 48750, and 48751 issued by the 3rd Respondent to the 1st and 2nd Respondents declared invalid and of no legal force or effect. More
This is an urgent chamber application for stay of execution of the judgment in HC 2315/23. The judgement was granted in default of the applicants on 20 July 2023.The judgment is for the ejectment of the applicants and all persons claiming occupation through them from the immovable property described in the order as Stand 12020 Glen View 17 Extension Harare. More
The late George William Noble (“the deceased”) died on 12 March 2019. He left behind a will apparently bequeathing, a piece of land to his children, among them Ernest Albert Noble. I use the word “apparently” because that particular bequest is disputed and forms the subject matter of the present matter. That piece of land is situated in the district of Kwekwe and was identified by the parties as Lot 1 Rolling River Ranch, Kwekwe (“the property”). In the wake of the demise of the deceased, the said Ernest Albert Noble was appointed executor testamentary of his estate and it... More
This is an appeal against the sentence imposed on the appellant by the Magistrates Court sitting at Harare following a full trial on a charge of bribery as defined in s 170 (1) (a) (i) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
