The parties were married on 17 October 2005 in terms of the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11] now [Chapter 5:17]. Five children were born of the marriage. Two of them are now majors. The minor children are Chikomborero (born 8 September 2008) (male), Rutendo (born 20 August 2015) (female) and Grace (born 26 December 2016) (female).
The parties are agreed that the marriage has irretrievably broken down to such an extent that there are no reasonable prospects of a restoration of a normal marriage between them. Among other reasons the parties have been separated for over one year and lost love... More
Panganai constructed a rabbit cage and placed it on a window. Appellant was opposed to this idea .On 7th November 2021 following the two men’s opposed views on the setting up of a rabbit cage an incident took place. Only the two men were present. After that incident Panganai made a report to the School Head, Mrs Chisipochinyi. His report as related to Mrs Chisipochinyi is as follows. On 7th November 2021 Panganai called Mrs Chisipochinyi and told her that Bvudzijena had struck him on the head and neck using an iron bar. Mrs Chisipochinyi in turn advised Panganai to... More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Magistrates court sitting at Chiredzi (“the court a quo”) dismissing the appellant’s application for an interdict. The applicant had approached the court a quo seeking an order interdicting the first respondent from interfering with his (i.e., appellant’s) utilisation of a 10 hectare stretch of land situated between their respective farms which are adjacent. Both are resettlement farms in the Chiredzi district of Masvingo province, namely Subdivision 3 of Hippo Valley settlement Holdings (Subdivision 3) and Hippo Valley Settlement Holdings Lot 53 (the remaining extent of Lot 53). They were allocated... More
This is a special plea filed in terms of r 42 of the High Court Rules, 2021. The defendant seeks the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims without going into the merits of the cases. More
The Plaintiff and the Defendant (the parties) are husband and wife having married each other in 1989. Their marriage was solemnized under the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11] now the Marriages Act [ Chapter 5:17] on 7 August 1989 at Harare. On 6 March 2019, Plaintiff issued out summons claiming an order for a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. In her declaration she averred that the marriage of the parties had irretrievably broken down and there are no prospects of restoration of a normal marriage between them. The reason for the break down was given as physical and emotional abuse... More
On the 27th July 2023 this Court issued an order which struck off the roll applicant’s application for leave to appeal “as it was filed out of time.” On the 15th July 2024 applicant requested reasons for the order. More
The matter before the Court is for Divorce. The parties have been married to each other for over two decades in terms of the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11]. The marriage was blessed with two children namely who are now both major. The Parties have agreed that the marriage has irretrievably broken down and that divorce should be granted. The parties concluded that the household property be awarded to the Plaintiff. More
