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This is an appeal against the decision that led to appellant’s dismissal from employment following allegations that he had given false information relating to duplicated bar code 106 which could have resulted in loss of the company’s roll of electric cable. More

The applicants together with other seven co-accused persons are charged with five counts of armed robbery as defined in terms of s 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Criminal Code”). More

This is an application for joinder to join the applicant to action proceedings filed by the first respondent under HC 3383/20 seeking to invalidate the acquisition of the farm which the applicant is occupying as a beneficiary. The present application is made in terms of r 32(12)(b) of the High Court Rules, SI 202 of 2021. More

This is an appeal against a determination of the second respondent dismissing the appellant’s claim for underpayment by the 1st respondent. The appellant also filed a review against the 2nd respondent’s determination. The matters are unopposed. I have written this judgment simply to clarify the provisions of the relevant rule of this Court. More

: The dispute in this matter concerns a piece of land of substantial hectarage situate in the district of Goromonzi called remaining extent of Stuhm measuring 1074.7410 hectares. The property was registered in the name of Cecil Michael Reimer under deed of Transfer No. 3032/87. Consequent upon obtaining a subdivision permit to divide the land, Reimer created subdivisions called Lot 1 measuring 583.1360 hectares and Lots 2 and 3 measuring respectively 412.1091 hectares and 79 4959 hectares. The lots were sold respectively to TBIC Investments and registered under Deed of Transfer No. 1724/09 for Lot 1; to Damall Investments and... More

The applicant is a Zimbabwean citizen who has been resident in United Arab Emirates for around eleven years. At the expiration of his residence in United Arab Emirates, the applicant returned to Zimbabwe in December 2019. He alleged that the respondent, on 10 February 2020, after assessment, came to conclude that he qualified for the returning resident duty free rebate. He further asserted that some of his goods including solar system, water pump, garden irrigation system and 40 ft container were denied duty free rebate. These goods were, according to the applicant, supposed to be taken to the applicant’s plot... More

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrates Court sitting at Beitbridge Magistrates Court. Before the Magistrate was an application for contempt of court pursuant to section 71(3) of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10]. The respondent herein whom l shall refer to as Baureni in relation to proceedings before the Magistrate was the applicant in the Magistrates Court. The appellants herein were the respondents in the Magistrate Court. Baureni was on 17 January 2021 arrested by the police along the Beitbridge Bulawayo highway. He was driving a Scania truck registration no AFG 0697. He was taken to... More