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The factual background to the claim is as follows. The appellant is the holder of rights, title and interest in an immovable property known as 34819 Unit ‘G’ Seke, Chitungwiza (the property). In December 2020, the appellant entered into an agreement of sale with the first respondent in terms of which she sold her rights in the property to the latter. The first respondent complied with all his obligations in terms of the said agreement and demanded cession of rights in the property into his name. The appellant was initially cooperative, but subsequently turned hostile. She refused to effect cession... More

The brief facts of the matter are that the applicant was arraigned before the Bindura Magistrates Court on 22 July 2024 being charged with one count of unlawful detention as defined in s 93(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Criminal Code”); two counts of contempt of court as defined in terms of s 182 of the Criminal Code and one count of assault as defined in terms of s 89(1)(a) of the Criminal Code. On the charge of unlawful detention, it is alleged that on 18 July 2024 he unlawfully deprived Xu Yang, Simbarashe... More

1. This is an appeal against the decision of the employer finding the Appellant guilty as charged and imposing a penalty of dismissal. The appeal is against both the conviction and the penalty. The appeal was opposed. More

The plaintiff and defendant, who are wife and husband respectively, entered into an unregistered customary union in July 1999. They never formalised their customary union but were nonetheless customarily married from that time up until 7 September 2022 when the defendant gave his wife a divorce token (gupuro). More

This is an application for an anti-dissipation interdict in which the applicant wants the respondents prohibited from disposing of certain immovable properties pending the finalisation of the applicant’s pending summons claim under HC 2397/23. More

On 30 September 2006 the parties entered into a marriage in terms of the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11]. The couple were blessed with three children namely, Shamah Alisandra born on 24 June 2007, Jayden born on 14 September 2011 and Shalom born on 31 October 2016. Just over 12 years later, on 12 December 2018 plaintiff issued summons for divorce. More

The appellants were arraigned before the Magistrates Court at Harare on the 20th of June 2024 facing a charge of fraud. The charge emanated from the alleged use, by Blackdeck Livestock & Poultry (Pvt) Ltd (Blackdeck), of falsified documents as supporting documents, in a bid to secure a tender to supply 500 000 goats to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development for a Presidential Empowerment Scheme. The allegedly falsified documents, allegedly submitted with the bid for the purposes of meeting the requirements of the tender were, a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Tax Clearance Certificate and a National Social... More