Plaintiff and first defendant married on 8 April 2000 and divorced by order of the United Kingdom Family Court at Dudley on 17 September 2017. Second defendant is a brother to the first defendant. More
On the 29 May 2024 the court dismissed the application for leave to appeal. The following are the reasons for that decision. In the matter under judgment HH 415/23 Applicant had approached the Court seeking the setting aside of the appointment of the first Respondent as the Executor of the Estate late Leah Nyamazana, DR KM 24/22. She also sought the setting aside of the award of a property in Kadoma to the first Respondent. Applicant was married to the first Respondent’s brother, Wellingtom Dube, who passed away in 2018. She had been staying at the property at the centre... More
This is an application for condonation for late noting of an appeal. The applicant intended to appeal the decision of the employer that was made in terms of an employment code, Statutory Instrument 93 of 2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Medical and Allied Industry.
The Applicant was charged, tried, convicted and a penalty of dismissal imposed. His appeal at the workplace failed. He delayed in noting his appeal
to the Appeals officer’s upholding of the decision of the disciplinary committee hence the present application. More
On 18 July 2023 I delivered the following ex tempore judgment in court. A written judgment has been requested and same is provided hereunder.
The facts of this matter are mostly common cause. The applicant is a returning resident who was entitled to a rebate on duty which was duly granted by the respondent. Among the applicant’s belongings which benefited from the rebate is a Landrover Range Rover TDV6 registration number AFE 5268 motor vehicle. It is also not in contention that applicant returned to the United Kingdom before 24 months expired and that he did not return to Zimbabwe... More
First and second plaintiffs Simon and Leah Chayayi (“Mr and Mrs Chayayi”) instituted declaratory proceedings for an order confirming their rights title and interest in an immovable property situate in Mutare.
The action was resisted by first, second and third defendants. I will refer to these as “the Harry Trust”, “Mr. Nhiwatiwa” and “Baxter Paints” respectively or just the excipients. The fourth, fifth and sixth defendants are not participant herein. More
A brief background of this matter is a good place to start. The parties are half siblings. Their dispute revolves around the estate of their late father Wise Kambaurayi Guti who died intestate on 10 February 1996. In his estate was an immovable property, Stand Number 3096 Highfield Township, Harare. The plaintiff was appointed heir to his father’s estate by operation of s 6(2) of the Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6:01]. Resultantly, the plaintiff inherited the property in his personal capacity and it is now registered in his name under Deed of Transfer Number 7493/2000. More
This application came by way of a summary judgment application as per R 30 of the High Court Rules 2021. The applicants seek in the main the eviction of respondent and all those who claim occupation through him from Ranch 1090 Hampshire Estate Wilshire Chivhu (hereinafter called the farm). More
