1. The Plaintiff in this matter instituted an action against the defendant through summons which were filed on 25 November 2020 and the claim thereof was articulated as follows:
“(a) Payment of ZWL$8 700, being the total amount due and owing as service fees for
preparation of Value Added Tax 7 (VAT7), Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax and
Quarterly Payment (QPDs)from 30 November 2017 to 2019.
(b) Payment of the Zimbabwean Dollars equivalent to US$2 000 at the prevailing
interbank rate as at the date of payment being the total amount due for monthly
fees for the preparation of... More
The plaintiff sued the defendant essentially seeking an order, to confirm cancellation of an agreement between the parties, for the eviction of the defendant from stand 2030 of stand 61 Machipisa Complex, Zvishavane, for damages and interest thereon and costs of suit.
The defendant has put up a fight and defended the action seeking for the dismissal of the plaintiff’s claim with costs. More
1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (“the court a quo”) handed down on 17 January 2024, wherein it dismissed an application for relief, made in terms of s 4 of the Administrative Justice Act [Chapter 10:28] (“AJA”). The court a quo held that it had no jurisdiction to hear the dispute between the appellant and the first respondent emanating from a lease agreement between the two parties, in which they agreed that any disputes would be heard by the Magistrates Court More
WAMAMBO J: This is an urgent chamber application for stay of execution pending the determination of an application for rescission of judgment.
The basis of the application as per the applicant’s founding affidavit is as follows:
On 24 February 2025 under HCH 7808/23 an order was rendered in favour of the first respondent against the applicant in default. After consultations with different legal practitioners applicant filed a court application for rescission of judgment under Case No HCH 1006/25.
Applicant is under corporate rescue. Prior to the appointment of a corporate rescue practitioner an order under HC 8140/21 was granted against... More
On 4th February 2025 Applicant applied to this Court for condonation of non-compliance with the Court’s Rules. The application did not specify the Rule or law in terms of which it was made. At the onset of oral argument respondent raised 2 (two) points in limine which applicant opposed. The points shall be dealt with ad seriatim. More
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DUBE-BANDA J:
[1] This is an application for, inter alia, declaratory orders and consequential relief in the following terms:
i. The meeting of the shareholders of the first respondent held on 31st July 2018 be and is hereby declared to be invalid, null and void for lack of quorum.
ii. Applicant’s removal from the position of director of the first respondent by way of XR 14 dated 2nd August 2018 and filed with the 4th respondent on 6th December 2018 be and is hereby declared to be null and void.
iii. The appointment of third respondent as director of... More
This is an application for condonation for the late noting of an appeal. The background to the matter is that appellant lost his job with Tennis Zimbabwe following disciplinary proceedings. He is unhappy with his job loss so he intends to appeal to the Labour Court about the job loss. His first attempt to appeal in 2022 was followed by incidences of his appeal being deemed abandoned for non-compliance with the Labour Court Rules. Twenty two months later he is seeking for the late noting of his appeal. He attributes the delay to sluggishness on his lawyers’ part. He claims... More
