This matter came before me as a Chamber Application by the Applicant seeking leave to file a Supplementary Affidavit in interpleader proceedings currently pending under Case No. HCH 53/25. The application was opposed by the third Respondent More
The applicant approached this court seeking temporary relief for stay of execution of an order granted by this court per CHINAMORA J pending the confirmation or discharge of the provisional order that it seeks before me. On the return date, the applicant also seeks by way of substantive relief, that the execution of the CHINAMORA J order be suspended pending the determination of an application for leave for direct access that was made to the Constitutional Court. More
This is an application for the rescission of a default judgment granted by this court on 22 November 2023, under HCH 6544/23. In that matter, the respondent herein was the plaintiff, while the second applicant was the defendant. The court ordered that the defendant and all those claiming occupation through him must vacate a property known as Stand 41 Hessel Road Carrick Creagh Harare (the property) within ten (10) days of service of the order. The court further ordered that in the event that the respondent and all those claiming through him failed to comply with the directive to vacate... More
Up until recently the applicant was a member of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS). He was discharged by the Commissioner General of Prisons and Correctional Services, (the second respondent) following disciplinary proceedings conducted under the Prisons (Staff) (Discipline) Regulations, 1984 (‘the regulations”). He now brings this application in terms of ss 26 & 27 of the High Court, [Chapter 7:06] for a review of that decision. He seeks to have it set aside on the basis that according to him the procedure leading to his discharge was marred by several procedural irregularities. More
MAMBARA J: This matter was set down on the unopposed roll after the defendant’s plea was struck out for non-attendance at the pre-trial conference and her subsequent application for rescission was deemed abandoned. Liability is therefore not in issue; the court is seized only with the assessment of quantum under r 25(1) of the High Court Rules, 2021.
The plaintiff seeks US $50 000, broken down into US $30 000 for contumelia and US $20 000 for loss of consortium, arising from a protracted adulterous relationship between the defendant and the plaintiff’s husband that began in 2019, produced two children,... More
This is an opposed application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against an order issued by this Court on the 11th of March, 2025 under case number LC/H/68-25 and order number LCHORD 226-25. The application is brought in terms of section 92 F of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01], as read with Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. More
