MUREWA RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL VERSUS TENDAI KAMUTI AND 7 OTHERS

Labour Court · LC-H-230-23 · 11 2023

The appeal was noted as against a determination of the Designated Agent for the National Employment Council (NEC) for the Rural District Councils. The determination which was handed down on the 13th of January 2013, in its operative part directed…

THE STATE versus DIVINE CHIRISA

Harare High Court · HH 626-23 · 11 2023

Like nocturnal predators the accused and his fugitive colleague are alleged to have attacked the deceased under the cover of darkness. The deceased was asleep with his wife possibly at his weakest and most vulnerable.

EPIPHENIA MUNHUNEPI WOMEN’S COALITION OF ZIMBABWE versus ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and THE LAW REVISER

Harare High Court · HH 631-23 · 11 2023

Pursuant to the President’s proclamation of the election, the first applicant claims to have registered her desire to be considered for the provincial and metropolitan council under the proportional representation list of her party. In her founding affidavit she narrated…

(1) PALLEMATIC FREIGHT t/a LITTLE FUNE (PRIVATE) LIMITED (2) WELSHMAN NCUBE versus (1) HON MAGISTRATE MAXWELL NCUBE (2) CROSSMIL ENTERPRISES (PRIVATE) LIMITED (3) MESSENGER OF COURT

Supreme Court · SC-22-26 · 11 2023

1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (the court a quo) dated 31 August, 2023, which dismissed an urgent application for stay of execution made by the appellants. The dismissal was on the basis…

THE STATE Versus NTOKOZO MOYO

Bulawayo High Court · HB 242-23 · 11 2023

The accused was arraigned before the Magistrate’s court sitting at Western Commonage, Bulawayo. He was charged with two counts. In count 1 he was charged with the crime of contravening s 42(2) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act,…

FREDRICK NDLOVU Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB-240-23 · 11 2023

This judgment relates to an appeal against conviction and sentence which came before us on 13 November 2023. The appellant appeared in the magistrates’ court sitting at Hwange on a charge of possession of raw ivory in contravention of s…

PRISCA MUPFUMIRA versus MUNAMATO MUTEVEDZI N.O and NGONI MASOKA and THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL and THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISION

Harare High Court · HH 632-23 · 11 2023

This application was filed on 3 May 2021 following a ruling by the first respondent dismissing an application for separation of trials. The first respondent was presiding at the applicant’s trial on two corruption charges namely criminal abuse of duty…

AURTHUR BOSHA and TAURAYI MANUWERE N.O. versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 617-23 · 11 2023

The applicant is on trial before the first respondent, charged with criminal abuse of duty as a public officer as defined in s 174(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The definition of the crime was…

VEVHU RESOURCES (PVT) LTD Versus OPERATION NEHEMIAH COOPERATIVE

Harare High Court · HH 628-23 · 11 2023

Vevhu approached this court on an urgent basis in terms of rule 40 of the Commercial Court Rules SI 123-20. It sought a provisional order, pending arbitration, interdicting Operation Nehemiah from carrying out certain civil works on a tract of…

BUCHWA IRON ORE MINING COMPANY (PVT) LTD v (1) SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT GWERU N.O (2) OPTIMAX MINING RESOURCES (PVT) LTD

Supreme Court · SC 94 -24 · 11 2023

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court Bulawayo, (court a quo), handed down on 13 October 2022. The court a quo dismissed the appellant’s application for the setting aside of the sale by auction, of…

THE STATE Versus MATHEW MUSUSA TINASHE MAZURU LISTON KAPIRINGISHE TARIRO MUMANYI FANUEL CHINYERE THABANI SIBANDA RYAN MADYIWA AND ASHLEY H KUDZAI GODKNOWS PHIRI

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC 58-23 · 11 2023

These records have not been processed as timeously as the court would have wanted to. It is trite that review matters should be accorded urgent attention. The court is also mindful of the adage that justice delayed is justice denied…

THE STATE and TINOTENDA MANGENJANI

Harare High Court · HH 619-23 · 11 2023

Tinotenda Mangenjani (The accused) is alleged to have killed Nomatter Zvoushe (the deceased) after an argument about a missing pint of beer. The allegations are that on 10 February 2022, at Mhene village, Chief Bushu in Shamva, the accused stabbed…

STATE Versus GRACE MUDZENGI

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC 60-23 · 11 2023

The accused is facing one count of murder in contravention of s 47 (1)(a) and two counts of attempted murder in contravention s189 as read with section 47 (1) of the Criminal Code respectively. She was jointly charged with one…

CLOVGATE ELEVATOR COMPANY (PVT) LTD versus JUSTICE N. MTSHIYA (Rtd) N.O and ZIMBABWE POWER CORPORATION (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 624-23 · 11 2023

The factual background is largely common cause. Sometime in June 2013 the applicant (Clovgate) and second respondent (ZPC) entered into a contract to carry out lift shaft structural refurbishment of the Kariba Power Station. They agreed on a contract price.…

PATRICIA DENGEZI v (1) MUNYARADZI NYAMURURU (2) XOLISAN MOYO (3) CHAMPIONS INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (4) THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE (5) MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS

Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe · CCZ-13-23 · 11 2023

The applicant was in the informal business of vending. On 17 April 2017, while selling her wares from a pavement on Chinhoyi Street close to Robert Mugabe Avenue in Harare, she was involved in a tragic accident. In her company…

TEMBWE HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE versus CITY OF HARARE and EVENTS HOUSING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED and CHAIRPERSON OF EVENTS HOUSING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED and SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 609-23 · 11 2023

This an urgent chamber application for stay of execution of the judgment granted in case number HC 4457/19. The interim relief is being sought pending determination of an application for joinder, which the applicant proposes to file within five days…

KERINA NAOME SONGORE Versus ZEDIAS NENE ADDITIONAL SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE THE REGISTRAR OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE

Bulawayo High Court · HB-239-23 · 11 2023

The Applicant and the 1st Respondent are engaged in a mining dispute. The default judgment order was served on the Applicant on the 13 of June 2023. She contends that, that is the first day and time she first knew…

JACOB NYAKUDYA N.O versus GOROMONZI RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL and TIMOTHY MUTIZA DZORWA N.O

Harare High Court · HH 620-23 · 11 2023

The second respondent approached the court seeking a declaratory order and the application was dismissed. On appeal the Supreme Court remitted the matter to the court a quo for it to issue a full judgment incorporating the counter application that…

SIMBARASHE ADAMS versus GRACE MUZVIDZWA and MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING

Harare High Court · HH 622-23 · 11 2023

According to the applicant, sometime in 2009, he joined the Chimoyo Housing Cooperative Society in order to secure a residential property. Prior to the applicant joining the Chimoyo Housing Co-operative, the applicant averred that in 2008 Chimoyo Housing Cooperative was…

THE STATE Versus STEWART MUNYAPWA

Bulawayo High Court · HB-241-23 · 11 2023

The accused appeared before us on a charge of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He pleaded not guilty but tendered a limited plea of guilty to culpable homicide. The…