FELIX CHAUROMWE And THE STATE

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC 46-23 · 10 2023

This is an appeal against the decision of a Regional Magistrate sitting at Chinhoyi Magistrates Court. The appellant was convicted after a protracted trial on a charge of abuse of duty as a public officer in contravention of s174 (1)…

CHRISTOPHER MAZEMBE Versus MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC 47-23 · 10 2023

This court has been asked by the applicant to review the decision of the respondent of the 14th of October 2022, stamped on the 30th of November, 2022, on the basis of gross irregularity and unreasonableness as well as illegality.…

INNOCENT NYAMASOKA Versus DANIEL ZIVANAYI MUGUMBATE And MUNICIPALITY OF KARIBA

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC 48-23 · 10 2023

What confronts this court in this civil trial is a box ring match. There is no witness testimony, nor is there any other real, direct and independent evidence to support either side’s averments. It is the plaintiff’s word against that…

GEORGE MATSIKIDZE versus ZEPLIN RESOURCES (PVT) LTD and SECRETARY FOR MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT and DEPUTY SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE, GWERU N.O.

Harare High Court · HH-558-23 · 10 2023

After hearing argument by the respective parties, I dismissed the application with costs on an attorney and client scale. I now give my reasons. On 20 January 2020, the applicant filed an urgent chamber application and submitted that, in 2002,…

NOMATTER CHAPFIKA and JEALOUS CHIWODZA and OWEN GOMBA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH-573-23 · 10 2023

1. This appeal is without merit. 2. The first and second appellants were convicted of seven counts of assault as defined in s 89 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Code”). With all the…

STEVEN JACKSON versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH-574-23 · 10 2023

1. This is an appeal against conviction on two counts of rape as defined in s 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Code”). 2. The appellant was acquitted of one count wherein he had…

CHRIS KADUNGURE versus JUNAID PERVAIZ

Harare High Court · HH-552-23 · 10 2023

The plaintiff sued the defendant herein for damages for malicious prosecution. The relief sought is set out in the summons and declaration as follows: “The plaintiff’s claim is for: damages in the sums of: a) ZWL $18,000,000.00 arising from the…

DANIEL MAPENDA versus DOCTOR STEPHEN MASAIRE (In his capacity as Executor Dative of Estate Late Stephen Nduna Gwenze Masaire DR 546/17) and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE N.O.

Harare High Court · HH-555-23 · 10 2023

The background facts to this matter are that the late Stephen Nduna Gwenze Masaire was the holder of title in a property known as “Remaining Extent of Lots Numbers 182, 183, 184 and 185 Block C, portion of Hatfield Estate…

GOSPEL OF GOD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL,1932 versus MAGAGA MASEDZA and RUEBEN MASEDZA and RUSAPE TOWN COUNCIL and ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE and COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE and MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS and THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH-556-23 · 10 2023

Before me are three matters which were consolidated by agreement of the parties so that they could be heard and determined at the same time. The first was an application for rescission of a default judgment obtained by the first…

PRECIOUS MANDIKWAZA and TRUST SIMANGO versus NYEPUDZAI THERESA CHINYANI (into her capacity as the Excutive Dative in the Estate Late Abel Immanuel Anesu Zisengwe) and THE SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH-587-23 · 10 2023

This is an urgent chamber application for stay of execution of the judgment in HC 2315/23. The judgement was granted in default of the applicants on 20 July 2023.The judgment is for the ejectment of the applicants and all persons…

THE STATE Versus KWANELE MOYO

Bulawayo High Court · HB-210-23 · 10 2023

The accused, a 26 year old male was charged with contravening section 70 of the Criminal Law Code, [Chapter 9:23]. He pleaded guilty to the charge. The allegations or the facts agreed on were that on 4 February 2022 the…

USHER MOYO Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB 205-23 · 10 2023

This is a bail application pending trial. The applicant is charged with the crime of robbery as defined in s 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (Criminal Code). It being alleged that on 18 August…

SIPHOSENKOSI SIBANDA Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB 204-23 · 10 2023

This is a bail application pending trial. The applicant is facing two counts, in count 1 he is charged with the crime of robbery as defined in s 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (Criminal…

MELTA MOYO Versus TJAWANDA DUBE

Bulawayo High Court · HB 206-23 · 10 2023

The plaintiff sued out summons against the defendant seeking defendant’s eviction from Stand number 2 Gladstone Road, Bellevue, Bulawayo.

ZIMBABWE CONSOLIDATED DIAMOND CO. P/L versus MINEXUS MINERALS RESOURCES P/L and EDGETOP MINING P/L and FADI ALI KHATOUN and MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT and ADVOCATES AMIT PINES and URI GIL (all in their capacities as Joint Foreign Interim Liquidators of FUSS DIAMONDS LIMITED)

Harare High Court · HH 550-23 · 10 2023

The dispute between the parties is a simple debt for the payment of money, but is complicated by the involvement of diamonds to part settle the amount due. Before delving into the factual matrix of the case, I wish to…

RELEASE POWER INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and ASSETFIN (PRIVATE) LIMITED and SHOPEX (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus OLYMPIA FARM (PRIVATE) LIMITED and CHIEF REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 551-23 · 10 2023

The plaintiff approached the honourable seeking the following order; a) an order that the first defendant transfer to first plaintiff the subdivide Stand Number 6000 Bannockburn Township, Certificate of Compliance Approval Number CC/WR/16/2021, Permit and Plan Number SD/WR/01/21 being of…

NYASHA CHIKWINYA versus MINISTER OF LANDS AND RURAL RESETTLEMENT and MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING and MAMA MAFUYANA HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE

Harare High Court · HH 545-23 · 10 2023

The applicant seeks relief by way of review. The relief sought is set out in the draft order accompanying the application and it reads as follows: “IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. The decision of the first respondent purportedly of the…

LUDHAM INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And MENA INVESTMENTS(PVT)LTD And FAULKLAND INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And STRIPHOL ENTERPRISES (PVT) LTD And 5 NETWORK INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And TRUSTEES ( for the time being of ) KUKUPA TRUST And HALFWAY INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And RADAK INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And PAUMART INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD Versus BRIOLETTE SERVICES (PVT) LTD And HELENSVALE MARKETING (PVT) LTD And OMAHN INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And TRUSTEES (for the time being ) of BELCOT FAMILY TRUST And RATLINE INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And WETA FARMING (PVT) LTD And NAGO ENTERPRISES (PVT) LTD And GOLDEN PILLAR MARKETING (PVT) LTD And WHITELY INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And ACE OT TRUMPS (PVT) LTD And SUKU’S INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And SACHIMORE (PVT) LTD And RISE INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And CHIMBIDZAYI SANYANGARE And HACOR INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES

Harare High Court · HH-544-23 · 10 2023

This matter was placed before me as an application for a declaratur, in terms of s14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]. The applicants seek an order that the registered nominal shares of the 1st respondent total 24 000…

VITALIS TARUVINGA MUNGWINIRI versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH-585-23 · 10 2023

This is an appeal against sentence imposed following the conviction of the appellant on charges of stock-theft as defined in S 114 of the Criminal Law (Codification moreover, Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The appeal pertains to three records which were…

AD MEDICAL SUPPLIERS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and ALLOWCAN INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and TIGER DISTRIBUTION (PRIVATE) LIMITED and FLEMMAD INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus GORDON ALEXANDER MURRAY and STANDARD CHARTERED BANK OF ZIMBABWE and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O.

Harare High Court · HH 546-23 · 10 2023

On 8 November in 2016, the plaintiffs instituted proceedings in this court against the first to third defendants. The bone of contention between the parties was a property known as Lot 2 Block MM Ardbernnie Township, measuring 1,8577 hectares (“the…