MONICA SIBINDI and MATRMON SIBIBDI TRUST versus HERMISH KATSANDE and MARTIN SIBINDI and SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH 334-23 · 06 2023

The applicants and the first and or second respondents are embroiled in an ownership dispute over land called the Remainder of Lot 12 of Tynwald, Harare held under deed of transfer No 4209/86. There have been and still remain various…

JK MOTORS (PVT) LTD t/a FLO PETROLEUM versus ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY

Harare High Court · HH 336-23 · 06 2023

The fall out between the parties centres on the jurisdiction of the taxing authority to issue additional assessments against the applicant. The applicant seeks an order setting aside notices of assessment issued by the respondent. This dispute pits the applicant,…

MATIRASA KATSVAIRO versus TAWAINGA ARNOLD KATSVAIRO and SYLVIA MUPOMBWA

Harare High Court · HH 340-23 · 06 2023

The plaintiff and first defendant were married on 25 December 1965 at Mrewa in terms of the Marriage Act [Chapter 37] as per the then operational laws of Southern Rhodesia. This marriage was monogamous by nature. Despite the nature of…

MARK MASINYAZANA MBAYIWA Versus MINISTER OF LANDS, AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL RESETTTLEMENT And ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE N.O.

Bulawayo High Court · HB-87-23 · 06 2023

This is an application wherein the applicant seeks a declaration of constitutional invalidity of the laws relating to land acquisition and the ones that put the state in a privileged position in the buying and selling of rural land in…

HJ VORSTER (PRIVATE) LIMITED Versus SAVE SAFARIS (PRIVATE) LIMITED And PARKS & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY And MINISTER OF LANDS, AGRICULTURE & RURAL RESETTLEMENT N.O.

Bulawayo High Court · HB-90-23 · 06 2023

The plaintiff issued out summons against the 1st defendant on 25th June 2019 in which it claimed the following: - “1. Eviction of the defendant and all those claiming through him from Mapari Ranch otherwise known as Lot 4 Devuli…

MTHOKOZISI MOYO And ROBSON MOYO And DECENT NDLOVU And KHULUMANI DUBE And MCEDISI MOYO Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB-98-23 · 06 2023

This is an appeal against the refusal of the Magistrates’ Court to release the applicants on bail pending trial. The appellants are charged with the crime of public violence as defined in s 36 of the Criminal law (Codification and…

ESOR ZIMBABWE Versus CUTHBERT MUZERENGI And MESSENGER OF COURT, HARARE And LM AUCTIONEERS (PRIVATE) And STANFORD SAKUPWANYA

Bulawayo High Court · HB-99-23 · 06 2023

This is an urgent application for spoliatory relief. The applicant seeks a provisional order couched in the following terms: Terms of final order sought 1. That the interim relief be and is hereby confirmed on the return date to the…

BRIGHTON MUTISI versus MUGOVA N.O AND THE STATE

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC 15-23 · 05 2023

The applicant appeared before the 1st respondent a Regional Magistrate sitting at Chinhoyi Court, facing a charge of rape in contravention of s65 of the Criminal Code.The trial proceeded with the 2nd respondent leading evidence until it closed its case.…

LEONARD ZINYEMBA Versus THE STATE

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC 17-23 · 05 2023

This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence. Appellant was convicted of theft of a motor vehicle in contravention of section 113 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23], following a full trial after…

DOVES FUNERAL ASSURANCE (PRIVATE) LIMITED v (1) HARARE MOTORWAY (PRIVATE) LIMITED (2) AFRICAN BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED (3) BLUE STAR LOGISTICS (PRIVATE) LIMITED (4) THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE (5) THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Supreme Court · SC64/23 · 05 2023

The facts relevant for the determination of this matter are that the applicant, after being aggrieved by the decision of the High Court (the courta quo), duly filed a notice of appeal to this Court on 19 October 2022 under…

PAZA BUSTER COMMODITY BROKERS (PVT) LTD versus THE CITY OF HARARE, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE and ACTING DIRECTOR PF WORKS CITY OF HARARE and THE CITY OF HARARE and DEVELOPMENT STUDIO AFRICA (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 327-23 · 05 2023

On 8 March, 2022 the fourth respondent, a legal entity, was granted a permit to use Stands 961 and 962 (“the stands”), Pomona Township of Stand 875 Pomona Township, Pomona, Borrowdale, Harare for a funeral parlor. The grant of the…

PRICILLAR VENGESAI versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 330-23 · 05 2023

This is an appeal against the sentence imposed on the appellant by the Magistrates Court sitting at Harare following a full trial on a charge of bribery as defined in s 170 (1) (a) (i) of the Criminal Law (Codification…

TRYNESS KABITI versus DIRECTOR GENERAL CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION N.O.

Harare High Court · HH 332-23 · 05 2023

Applicant approached this court for a declaratory order and consequential relief. The application was filed on 31 August 2022. Applicant filed all her pleadings with the heads of argument being filed on 13 January 2023 and served on the respondent’s…

BENJAMIN CHAKANETSA MANYONGA and LAINA MAGORE versus PROSECUTOR GENERAL and ROSELYN DUNGA and LOCADIA CHIMUKOSI

Harare High Court · HH 333-23 · 05 2023

1. This is a court application made in terms of s 29(1)(a) of the High Court Rules, 2021. 2. The remedy sought is rescission of part of the order granted by this court on 12 April 2022 in the matter…

EPHIAL STANLEY TAFADZWA DEWA versus IRENE CHANAKIRA

Harare High Court · HH 335-23 · 05 2023

The facts to the appeal were fairly straightforward. The appellant had filed an application for custody in the Magistrate’s Court, of his minor child born on 22 October 2020. The mother of the child was the respondent’s daughter, the now…

MIRIAM MUPFURIRA versus MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE and ESTATE LATE JAMES CHIGWEDERE (Represented by Isaac Tichareva in his capacity as Executor Dative) and PRISCA TERESA CHIGWEDERE and PIUS CHIGWEDERE and ZIVANAI CHIGWEDERE and KUDZANAI CHIGWEDERE and TENDAYI FARAI CHIGWEDERE

Harare High Court · HH 328-23 · 05 2023

This is a court application for a declarator made in terms of s 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]. The applicant seeks the following relief: a) That it be declared that the union that existed between applicant and…

MASHONALAND TOBACCO COMPANY (PVT) LTD versus PAMUKA (PVT) LTD and FRANK TREVOR MUSHININGA and TINASHE GIBSON SITHOLE

Harare High Court · HH 329-23 · 05 2023

Summary judgment was granted in favour of the plaintiff against the defendants jointly and severally. The judgment was in the sum of US419 435-40 together with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum from 6 August 2019 until…

THE STATE versus LEEROY MHUNZA

Harare High Court · HH 331-23 · 05 2023

The accused stands convicted of the offence of murder. In this case, the court’s finding during judgment was that the accused proceeded to the deceased’s homestead. He unlawfully entered into her dwelling house for purposes of stealing. That on its…

JANE HOVE v 1) BEREA MINING SYNDICATE 2) MO3 MINING SYNDICATE 3) THE OFFICER IN CHARGE, MINERALS FLORA AND FAUNA UNIT, ZVISHAVANE 4) THE PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR, MIDLANDS 5) M J MUNODAWAFA

Supreme Court · SC 50/23 · 05 2023

In August 2022, the applicant filed an urgent chamber application for an interdict against the respondents in the High Court, Bulawayo. In the application, the applicant sought to interdict the first and second respondents from carrying out any mining activities…

ZONDIWA NYAMANDE v (1) ISAAC TAMUKA MAHACHI (2) CHITUNGWIZA MUNICIPALITY (3) MANYAME RURAL DISTRICT (4) MINISTER OF LANDS, AGRICULTURE, WATER FISHERIES, CLIMATE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Supreme Court · SC 45-23 · 05 2023

The first respondent is the holder of an offer letter for subdivision 6 of Braemar Farm in Seke District (the farm) under the jurisdiction of the Manyame Rural District Council. The farm was allocated to him on 17 November, 2009…