GRANDWELL HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED Versus MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT And ZIMBABWE MINING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION And MARANGE RESOURCES (PRIVATE) LIMITED And ZIMBABWE CONSOLIDATED DIAMOND MINING COMPANY And MBADA DIAMONDS (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH-286-23 · 05 2023

Compared to the epic blood-and-thunder-legal duels daily fought in our courts, an opposed application for the postponement of a matter ordinarily becomes but a tepid scuffle. For that reason, courts will not normally dwell on such simple requests beyond the…

TAURAI KARONGA versus REVAI DESHA and MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING N.O

Harare High Court · HH-290-23 · 05 2023

: For wanting to be declared the lawful holder of rights, title and interests in the property known as stand number 6387 Retreat Waterfalls Harare, and for first respondent to vacate the said stand to give applicant vacant possession, applicant…

DIANA TSITSI MAREWANGEPO versus TAWANDA TACHIONA and SANYATI RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL and LECKIAS GUMBO

Harare High Court · HH-291-23 · 05 2023

This is a trial in which the plaintiff seeks specific performance of a contract of sale of a piece of immovable property. Essentially, she asks this court for an order compelling the first defendant to accept the balance of the…

HOPEWELL CHIN’ONO versus MAGISTRATE MAREHWANAZVO GOFA and THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH-294-23 · 05 2023

This is an application for review in which the applicant is challenging the ruling of the first respondent which dismissed his exception to the criminal charges that he is facing for contravening s 184(1)(c) of the Criminal Law (Codification and…

LENON BHUTAYI And UPPER MANYAME SUB-CATCHMENT COUNCIL

Labour Court · LC-H-101-23 · 05 2023

This is an appeal against a determination made by the respondent‘s Disciplinary Authority which resulted in his dismissal from employment. The determination was handed down on an unspecified date in 2021. The appeal is opposed.

THE STATE versus REGIS MATSORINGA

Harare High Court · HH-541-23 · 05 2023

The accused appeared before us charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The State alleged that on 19 December 2021 at Chifukura Village in Mudzi, he…

OLD MUTUAL SHARED SERVICES (PRIVATE) LIMITED v (1) CHRISTMAS MAZARIRE (2) RETRENCHMENT BOARD

Supreme Court · SC 91-23 · 05 2023

The appellant initiated a retrenchment process against the first respondent before the second respondent. The second respondent made recommendations to the Minister of Labour and Social Services (the Minister) in terms of the Labour Relations Retrenchment Regulations, 2003 (SI 186/2003)…

THE STATE versus LEOBA MUZONDO

Harare High Court · HH-284-23 · 05 2023

A MARRIAGE MADE IN HELL! That certainly could be a perfect title for the tragic end to a tumultuous marriage which appeared doomed from the day the accused started showing signs of mental illness. On hindsight the tragedy could have…

BEN MAMBARA and SILAS MKODZA and RIGHTON MOYO and DENNIS MUCHENU and ABEL GUMPO and CLEMENT KAUSA versus NATIONAL ENGINEEERING WORKERS UNION and WISE GARIRA and SHEPHERD MASHINGAIDZE and NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL FOR THE ENGINEERING IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY and ENGINEERING IRON AND STEEL ASSOCIATION OF ZIMBABWE and BEKEZELA MANGENA

Harare High Court · HH-287-23 · 05 2023

The applicants coined their application in the heading as “Court Application for condonation of late noting of an application for rescission and rescission of a default judgment in terms of r 29 of the High Court Rules, 2021.” In para…

RICHARD GOVEREH Versus ESTER MAKASI [In her capacity as the as the executor testamentary Of the Estate of the Late Iddah Sharai Govereh] and TENDAI HAZEL MABUTO and IRENE LYDIA GOVEREH and STANEL CHIPANGA and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Masvingo High Court · HMA 13-23 · 05 2023

Lying at the heart of this dispute in the authenticity (and therefore validity) of a will purportedly left by the late Iddah Sharai Govereh (the deceased). The date of her demise is not apparent from the papers filed of record…

MELODY MAKUNURA versus AMOS ZVAREVASHE

Harare High Court · HH-277-23 · 05 2023

The applicant Melody Kuziwakwashe Makunura (Melody) has three related matters pending in this court the last of which is HC 931/23 that was placed before me for determination. The other related records are case numbers HC 6395/19 and HC 5728/20.…

THOMAS KANJERE versus OLD MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH-280-23 · 05 2023

The parties are referred to as in the heading above. The plaintiff is an adult male person of Harare. The defendant is a duly incorporated company which is in the business of offering investments and insurance services among its other…

SIMBA RUWODO versus TENDAI PORTIA MUZOZVIONA

Harare High Court · HH-281-23 · 05 2023

The plaintiff and the defendant are husband and wife who were married on 31 July 2015, in Harare, in terms of the then Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11]. The marriage was blessed with two children being Elianna Tadiwa Ruwodo (born on…

CLAY CHAKONA and CLEVER KAFERO and AUBREY PRICE and ERIKA MILANZI and KEAVEN NYIKA KAHONDO and THANDI MASIGU and ACTION BONDE and TENDAI KADZUNGE and NHAMO CHIWAZA and BELIEVE MUPFAVI and PETRONELLA MACHINGAUTA and STELLA BOKA and EDITH MUDARA and PAIDAMOYO KADZUNGE and INNOCENT MAKERE and TRYMORE BARWA and MAXWELL MATAVA and TAKESURE CHIBI and CLAUDIOUS MOYO and TENDAI MARIVO versus HALLMARK CHICKS (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH-283-23 · 05 2023

The twenty applicants have approached this court seeking a spoliation order. They are entreating the court to order the respondent to “restore access, possession and occupation of certain piece of land called Athena of Longford measuring one hundred and twelve…

FAIRCLOT INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED t/a TRUCKING AND CONSTRUCTION (PRIVATE) LIMITED and AUGUR INVESTMENTS OU SHERRIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE (NO) DOOREX PROPERTIES (PRIVATE) LIMITED REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Harare High Court · HH-282-23 · 05 2023

The financial policies adopted by the Zimbabwean government in 2019 leading to promulgation of Statutory instruments that affected mode of payments and even the currency to be used in Zimbabwe continue to dodge these courts. Despite a pronouncement by the…

LOGIVATE INCORPORATED (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF THE ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (N.O.) and MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE (N.O.)

Harare High Court · HH-278-23 · 05 2023

The plaintiff is a legal entity duly incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. It specialises in the supply of high-tech traffic safety devices, research and continuous professional development. The first defendant is cited in his official capacity as…

ELISON KUDAKWASHE MARIKO and RUVIMBO CYNTHIA MAISVA versus STOHILL INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED t/a STOHILL PROPERTIES

Harare High Court · HH-279-23 · 05 2023

The plaintiffs are husband and wife. The defendant is a duly registered firm of estate agents trading under the style of Stohill Properties. The plaintiffs are victims of a fraudulent sale of a property. They lost a significant sum of…

THE STATE versus BRIDGET MUZADZI and GREYSTONE RUFARO CHIHORO and EDWIN RUSIKE and RITA KAMERA

Harare High Court · HH-306-23 · 05 2023

This homicide was a result of the accused and other villagers’ belief in extra judicial punishment or retribution on the victim whom they suspected of wrongdoing. The four accused appeared before us on a charge of murder as defined in…

CFI HOLDINGS t/a FARM & CITY v ANDREW MACHAYA

Supreme Court · SC-37-23 · 05 2023

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (court a quo) in which the court granted an application for the registration of the judgment of the Labour Court amounting to US $177 408.00 in favour of…

THE STATE versus MARK PATRICK SHAW

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC 16-23 · 05 2023

The allegations are that on the 1st of April 2018, the accused shot and caused the death of one Edmore Phiri. He appeared before us facing a charge of murder in contravention of s47 (1) of the Criminal Code. The…