JUSTINE BANDE VERSUS ZIMBABWE PARKS AND WILDLIFE VERSUS MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

Labour Court · LC-H-47-23 · 02 2023

This is an application for the review of the respondent’s disciplinary committee decision. Applicant raises 3 issues for review. The first one is that he was wrongly charged under the Tourism Industry Code instead of under the Procurement Act. Secondly…

NETONE CELLULAR (PRIVATE) LIMITED And MAROVANYIKA FV N.O And LOVENESS GOVERAH And TAUYA MUGWAGWA

Labour Court · LC-H-46-23 · 02 2023

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The test for leave to appeal is settled See Dombodzvuku v CMED. In the case at hand the applicant argues that it has a merited case on appeal…

HOPEWELL CHIKOSHA AND MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS

Labour Court · LC-H-55-23 · 02 2023

Appellant appealed to this Court against his dismissal from employment by Respondent. The appeal is provided for by the Public Service Regulations S.I. 01/2000 in its section 51 (1) a&b. Respondent opposed the appeal. The grounds of appeal were nine-fold.…

NTOMBIZODWA NHOWE v (1) REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT (2) MONICA GONDO

Supreme Court · SC 79-23 · 02 2023

The second respondent, Monica Gondo, had entered into an agreement of sale with the applicant’s former husband when there was no valid subdivisional permit at the time the sale was concluded. Accordingly, the subsequent transfer to the second respondent was…

THE STATE versus PORTIA MUPAZVIRIPO

Harare High Court · HH 196-23 · 02 2023

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder as defined in s 47(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code).

JOHN MUVIRIMI versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 139-23 · 02 2023

: The applicant sought an order for condonation of late noting of an appeal and leave to appeal in person. I heard the application and dismissed it. Applicant now seeks reasons for the dismissal. The reasons are as follows: The…

CHIDO JUBILEE MAKAZHU versus ALICE HILDA MIDZI and FREDDIE CHIMBARI and THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH 140-23 · 02 2023

This is an application for rescission of judgment. The applicant who appears in person is the daughter of the late Amos Bernard Muvengwa Midzi (deceased) who passed on in 2015 and whose estate is registered under DR 1467/15. The first…

AMOS MUDEFI and EMMANUEL CHITENDERU and KENNETH CHITENDERU versus MS CHIBANDA N.O and THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL

Harare High Court · HH 145-23 · 02 2023

It is a well-established principle of our jurisprudential undertone that this court is loath to interfere with unterminated proceedings at the lower courts. The applicant wishing to convince this court to interfere with such uncompleted proceedings must demonstrate existence of…

CHANDRA MOHAN GOYEL versus MYRAMMAR FARMING (PVT) LTD T/A COTTZIM and VIRENDA RANCHORD and MANOJKUMAR JAVAN and JAYPRUKASH PATEL and VINODKUMAR RAMA and SERISHE PURSHOTAM RACHORD and GLOW ORD INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 146-23 · 02 2023

The plaintiff issued summons against the defendants on a suit involving One million United States dollars which amount was advanced to the first defendant to fund her business. Wherefore plaintiff’ claim against all defendants jointly and severally, the one paying…

BEVERLEY MAPURANGA And CHARLES TAWONA Versus CARSON AND CARSON REAL ESTATE (PVT) LTD And NGONI MAWUNGA And RICHARD KUNDAI CHIRIPAMBERI

Harare High Court · HH 149-23 · 02 2023

First plaintiff (“Beverley”) is a Zimbabwean based in the United Kingdom. She instructed second plaintiff (“Charles) to represent her in a deal to purchase a residential stand in Ashdown Park, Harare. First defendant (“Carson”) is the firm of real estate…

THE STATE Versus MARIA RUWIZHI

Bulawayo High Court · HB-29-23 · 02 2023

The accused was aged 38 years at the time of the commission of the offence. The accused was deceased’s biological mother. The deceased was aged 8 years at the time she met her death. The accused has been arraigned in…

LOVENESS MOYO Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB-22-23 · 02 2023

1. This is a bail application pending review. The applicant was charged with the crime of contravening section 3 (1) as read with section 3 (3) of the Gold Trade Act [Chapter 21:03]. He pleaded guilty. The trial court found…

BELLA ZIBOWA And BLESSING ZIBOWA Versus ISAIAH SHONHIWA And WILLING SHOKO And TERRENCE KENNY And SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT N.O. And REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O.

Bulawayo High Court · HB-23-23 · 02 2023

3. This application will be better understood against the background that follows. On the 16 July 2014 in case number HC 1043/14 Shonhiwa obtained an order in the sum of US$51 000.00 against the second applicant (Blessing Zibowa). Paragraph two…

THE STATE versus JACOB MAUNDE and LEORNARD JAMBWA

Harare High Court · HH 852/22 · 02 2023

The two accused persons were initially jointly charged with two others. They all faced the crime of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (The Criminal law Code). Just before…

MASIKE W MAZHOWU versus MABIKA J NYARADZO

Harare High Court · HH 75-24 · 02 2023

The parties herein got divorced on 2 November 2019, under HC 3050/19. The applicant herein was the plaintiff while respondent herein was the defendant. The parties were agreed to a decree of divorce being granted and they filed a consent…

NETONE CELLULAR (PRIVATE) LIMITED VERSUS MAROVANYIKA FV N. O AND LOVENESS GOVERAH AND TAUYA MUGWAGWA

Labour Court · LC-H-59-23 · 02 2023

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The test for leave to appeal is settled See Dombodzvuku v CMED. In the case at hand the applicant argues that it has a merited case on appeal…

STARAFRICA CORPORATION LIMITED Versus KAPUNGA & 40 OTHERS

Labour Court · LC-H-58-23 · 02 2023

This is an appeal against the decision of the DA who handled the dispute of non payment of terminal benefits to the respondent employees. The background to the matter is that the employees were awarded an 11% wage increment which…

JUSTINE BANDE AND ZIMBABWE PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

Labour Court · LC-H-57-23 · 02 2023

This is an application for the review of the respondent’s disciplinary committee decision. Applicant raises 3 issues for review. The first one is that he was wrongly charged under the Tourism Industry Code instead of under the Procurement Act. Secondly…

MIRIAM KANDONGWE versus CAROLINE MUKETIWA PEPUKAI KUNAKA Versus MIKE MAGUVAZA MINING COMMISSIONER MASHONALAND WEST MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT (N.O) THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (N.O)

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC 5-23 · 02 2023

The applicant registered a mining block known as Golden Mile 12 in 1995 with a registration number 23506.The applicant has religiously complied with all the necessary legal and statutory requirements for a valid registration. However, the validity of the registration…

TENDAI MASHAMHANDA versus BARIADIE INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and LAXTON TENDAI BITI and MACDUFF MADENGA N.O and ELLIOT ROGERS and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O.

Harare High Court · HH 141-23 · 02 2023

When this matter resumed on 16 January 2023, the matter could not be heard. The reason being that counsel for the Plaintiff made an oral application for the recusal of this court. He emphasized then that the reason for the…