WATSON MACHIWENYIKA versus MARTIN CHINGWARU and KUDAKWASHE TAKAWIRA and SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 818/22 · 11 2022

Applicant has brought two combined applications which ordinarily should be filed separately. These are, a chamber application for condonation for the late filing of an application for the suspension of sale in execution of a dwelling and the actual application…

SANGANAYI INN (PVT) LTD versus THE CRYSTAL CLUB LASHERS BAR & NIGHT CLUB

Harare High Court · HH 817/22 · 11 2022

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrates Court in which the court a quo gave the following order after a full trial; “Judgment of absolution from the instance be and is hereby granted.”

BRUCE NDORO and FUNGAYI NDORO versus CONJUGAL ENTERPRISES (PRIVATE) LIMITED and JOHANNES CONRAD MAKONYE

Harare High Court · HH 814/22 · 11 2022

The applicants approached this court seeking a declaratory order to the effect that the cancellation of agreement of sale set in motion by the first respondent be declared to be of no force or effect. Alternatively, the applicants prayed for…

SAUL COURTNEY STEENBOK and TAWANDA HAMUSI versus EDDIE ZVIITWA

Harare High Court · HH 813/22 · 11 2022

On 6 October 2022, an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrates Court sitting at Harare, handed down on 22 June, 2022, under case number 1349/22 was upheld with costs. Reasons for the decision have been requested. These are they.

SUSAN RUFUDZA versus OLIVER MASOMERA N.O. (in his capacity and the Executor dative in the Estate of the Late Socrates Zimunhu) and TINASHE MAGAIZA and ABYGAIL MAGAIZA and THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH 810/22 · 11 2022

At the hearing of this matter, first to third respondents raised points in limine which are the subject of this judgment.

BERNARD NYANGONI versus MILDRED MUGAWAZI

Harare High Court · HH 809/22 · 11 2022

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Magistrates Court (Civil), per Mrs Mazhande, which was handed down on 8 June 2021. We heard the appeal on 28 October 2021 and reserved judgment after hearing submissions from the parties.…

SUNNINGDALE 2 MEDICAL CENTRE AND JOSHUA KACHASU

Labour Court · LC-H-73-23 · 11 2022

This is an application for condonation for late filing an application for review. It is opposed. At the commencement of the proceedings the Court drew the applicant’s attention to the terms of the draft order.

CHANAKIRA MASUKU versus TARIRO NDHLOVU N.O. and MISTOPHER KHAN and MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT N.O.

Harare High Court · HH-299-23 · 11 2022

On 15 November 2022, I delivered an order to the effect that: “1. The application for review be and is hereby granted. 2. The determination by the 1st Respondent, which was delivered on the 19th July 2022 be and is…

EXMIN SYNDICATE v (1) LUKE DUBE (2) THE PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR MATEBELELAND SOUTH N.O (3) THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE-FILABUSI N.O (4) THE OFFICER COMMANDING ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE, MATEBELELAND SOUTH N.O (5) THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE N.O

Supreme Court · SC-47-23 · 11 2022

The appellant and the first respondent have engaged in a litany of disputes in the court a quo, all related to their respective entitlements to the mining claims that they operate on. The two mining claims are situate in Insiza…

THE STATE versus CALVIN GASURA

Harare High Court · HH 240-23 · 11 2022

The accused is facing charge of murder as defined in s 47(1)(b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations are that he assaulted Clint Maziofa and caused his death on 25 August 2017 at Chitambo…

THE STATE versus LACKIA CHIRWA

Harare High Court · HH 66/23 · 11 2022

: The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [ Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Law code). The deceased was her husband of 2 years and…

MABIKA KUDAKWASHE and MAKARANGA PROGRESS and MASUNDA SYDNEY and JOYCE GOMBA and TINOTENDA NYAHUMBI and NGWENDE KUDAKWASHE and KUDZAI GOWE and ZULU FIONA and CHARLES NHEPERA and CHIKOTO GAMUCHIRAI and SHERENI MUTIMUSAKWA and JAIROS EUSEBIA and MUTOWO TAKUDZWA and PEDZAI MARUFU and FAITH KURIMA and BRENDA JAKATA and THOMAS MUDZOVANISWA and NOMORE TAWANDA DICK and KUDAKWASHE KWARAMBA and ZANOVI NATHAN versus BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION and THE REGISTRAR BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

Harare High Court · HH 761-17 · 11 2022

This application is one where the respondent should suffer for its own sins as well as for the sins of its own legal practitioners. Its attitude to its case speaks volumes of its confused state of mind. The dilatory manner…

POWERSPEED ELECTRICAL LIMITED t/a ELECTROSALES v FIDELITY COMMERCIAL TRADES AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION

Supreme Court · SC 25-23 · 11 2022

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Labour Court (the Court a quo) which allowed the respondent access to the appellant’s employees purportedly in terms of s 46 (a) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (the Act). At…

POWERSPEED ELECTRICAL LIMITED t/a ELECTROSALES v FIDELITY COMMERCIAL TRADES AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION

Supreme Court · SC25-23 · 11 2022

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Labour Court (the Court a quo) which allowed the respondent access to the appellant’s employees purportedly in terms of s 46 (a) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (the Act). At…

BRIGHTLAND FARMING (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus REDAN PETROLEUM (PVT) LTD and BEVERLEY CULVERWELL

Harare High Court · HH 844/22 · 11 2022

: This is a claim by the plaintiff for damages in the sum of USD1 300 000.00, interest thereon at the rate of five percent per annum from 18 January 2012 to the date of final payment, and costs of…

PHIBION GWATIDZO N.O v (1) WILLDALE LIMITED (2) TERRIERS – LAXTOP BANK (3) MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Supreme Court · SC-119-22 · 11 2022

The history of the matter has to be put into perspective. The appellant is cited in his official capacity as a liquidator of the first respondent. The first respondent is a 50 percent shareholder in the company, which is under…

TANGANDA TEA COMPANY v DARLINGTON MUTSITUKWA

Supreme Court · SC-123-22 · 11 2022

The appellant avers that on a date prior to 1 January 2018 it entered into an agreement with the respondent in terms of which the appellant agreed to sell tea products valued at USD 47 493.17 to the respondent for…

THE STATE and ZEXTEEN DZEMWA

Harare High Court · HH 808-22 · 11 2022

This murder is what was described in the case of R v Kemp as a motiveless and irrational attack. It illustrates the imperceptible gradations between sanity and insanity and responsibility and irresponsibility.

SAMSON MURIRE and THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 21/23 · 11 2022

This is an appeal against both the conviction and sentence. [2] The appellant and four others were convicted after a protracted trial on a charge of tampering with apparatus for the supply or generation of electricity as defined in s…

OLIVIA TAFADZWA CHINOUYA Versus AROSUME PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT (PVT) LTD And MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS & NATIONAL HOUSING N.O.

Harare High Court · HH 806-22 · 11 2022

This is an Application for a Declaratory Order in terms of S 14 of the High Court Act, Chapter 7:06 in which the Applicant is seeking the following relief: “IT BE AND IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The Application be…