THAMER SAID AHMED AL SHANFARI versus G.N. MLOTSHWA & CO. LEGAL PRACTITIONERS and GERALD N. MLOTSHWA and TAWANDA MAGUWUDZE and MINISTER OF DEFENCE, SECURITY AND WAR VETERANS and MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, SECURITY AND WAR VETERANS and RUSUNUNGUKO NKULULEKO HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and MARTIN RUSHWAYA and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS, HARARE

Harare High Court · HH 539-22 · 08 2022

The applicant seeks the joinder of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents in proceedings pending before this court under HC 8780/19 (the main application). The application was made in terms of r 87(2)(b) of the High Court Rules, 1971 (the…

WILFRED MBOMA and KUDA KAMBARAMI versus GAUTENG MINING SYNDICATE

Harare High Court · HH 540-22 · 08 2022

The applicants seek the setting aside of a judgment granted against them in default on the 18November 2020. The application was made in terms of r449(1)(a) of the High Court Rules 1971 (the rules). The order sought is couched as…

STANLEY MUNGOFA versus CITY OF HARARE and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Harare High Court · HH 541-22 · 08 2022

The plaintiff is a medical doctor by profession. He was employed by the first defendant as Health Services Director until his contract of employment was terminated through compulsory retrenchment on 22 February 2015. The first defendant is a local authority…

FALCON GOLD ZIMBABWE LIMITED and INYAMAZANE GOLD (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT N.O.

Harare High Court · HH 542-22 · 08 2022

The first applicant is a mining company registered according to the laws of Zimbabwe. The applicant is a member of the New Dawn Mining group which owns and operates a number of mines in this country. The second applicant is…

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE versus DESTINY VENTURES Ltd BOTSWANA

Harare High Court · HH532-22 · 08 2022

On 7 July 2021under case No. HC 741/21 in the matter between DESTINY VENTURES (PROPRIETARY) LTD (BOTSWANA) and UNITED NATIONS CHILDRENS FUND, this Court issued a default order against the respondent UNICEF.

STATE versus GODFREY KAROMO

Harare High Court · HH 546-22 · 08 2022

It is often tempting for some magistrates to jump at the opportunity to adopt the plea procedure provided for by s 271(2)(b) of the Criminal Procedure & Evidence Act (“the CP&E Act”) at the slightest indication by an accused person…

MARKOS ATHITAKIS versus KATE BRONWYN WORSLEY-WOSWICK

Harare High Court · HH 536-22 · 08 2022

This is an appeal against an order by the court a quo in which the following order was granted: “IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. The applicant be and is hereby granted the right of access to one minor child LEIA…

ROBERT MATOKA versus SUSAN TM DUBE and THE MASTER OF HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH 548-22 · 08 2022

I heard this matter on 16 September 2021. I delivered an ex tempore judgment in which I: (i) dismissed the defendant’s exception and directed the plaintiff to file and serve his amended summons and declaration upon the defendant within ten…

THE STATE Versus THEMBINKOSI MHLANGA

Bulawayo High Court · HB-220-22 · 08 2022

The accused person in this case was convicted after a full trial of contravening section 38 (4) (c) of the Railways Act Chapter 13:09 that is “digs, excavates, drills, tunnels under, or otherwise tempers with the ground within 45 meters…

BLEAT ENTERPRISES PVT LTD Versus B.W.B CHIKURA And THE OFFICER COMMANDING ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE And MINISTER OF LANDS, AGRICULTURE AND RURAL RESETTLEMENT

Bulawayo High Court · HB-212-22 · 08 2022

The background facts to this application are these: - The applicant is said to be the owner of a farm, known as Lot 1 of Lot 4 AB Nuanetsi Ranch A, purchased by a Mr Carl Bradfield from Mutirikwi Sugar…

ZIBUSISO CHARLES NCUBE Versus TAVENGWA SANGSTER N.O. And THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB-214-22 · 08 2022

The brief facts upon which the criminal charge is premised involve the sale of a plot which belonged to Maxwell Sibanda but had been bought by SmithMoyo. One Progress Dube obtained judgment against Sibanda and the plot was attached to…

SYDNEY HWITI Versus DZIMURI ESQ. (In her capacity as Judicial Officer and Magistrate) And THE STATE (Represented by the National Prosecuting Authority)

Bulawayo High Court · HB-215-22 · 08 2022

On the 30th of January 2022, the applicant was driving his employer’s vehicle registration No. ADS 1099 along Bulawayo – Victoria Falls Road. At the 335 km peg he was involved in a road traffic accident in which the motor…

JONAS MULEYA Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB-216-22 · 08 2022

1. This is an application for bail pending trial. The applicant is charged with the crime of contravening section 82(1) of the Statutory Instrument 362 of 1990 as read with section 128(b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14]…

CALVIN PHIRI Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB-217-22 · 08 2022

1. This is an application for bail pending trial. The applicant is charged with the crime of kidnapping as defined in section 93(1) (a) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on the…

G & G PRESERVES (PVT) LIMITED Versus THEMBA SIBANDA t/a BIT RESOURCES PBC QUARRY MINE And PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR N.O. And MINISTER OF MINES & MINING DEVELOPMENT N.O.

Bulawayo High Court · HB-219-22 · 08 2022

1. This is an urgent application. The applicant seeks a provisional order couched in the following terms: Terms of the final order sought That you show cause to this Honourable Court if any, why a final order should not be…

CHRISTOPHER DUBE Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HCB-213-22 · 08 2022

This is an application for bail pending trial. Applicant is facing a charge of unlawful possession of pangolin scales in contravention of section 45(1) of the Parks and Wildlife Act as read with section 128 of the Parks and Wildlife…

EDWIN MUNYAVI Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HCB-218-22 · 08 2022

1. This is an application for bail pending appeal against conviction and sentence. The applicant was arraigned before the Magistrates’ Court sitting at Bulawayo. He was charged with the crime of culpable homicide as defined section 49(1) of the Criminal…

MOSES CHARARIZA versus SPENCER FARAYI MATIPANO

Harare High Court · HH531-22 · 08 2022

This is an appeal against an order which was granted by the Magistrates Court. The appellant, then applicant, approached the court a quo with an ex parte application for stay of sale of a motor vehicle pending rescission of default…

TATENDA STEPHANIE NEZI (Nee KATSANDE) versus WARD TAFADZWA NEZI

Harare High Court · HH 515-22 · 08 2022

This application was placed before me on 14 July 2022. After perusing the record, a number of issues were of concern to me. The draft order reads: “IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. The application for contempt of Courtis hereby granted.…

THE MILTON GARDENS ASSOCIATION and SYRIL MUPANGURI versus TECLA MVEMBE and TECLA MVEMBE and CHAMPION CONSTRUCTORS (PVT) LTD and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS, HARARE and THE SURVEYOR GENERAL

Harare High Court · HH 519-22 · 08 2022

On 6 November, 2000 the first respondent, Tecla Mvembe (“Tecla”) sold to Max Management (Private) Limited (“Max”) a certain piece of land called 60 A Newwalk, Woodlands Road of Hilton of Subdivision A of Waterfalls (“the property”). The property is…