PROSECUTOR GENERAL ZIMBABWE versus AMOS CHITUNGO

High Court of Mutare · HMT -7-22 · 02 2022

On 10 October 2019 at the 38km peg along Selborne- Aberforle Road, Amos Chitungo had a side swipe collision with a Mazda B2 500 being driven by one Peter Maneswa, accused and complainant respectively. The side swipe resulted in Peter…

THE STATE versus SIMBARASHE MACHONA and JOHN MACHONA

Masvingo High Court · HMA 09-22 · 02 2022

Both accused 1 and accused 2 are father and son respectively. They were arraigned for murder as defined in s 47(i) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. However they were convicted of the permissible verdict of…

MARTIN MASUKA versus MAFIONI RIKONDA and THE MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS and THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE and MIDLANDS PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF CHIEFS and NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHIEFS and DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATOR, GOKWE SOUTH DISTRICT

Harare High Court · HH 97-22 · 02 2022

This application was placed before me on 2 February 2022. I set it down for hearing on 7 February 2022. Due to circumstances which I shall explain later in this judgment, I postponed the matter to 8 February 2022. After…

HWANGECOALGASIFICATIONCOMPANY versus PHILCOOLINVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH-80-22 · 02 2022

The plaintiff sued out summons against the defendant for payment of a sum of USD247 317.50 which the defendant owed it following breach of a contract entered into between the parties. After entering an appearance to defend, the defendant elected…

THOKOZANI KHUPE And MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE-T Versus DOUGLAS TOGARASEYI MWONZORA N.O And MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (NO) And MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

High Court of Bulawayo · HB-38-22;-HC-168-22 · 02 2022

1st applicant who holds herself out as the Acting President of the political formation known as the Movement forDemocratic Change (T) , hereinafter referred to as MDC-T, brought this application under a Certificate of Urgency. This is an application for…

CITY OF HARARE APPELLANT Versus RAYMOND MARATU & 24 ORS RESPONDENTS

Labour Court · LC-H-206-2016 · 02 2022

The respondents are employed by the appellant in different capacities. On 1 December 2014 a letter was written by the Director of Corporate Services and Housing advising the respondents of their transfers. These were lateral transfers. The respondents raised a…

MERJURY T MASUKA Appellant And MT ST MARY’S MISSION Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-205-16 · 02 2022

This is an appeal against an arbitral award. The appellant was employed by the respondent initially as a tuck shop assistant in 2007. In 2009, she was transferred to work in the priest’s house designated as a cook but performing…

BENARD MIZEKI COLLEGE APPELLANT Versus S MUHWAVI 1STRESPONDENT And NECWEI APPEALS COMMITTEE 2ND RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/203/16 · 02 2022

The appellant employer appealed against the decision of the National Employment Council for the Welfare and Educational Institutions Appeals Committee. The NEC had set aside the respondent employee’s dismissal and reinstated him with full pay and benefits to the appellant…

ELIZABETH MASONA Appellant And CITY OF HARARE Respondent

Labour Court · LC-H-195-16 · 02 2022

On the date of hearing of this appeal, the respondent raised two preliminary points. The first preliminary issue was that the appellant’s heads of argument were filed out of the prescribed time frame. The second issue was that the grounds…

THE STATE versus SHEPHERD TOFARASEI

Masvingo High Court · HMA 08-22 · 02 2022

MAWADZE J: The concession by the state to a lesser charge of culpable homicide as defined in s 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] is understandable. There was no eye witness to the tragic events…

ERIC MAROWA versus MABAYA & SONS TRANSPORT & GENERAL CONTRACTORS CC and ELVIS MABAYA and SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT

Masvingo High Court · HMA 05-22 · 02 2022

The applicant filed an urgent chamber application for attachment of property to confirm jurisdiction. I granted the order on 29 October 2021. The first respondent has anticipated the return date and seeks that the provisional order granted on 29 October…

PRICCILAR VENGESAI versus HOSEA MUJAYA N.O and NATIONAL PROSECUTING AUTHORITY

Harare High Court · HH-109-22 · 02 2022

The applicant is on trial before the Regional Court of the Eastern Division of two charges of bribery as defined in s 170 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations being that on or around…

TAURAI DODZO versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 71-22 · 02 2022

This is an appeal against conviction on six counts of unlawful entry into premises as defined in s 131 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The appellant was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on each count.…

MOREBLESSING NHIWATIWA v (1) SHADRECK NHIWATIWA (2) THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS (3) THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE

Supreme Court · SC 33-23 · 02 2022

1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the court a quo in which it granted the first respondent’s claim for a cancellation of a deed of transfer No. 4370/2015 dated 22 August 2018 which had been made…

UNKI MINE (PRIVATE) LIMITED v ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY

Supreme Court · SC 15/2022 · 02 2022

1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Fiscal Appeal Court HH 20/20 dated 8 January 2020. The court a quo dismissed the appellant’s appeal against the decision of the Commissioner in respect of assessed tax and…

THE STATE versus CANISO GUDYE

Masvingo High Court · HMA 06-22 · 02 2022

Both the then 32 year old accused and the 73 years old now deceased who are son and father respectively were residents of Mhazo Village, Chief Mazungunye, Bikita. The accused was the eldest surviving child of the now deceased who…

JOSEPHINE MAKONDORA versus THE VINCENT KANONGOVERE TRUST and EVISON ZUZE and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O and THE SHERIFF FOR ZIMBABWE N.O

Harare High Court · HH-77-22 · 02 2022

. This is an application for a declaratur and consequential relief arising out of a sale of property belonging to the applicant. The applicant is a female adult who can sue in her capacity. The first respondent is a Trust…

GLOBAL HORIZON (PRIVATE) LIMITED and GODFREY CHINDOMU and NOMUSA CHINDOMU versus FMC FINANCE (PRIVATE) LIMITED and SHERIFF OF HIGH COURT N.O and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O

Harare High Court · HH-76-22 · 02 2022

The first, second and third applicants approached this court on an urgent basis seeking an order for the stay of execution of judgment. More particularly, the applicants’ provisional order is as follows: “TERMS OF FINAL ORDER That you show cause…

AVIM INVESTMENTS P/L Versus HWANGE COLLIERY COMPANY LIMITED And ZHONG JIANG (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Bulawayo High Court · HB34-21-HC 40-22 · 02 2022

This is an urgent application for an interdict. The draft order is in the following terms: “INTERIM RELIEF SOUGHT Pending the confirmation of the final order, this Provisional Order shall serve as an Interim Order interdicting and directing that:- 1.…

CHARLES CHEKENYERE And MARSHAL MUTEKWA Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB 33-22 · 02 2022

The applicants are facing eleven counts of robbery as defined in section 126 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23), one count of money laundering in violation of section 8 (1) (a) (b) of the…