ZIMBABWE CONSOLIDATED DIAMOND COMPANY (PVT) LTD APPLICANT versus WISDOM MUTEMA 1ST RESPONDENT TICHAONA KAMANURA 2ND RESPONDENT JOEL MACHACHA 3RD RESPONDENT CHARLES CHIMWAMWA 4TH RESPONDENT MUNYARADZI MANWA 5TH RESPONDENT JACOB KAZMBARA 6TH RESPONDENT ARNOLD MUMANYI 7TH RESPONDENT TATENDA SAGONDA 8TH RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/APP/230/20 · 08 2021

This is an application for leave to appeal a judgment of this court to the Supreme Court. After assessing addresses from both parties, the applicant has raised an arguable issue. Further the question of sufficiencyof evidence especially in a situation…

CLEARANCE ZINDI versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 489-21 · 08 2021

This is an application for bail pending trial. The applicant is on remand at the Harare Magistrates Court. He is facing one count of robbery and another count of rape as defined in Sections 126 and 65, respectively, of the…

YATCH (PVT) LTD versus ACTION PROPERTY SALES (PVT) LTD and CHUDY PROPERTIES (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 446-21 · 08 2021

This is an application for a spoliation order. There is a lease agreement between the parties. The lease agreement dates back to 2011. Sometime in 2014 there was an attempt to evict the applicant from the premises but this court…

THE STATE versus TALENT RWAPUNGA

Harare High Court · HH 443-21 · 08 2021

This matter came before me on automatic review from the Regional Magistrates Court. The accused was charged with 2 counts as follows count (1) contravening s 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] i.e. to say…

ALEXIO CHINZARA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 434-21 · 08 2021

The applicant, charged with one count of robbery (armed) as defined in s 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] “the Code”, applies for bail pending trial.

ERISON MADUMIRA vs The ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE MASVINGO PROVINCE MR NYAZEMA (THE ACTING PROPOL) And THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE, MR MATANGA

Masvingo High Court · HMA 43-21 · 08 2021

On 29 September 2020 I made a default order after giving an extempore judgment. The first respondent has requested for full reasons why the order was granted. The matter came before me on the opposed role. The applicant is a…

SAMSON ELLIOT (In his capacity as the Executor Dative of the estate late GLAMOUS ELLIOT) versus MAX CHIKOVA and MUNICIPALITY OF BEITBRIDGE and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Masvingo High Court · HMA 42-21 · 08 2021

In this opposed application the applicant seeks the following relief. “1. The cession of the late Glamous Elliot rights and interest in stand number 3710 Dulibadzumu Township, Beitbridge by the first respondent and approved be the 2nd respondent be and…

BLANKET MINE (1983) (PVT) LTD Versus FISANI MOYO And VALENTINE MINE (Represented by THOMSON MOYO) And ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE MATABELELAND SOUTH GWANDA PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR MATABELELAND SOUTH N.O

Bulawayo High Court · HB160-21 · 08 2021

KABASA J: This is an Urgent Chamber Application wherein the applicant seeks the following relief:- “1. The 2nd respondent and all persons claiming occupation through it shall remove or cause the removal of themselves and all such persons occupying the…

LETICIA TAKAWIRA (In her capacity as Executrix in the Estate Late Patrick Hove) Versus WHEELFORCE INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD t/a MSN LAND DEVELOPERS

Bulawayo High Court · HB156-21 · 08 2021

KABASA J: On 5th March 2020 the plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming the following: - “1. An order compelling the defendant to transfer the property being Stand Number 177 Harrisvale Bulawayo to the Estate of the Late Patrick…

KONONO KONONO versus BRIAN MAPURISA

Harare High Court · HH 433-21 · 08 2021

The plaintiff sued out summons for the payment of US$27 000 being a refund for the purchase of a stand known as 437 Malvern Township Waterfalls, Harare ‘the property’. The plaintiff also claims interest on the said amount calculated from…

GARY SEABROOKE versus HUKA MINING (PRIVATE) LIMITED and BLESSING HUNGWE and FARAI KAJESE and TSUNGAI HUNGWE and PANASHE MUGUZA and SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 432-21 · 08 2021

The third and fourth defendants filed an exception to the plaintiff’s claim on the grounds that the summons were defective and that the cause of action pleaded was incomplete. The third and fourth defendants sought the dismissal of the plaintiff’s…

AROSUME PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and WITNESS MUDUNGWE and NYARAI MUDUNGWE versus RHODIAN PHOTO and THE MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

Harare High Court · HH 475-21 · 08 2021

This is an urgent chamber application in which the applicants essentially seek stay of execution on of the order granted in case No. HC 2258/21 pending determination of a court application for the rescission of that order. The court application…

PHINIEL MUDHUMO and ANTIBHEDIFIA VURAYAI and CHRISTOPHER MAPHOSA versus REGINA SIBANDA

Masvingo High Court · HMA 37-21 · 08 2021

This is an appeal from the Magistrates Court sitting at Mwenezi. The respondent made an application for a “Peace Order” and interdict. The application was opposed. The court a quo found for the respondent and made the following order:- “Application…

STEPHEN KATSA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 435-21 · 08 2021

The application for condonation for late noting of appeal is hereby dismissed. The applicant has no prospects of success on appeal. Whilst he says that the court a quo did not inform him of his legal right to legal representation,…

ISA (PVT) LTD versus ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY

Harare High Court · HH 422-21 · 08 2021

The present appeal seeks to determine whether the correct classification of goods for customs purposes was applied in terms of s 87 (3) of the Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02] and s 18 of the Fiscal Appeals Court Act.

JOSEPH NETSAI GAKANJE Versus DOROTHY GAKANJE (NEE CHAYITWA)

Bulawayo High Court · HB158-21 · 08 2021

DUBE-BANDA J: This is a divorce matter. The parties were married to each other on the 23rd April 1996, which marriage still subsists.Five children were born of the marriage. All the children are now adults. The plaintiff instituted divorce proceedings,…

INNOCENT NKOMA Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB157-21 · 08 2021

DUBE-BANDA J: This is an application for bail pending trial. Applicant is being charged with the crime of robbery as defined in section 126 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on the…

NETONE CELLULAR (PVT) LTD versus REWARD KANGAI

Harare High Court · HH 428-21 · 08 2021

On 5 September 2019, the respondent, who is a former chief executive officer of the applicant, sued the latter and five other defendants. He claimed certain specified sums of money against them. He alleged that the applicant, a legal entity…

HOPEWELL CHIN’ONO versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 427-21 · 08 2021

This is an application for alteration of bail conditions to enable the applicant to uplift his passport from the Clerk of Court so that he is able to travel to South Africa to deliver a keynote address at a journalism…

AUGUR INVESTMENTS OU and TATIANA ALESHINA and KENNETH R SHARPE versus TENDAI BITI and MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE ALLIANCE and THE NEWSHAWKS

Harare High Court · HH 426-21 · 08 2021

The 1st defendant has raised an exception to the plaintiffs’ summons and declaration and a special plea in bar against the 1st plaintiff the details of which will be dealt with later in this judgment.