PATIENCE KANYENGA versus HARARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY and MERCY MUSAIDA MANYUCHI and LILIAN TICHAGWA and AFRICAN REGIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION

Harare High Court · HH115-21 · 03 2021

The parties squabble over copyright. The plaintiff pursued only the claims against the first defendant, the Harare Institute of Technology, [HIT], a tertiary institution established in terms of Zimbabwean law and the second defendant, a chemical engineering lecturer at HIT,…

CHARLES CHIPOTE versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH-114-21 · 03 2021

The appellant appeared before the magistrate court sitting at Mbare charged with Culpable Homicide as defined in s 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] in that he unlawfully piloted a boat negligently thereby causing a…

EDMORE LIGHT DZOMA versus LUNA ESTATES (PVT) LTD and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Harare High Court · HH-113-21 · 03 2021

The promulgation of Statutory Instrument 33 of 19 namely Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) (Amendment of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act and Issue of Real Time Gross Settlement Electronic Dollars (RTGS Dollars) Regulations, 2019 has had a profound effect on instalment…

TONGAI HUNGWE versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH-112-21 · 03 2021

The appellant appeared before the Regional Magistrate for the Eastern Region facing two charges. Firstly, he was charged with Rape as defined in s 65 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23] in that on the…

THE STATE versus MATIVENGA MOYO

Harare High Court · HH-110-21 · 03 2021

The appellant appeared before the defined court at Kadoma charged with the crime of Rape as defined in s 65 (1) 9 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] in that on the 31st December 2016, at…

MARANATHA FERROCHROME (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus RIOZIM LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH-109-21 · 03 2021

This is a civil trial. The plaintiff claims USD450 000-00 from the defendant. The amount is said to represent the replacement cost of an immovable property, and the improvements thereon, previously occupied by the plaintiff, but intentionally destroyed by the…

1. TEERERAI L MUTASA and ELTON MANGOMA versus FRANCIS MAPFUMO N.O and THE STATE and JOSHUA CHIFAMBA 2. ELTON STEERS MANGOMA versus FRANCIS MAPFUMO N.O and THE STATE and JOSHUA CHIFAMBA and TERERAI LUIS MUTASA

Harare High Court · HH 84-21 · 03 2021

The applicants filed separate court applications which we consolidated at the request of the applicants because it was convenient to do so. The applicants were jointly charged with Joshua Chifamba in a trial pending before the 1st respondent. They appeared…

THE STATE Versus WELCOME NDLOVU

Bulawayo High Court · HB56-21 · 03 2021

The 26 year old accused is facing a charge of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act (Chapter) 9:23. The state alleges that on 2ndApril 2020 and at Gibson Ndlovu’s homestead,…

THE STATE Versus ANDISON MUNKULI

Bulawayo High Court · HB 55-21 · 03 2021

This is one of those tragic cases where a biological parent through the use of violence, and in an attempt to discipline a child, caused an unnecessary loss of life. Parents must never take the law into their own hands…

RICHMORE USAYI versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH-111-21 · 03 2021

When the applicant files what he or she terms “application for condonation of late noting of appeal” that description of the application suggests that the applicant has noted an appeal late and applies that the late filing should be condoned.…

CENTRAL AFRICAN BUILDING SOCIETY v (1) PENELOPE DOUGLAS STONE (2) RICHARD HAROLD STUART BEATTIE (3) THE RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE (4) THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE v (1) CENTRAL AFRICAN BUILDING SOCIETY (2) THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (3) PENELOPE DOUGLAS STONE (4) RICHARD HAROLD STUART BEATTIE AND THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT v (1) CENTRAL AFRICAN BUILDING SOCIETY (2) THE RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE DEVELOPMENT (3) PENELOPE DOUGLAS STONE (4) RICHARD HAROLD STUART BEATTIE

Supreme Court · SC 15-21 · 03 2021

This is a composite judgment in respect of three appeals which were heard at the same time. The appeals are against the whole judgment of the High Court handed down on 14 May 2020. They all rely on essentially the…

EX-CONSTABLE SHAMUYARIRA versus THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION and THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL POLICE and THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS

Harare High Court · HH 470-21 · 03 2021

In this court application the court has been called upon to decide a point in limine on whether the two grounds for review raised by the applicant are valid grounds and if not whether the application should be treated as…

LAZARUS MUCHENJE versus SUSAN M MUTANGADURA and WINSTON MAKAMURE and DR M RANGARIRAI MAVHUNGA and DR BEULA CHIRUME and DR DOUGLAS MAMVURA and NETONE CELLULAR (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH-108-21 · 03 2021

On 13 July 2020, the applicant filed an urgent chamber application seeking a provisional order couched as follows: “TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT That you show cause to this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in…

TOBACCO PROCESSORS ZIMBABWE (PRIVATE) LIMITED v (1) TONGOONA MUTASA (2) ROBIN MATORA (3) ALEXIOUS SVINURAI (4) TIRANOS MADZANA (5) SLADGE MUSANHU (6) CHAKANYUKA TSVINA (7) TRYNOS BHUNU (8) VERYSON HLOZANI (9) ANTONY MURINGISI (10) ELPHAS UTETE (11) WILLARD MARUFU (12) MICHAEL MUKUNGWA

Supreme Court · SC 12021 · 03 2021

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court upholding the National Employment Council- Tobacco Grievance and Disciplinary Committee’s (‘NEC GDC Committee’) finding that the appellant tacitly renewed the respondents’ contracts of employment.

ENOCK SIBANDA Versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB 39 -21 · 03 2021

DUBE-BANDA J: This is a court application for extension of time within which to file leave to appeal. The application was filed on 6 October 2020. Respondent filed a response on 20 October 2020. Applicant filed heads of argument on…

PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY and JACOB MAFUME and SIMON CHABUKA and ARNOLD DUBE versus MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING N.O and BENJAMIN RUKANDA and CITY OF HARARE

Harare High Court · HH 160-21 · 03 2021

On the 12th of March 2021, I discharged in an ex tempore judgment an application to confirm a provisional order sought by the applicants. I have been requested to give reasons and these are they.

CHARITY MANDIZHA Versus CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZIMBABWE 1st RESPONDENT NATIONAL ROADS ADMINISTRATION And ZIMBABWE NATIONAL ROADS ADMINISTRATION 2ND RESPONDENT 2) MARSHAL JIMA APPLICANT Versus CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZIMBABWE 1st RESPONDENT NATIONAL ROADS ADMINISTRATION And ZIMBABWE NATIONAL ROADS ADMINISTRATION 2ND RESPONDENT 3) PAULINE SITHOLE APPLICANT Versus CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZIMBABWE 1st RESPONDENT NATIONAL ROADS ADMINISTRATION And ZIMBABWE NATIONAL ROADS ADMINISTRATION 2ND RESPONDENT 4) TALENT MANYENGAVANA APPLICANT Versus CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZIMBABWE 1st RESPONDENT NATIONAL ROADS ADMINISTRATION And ZIMBABWE NATIONAL ROADS ADMINISTRATION 2ND RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-136-20 · 03 2021

This judgement relates to and addresses issues in the following cases Charity Mandizha vs C.E.O ZINARA LC/H/APP/136/20 Marshal Jima vs CEO ZINARA LC/H/APP/139/20 Pauline Sithole vs CEO ZINARA LC/H/APP/135/20 and Talent Manyengavana vs CEO ZINARA LC/H/APP/137/20.

STEWART MAJAYA APPLICANT ANDTONDERAI MUTSAGO (N.O.) 1ST RESPONDENT ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION (EGPAF) 2ND RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/11/2021 · 03 2021

This is an application for condonation of late filing of response to an application for the confirmation of a ruling in the matter between Stewart Majaya and Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric Aids Foundation for convenience referred to in this judgment as…

CAMEL MINING (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus METBANK LIMITED and REGISTRAR OF DEED and THE SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 123-21 · 03 2021

Law is not a static discipline. It moves and changes in accordance with a given society’s stage of development. It changes in such a way that what society regarded as lawful yesterday may not be lawful on the following day…

PROSECUTOR GENERAL versus MAGRET MUKAHANANA SANGARWE and SUSSANA MAKOME KUHUDZAYI and WALTER MUZEMBI (Fugitive from Justice) and AARON DZINGIRA MUSHORIWA and GREY HAMA

Harare High Court · HH 120-21 · 03 2021

In 2013, Zimbabwe and Zambia successfully co-hosted the 20th United Nations World Tourism Organisation (“UNWTO”) Conference. The event ran for the period 25th to 30th August, 2013.