(1) INNOCENT GONESE (2) JESSIE MAJOME v (1) PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE (2) PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE (3) MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING N.O.

Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe · CCZ- 10- 18 · 10 2018

This is an application in terms of s 167(2)(d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe for the Court to determine whether Parliament or the President has failed to fulfil a constitutional obligation. The applicants aver that the respondents have failed to…

MWANGA LODGE (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus VICTOR RUNGANI and THE SHERIFF FOR ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 698-18 · 10 2018

I heard and determined this matter in my Chambers on the 28th June 2018 and at the end of the hearing, I gave an ex tempore judgment. The first respondent has noted an appeal in the matter and this is…

THE STATE versus JUDITH MUPELEFURAHA MULUMBA

High Court of Mutare · HMT 18-18 · 10 2018

In this case precious human life was lost in circumstances were religious extremism was at play. Under the umbrella of exorcising demons, a nine year old was strangled to death. It is alleged by the State that on 14 June…

CURECHEM OVERSEAS (PVT) LTD v VADAC PROPERTIES (PVT) LTD

Supreme Court · SC 71-2018 · 10 2018

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare in which the court granted the respondent’s claims for costs of repairs and for damages for loss of income following breach of a lease agreement…

RITA MARQUE MBATHA v (1) FARAI BWATIKONA ZIZHOU AND CONFEDERATION OF ZIMBABWE INDUSTRIES

Supreme Court · SC 69-2018 · 10 2018

This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court upholding the respondents’ special plea of prescription and consequently dismissing the appellant’s claim with costs. The appellant has noted her appeal against the entire judgment and prays, as per…

PATRICK MAKAVA v (1) ROSEMARY MUTINGWENDE (2) MINISTER OF LANDS AND RURAL RESETTLEMENT

Supreme Court · SC 66-2018 · 10 2018

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare in which the court granted a provisional order in favour of the respondent. The essence of the order was to interdict the appellant and his…

BULCHIMEX GmbH IMPORT-EXPORT CHEMIKALIEN und PRODUKTE and TECHNOIMPEX SOFIA BULGARIA JSC versus RAJENDRAKUMAR JOGI and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE and BULCHIMEX GmbH IMPORT-EXPORT CHEMIKALEN and Und PRODUKTE (PRIVATE) LIMITED and SARAH HWINGWIRI

Harare High Court · HH 702-18 · 10 2018

This is a hybrid court application for rescission in terms of order 49 r 449 and joinder of a party to proceedings. The applicants seek to rescind two default judgments HC 2972/17 and HC 11246/17 and joinder of the first…

MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (T) and MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (N) and SARAH KACHINGWE versus ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and REGISTRAR GENERAL N.O and MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS and ZIMBABWE AFRICAN NATIONAL UNION PATRIOTIC FRONT [ZANU PF]

Harare High Court · HH 5-18 · 10 2018

The right to vote lies at the centre of every constitutional democracy. Such a right falls under political rights which a citizen is entitled to enjoy and same are constitutionally protected, and in the Zimbabwean case, under Section 67 of…

THE STATE VS JAMES NGORIMA

Masvingo High Court · HMA 51-18 · 10 2018

The accused was arraigned before us to answer to a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. The charge is that on 1 April, 2018 at Nduna Village,…

THE STATE versus NELSON CHIRIRI

Harare High Court · HH 737-18 · 10 2018

The accused was charged with murder of one Tapiwa Marisa which occurred on 27 August 2017. He pleaded not guilty to murder in terms of s 47(1) (a) and in his defence outline was willing to plead to a lesser…

RENA MAZIKANA and FUNGAI CHINANGA and KILLIANA MUKANDI and JACQUELINE MULENGA and LOVENESS MUYEYE and EMILY KASHENJE and NYENGETERAI ZIVANAI and MOLLEN MASHUTA and KUDZAI MOYANA and RANGANAI CHIKWENYA and NYARADZO MUGANIWA and VIMBAI CHIRIPANYANGA and RITHAR CHIKOMBA and MERCY MUSKWE versus METZIM ENTRPRISES (PVT) LTD and THE MESSENGER OF COURT HARARE

Harare High Court · HH 694-18 · 10 2018

The 14 applicants filed individual urgent applications against the same respondents. At the commencement of the hearing of these applications Mr Makoni who represented all the applicants applied for the consolidation of the matters so that the court can have…

TAPIWA KAZUNGA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 693-18 · 10 2018

We heard this appeal on 21 October, 2015. We delivered an ex tempore judgment in which we allowed the appeal, set aside the sentence of the court a quo and substituted it with a reduced term of imprisonment a portion…

076638B EX CONSTABLE BLESSING MUHONI versus THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE and THE POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION

Harare High Court · HH-690-18 · 10 2018

This is an application for condonation for late filing of an appeal. The application is opposed. The simple facts of this case are that applicant was a member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police “ZRP”. In 2015 he was convicted by…

TAKUNDA MUJIMU ICON ALLOYS PRIVATE LIMITED TEID HARDWARE PRIVATE LIMITED versus SMM HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED and THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 689-18 · 10 2018

application was filed on urgency seeking the following relief: “INTERIM RELIEF GRANTED

DANIDZIRAI MAKAMURE and CONSTANCE MATAURE versus WELLINGTON MAKAMURE and ALBERT CHITAUNHIKE N.O and ESTATE LATE VONGAI VAIDA MAKAMURE and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE N.O

Harare High Court · HH 687-18 · 10 2018

This is application in terms of s 52 (9) (i) of the Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6:01]. The relief sought has been couched in the following terms: “IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. The application challenging the acceptance of claims…

(1) BROADCASTING AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE (2) OBERT MUGANYURA v DR DISH (PVT) LTD

Supreme Court · SC 62-2018 · 10 2018

The respondent applied to the High Court for an interim interdict seeking the suspension of the first appellant’s cancellation of its licence. The application was granted. The appellants aggrieved by that decision appealed to this Court.

JOSEPH MURAHWA and PHILLIP MURAHWA and ISHMAEL MURAHWA and LUKE MURAHWA and ISIAH MURAHWA and TAWANDA MURAHWA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 691-18 · 10 2018

: The Six appellants were convicted of contravening s 4 as read with s 3 (1) (a) of the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16)] (hereinafter called The Domestic Violence Act) Five of them were each sentenced to 12 months imprisonment…

WICKNELL M. CHIVHAYO versus FIVE CHISHOLME ROAD FREEHOLDER (PRIVATE) LIMITED and THE SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH 688-18 · 10 2018

The applicant approached this Honorable Court on an urgent basis seeking the following relief as per the provisional order:-

THE STATE versus KATIYO SOLOMON

Harare High Court · HH 686-18 · 10 2018

The proceedings in this matter would not have been referred to this court for review because the sentences imposed qualified the proceedings to be scrutinized by the Regional Magistrate in terms of s 58 of the Magistrates Court, [Chapter 7:10].…

FARAINESU MUTAMBA and FRANCIS GARIRAI and EDSON MUDNINGI and SAURO MUVINGI and ELIJAH GONYE and PHESTAS JULY MANYAWI and NYEMBESI SADOMBA and ZEBERT MASUKU and MARTHA MAFUKAME and IGNITION MUTUBUKI and PHILLIP TAGWIREI and TICHIVANGANI MUKAKA versus THE ZIMBABWE CANE FARMERS ASSOCIATION

Harare High Court · HH 685-18 · 10 2018

On 25 April 2018 the applicants filed a court application for a declaratur seeking the following relief against the respondent