EMMANUEL HANDIVHUNDUKI GONO versus VICTOR VAVARIRI MUNYIKWA and MINISTER OF LANDS AND RURAL SETTLEMENT

Harare High Court · HH-637-18 · 10 2018

This is an application for dismissal for want of prosecution of several matters involving both parties over the same subject matter thatbeing aland dispute. Prior to enrolment of the matter on my opposed roll, I hadnoticed that the applicant had…

JOHN MUGOVA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 692-18 · 10 2018

Appellant was convicted on his own plea of guilty to contravening s 131 (1) (a) as read with s 131 (2) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was sentenced to 9 years imprisonment of which…

GODFREY NYANDWE & 22 OTHERS versus DISCOVERY FOODS and ELVIS MACHIKITI

Harare High Court · HH 680-18 · 10 2018

This is an application for the registration of an order of the Labour Court. The application is opposed by the first respondent. The second respondent is the Labour Officer who rendered the determination which was confirmed by the Labour Court…

THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE versus MUNCHVILLE INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD and CLOTHING INDUSTRY PENSION FUND

Harare High Court · HH 679-18 · 10 2018

The applicant has claimed certain movable property attached in execution. The execution is pursuant to the judgment of this court in case no. HC 6637/16 wherein the judgment creditor obtained judgment against Bernstein Manufacturing for the payment of $219 612.35…

THAMARY KARIMAPFUMBI versus ALI EBRAHIM N.O and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and MISHEL NATASHA MUTNURE and JANE CHIKORE and BORNFACE MUTENURE and PETER MUTENURE and VALENCIA MADZIWA and LLOYD MUTENURE and ENOCH MUTENURE and NYARAI ANGELA MUSARIRI and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT N.O

Harare High Court · HH 677-18 · 10 2018

At the conclusion of submissions in this application, I immediately pronounced that I was striking this matter off the roll because it was wholly unprocedural. I reserved my ruling on the first respondent’s application for costs de bonis propriis against…

MBCA BANK LIMITED versus AFRICAN FARMER (PRIVATE) LIMITED and LEON NOTIER and TAKESURE MAGOKO

Harare High Court · HH 676-18 · 10 2018

Even in circumstances where client’s case presents itself to counsel preparing the claim as beyond question, there is always need to pay attention to detail, for failure to do so may result in errors of omission or commission fatal to…

MADALISTO RANCHI versus STATE

Harare High Court · HH 674-18 · 10 2018

The applicant applies for condonation of late noting of an application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence in case No. CRB 212/16 now available under judgment HH 515/17. The applicant was convicted by TSANGA J of with assessors…

LAZAROUS KATEWERA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 672-18 · 10 2018

The applicant applies for bail pending appeal. He was convicted on 8 counts of unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances as defined in s 131 (1) as read with s 131 (2) of the Criminal Law Codification & Reform Act, [Chapter…

DENNIS MAKAKA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 671-18 · 10 2018

Applicant was convicted of the offence of unlawful possession of a firearm as defined in s 4 of the Firearms Act, [Chapter 10:09]. He was convicted by the Magistrate at Harare on 12 June 2018. The applicant was sentenced to…

BRINWORTH SERVICES (PVT) LTD versus INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF ZIMBABWE and THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 662-18 · 10 2018

The applicant seeks an order postponing or suspending the sale of a dwelling in terms of s 348 (A) 5 (a) of the High Court Rules, 1971, the Rules.

HEATH HILTON STREAK versus TAVENGWA MUKUHLANI

Harare High Court · HH 658-18 · 10 2018

On 26 April 2018, the plaintiff issued summons claiming $1,000, 000 (One million dollars) being delictual damages for alleged defamatory utterances made by the defendant on national television and to a nationally distributed newspaper publication; an unconditional apology to the…

IVY RUPANDE versus C M GROBELLAR and PROTEA VALLEY (PVT) LTD and MINISTER OF LANDS AND RURAL RESETTLEMENT

Harare High Court · HH 654-18 · 10 2018

On 14 November 2017 plaintiff issued summons for the eviction of the first and second defendants and all those claiming occupation through them from a piece of land known as subdivision 4 of Lot 1 of Buena Vista located in…

RUDO MHLOPE versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 652-18 · 10 2018

This is an appeal against both the conviction and sentence of the appellant who appeared at Gweru Magistrates Court on 21 September 2011 facing one charge of contravening section 113 (2)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter…

BARZEM ENTERPRISES (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus RELEASE POWER INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and ONIAS ZIDANDA GUMBO and EVELYNE WINNITE GUMBO

Harare High Court · HH 647-18 · 10 2018

The plaintiff issued summons against the defendants, jointly and severally, the one paying the others to be absolved for payment of $207 344.16, being the purchase price of equipment purchased by the 1st defendant, represented by the 2nd defendant, which…

MUROWA DIAMONDS (PVT) LTD versus CHIVI RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

Masvingo High Court · HMA 48-18 · 10 2018

This was a civil appeal. The dispute was deceptive in its simplicity. In the court a quo the parties even went on a stated case. But it was a tricky matter of interpretation of a statute. We thank counsel for…

MEIKLES LIMITED v WIDEFREE INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED T/A CORE SOLUTIONS

Supreme Court · SC 72-2018 · 10 2018

After perusing the papers and hearing counsel on 27 July 2018 I granted the following order; It is ordered that: “The application for condonation and reinstatement of the appeal in terms of Rule 70 (2) of the Supreme Court Rules,…

(1) DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY FOR RESTORATION AND EMPOWERMENT (2) STENDRICK ZVORWADZA (2) COMBINED HARARE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (4) NATIONAL ELECTION REFORM AGENDA v (1) NEWBERT SAUNYAMA N.O. (2) COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE (3) THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (4) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE

Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe · CCZ- 09-2018 · 10 2018

On 4 July 2017, the Supreme Court acting in terms of s 175(4) of the Constitution referred a constitutional matter to this Court. The essence of its order is to seek from this Court an answer to the question whether…

CRIEFF INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD and ALDAWILIA INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD versus GRANT HOME CENTRE (PVT) LTD and TAPIWA GIVEMORE KASUSO and STEWART NYAMUSHAYA and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Harare High Court · HH 734-18 · 10 2018

When parties appeared before me they agreed that this matter proceeds as a stated case. The first plaintiff is CRIEFF INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED, a company duly incorporated according to the laws of Zimbabwe, the second plaintiff is ALDAWILIA INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE)…

MUZVARE TARWIREI versus CHIEF MUROZVA and MICHAEL MACHINGURA

Harare High Court · HH 664-18 · 10 2018

On 2 October 2018 we set aside the proceedings in the lower court that were being appealed against and remitted the case to the court a quo for a proper hearing of the matter. Our reasons for so ordering were…

THE STATE versus EDSON PHILLIMON MLAMBO

High Court of Mutare · HMT 19-18 · 10 2018

The accused was initially charged with murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged that on 7 June 2017 and at Ratelshoek Tea Estate, Chipinge, the accused unlawfully and…