SELDO MINING (PVT) LTD and G & W INDUSTRIAL MINERALS (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH-510-18 · 09 2018

In this matter, the applicant is desirous of an order for the eviction of the respondent from its mining claims. In addition, applicant seeks to interdict the respondent from continuing to mine its claims more fully described as Rushingo Dolomite…

ZIMBABWE PLATINUM MINES (PVT) LTD versus THE ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY (ZIMRA) and THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF THE ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY

Harare High Court · HH-508-18 · 09 2018

: The applicant Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Pvt) Ltd (Zimplats) is suing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, the first respondent (ZIMRA) which is the tax collecting agent of the Government of Zimbabwe (the Government) and the second respondent, the Commissioner-General of the…

CBZ BANK LIMITED versus MOSES TSORAI

Harare High Court · HH-502-18 · 09 2018

On 3 October 2016, plaintiff issued out summons against the defendant claiming a total of $85 773.69 arising out of a loan agreement. In his plea, the defendant admits the loan of $10 000 but denies any other loan in…

EDMORE TAPERESU versus INTERNATIONAL EXPORT TRADING COMPANY and CATHERINE CHITIYO

Harare High Court · HH-509-18 · 09 2018

What started as an ordinary maize growing contract which the applicant and the first respondent signed developed into a bruising legal battle between them. They signed it on 30 September, 2013. They earmarked it for the 2013/2014 farming season. In…

TITUS UTEDZI versus AUTOMOTIVE AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION OF ZIMBABWE and MARTIN CHAORA (N.O.) and WINAS MURAMBIDZA (N.O.) and TONDERAI CHIKOTI

Harare High Court · HH-618-18 · 09 2018

On 3 September 2018, I heard this matter and delivered an ex tempore judgment removing the matter from the urgent roll and also ordering the applicant to pay the respondents’ costs. I have now been asked for the written reasons…

THE SHERIFF FOR ZIMBABWE APPLICANT versus PARKLANE BUTCHERY (1973) (PVT) LTD CLAIMANT and WILLDALE LIMITED t/a WILLDALE BRICKS JUDGMENT

Harare High Court · HH-505-18 · 08 2018

I reserved judgment after hearing argument in this application on 17 August, 2017. There has been a delay in the delivery of judgment owing to the fact that I am assigned to the Criminal Division. This and other applications were…

GODFREY MATOTOTE versus HEADMAN NYANGE (BOAS ZEVEZAI GOMBA)

Harare High Court · HH-504-18 · 08 2018

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Magistrates Court sitting at Bikita wherein the magistrates court dealt with an appeal from the local court and gave judgment in favour of the respondent. The facts of the matter…

HANNA HOUSING CONSORTIUM versus CITY OF HARARE

Harare High Court · HH-503-18 · 08 2018

The applicant is a housing consortium with a membership of eleven cooperative societies. The applicant occupies the remainder of GlenEagles farm (Budiriro 5) Harare. Its application for regularisation of occupation is currently before the respondent for determination. The allegation is…

LIN OU versus LENNY DZIVIRO

Harare High Court · HH-501-18 · 08 2018

One Jianqiang Jheng issued out summons against the defendant on 3 May 2016 claiming $17 204 being arrear rentals for certain mining equipment leased to the defendant under an agreement dated 8 December 2013 and extending to 8 January 2014.…

VILLER PHARMACY (PRIVATE) LIMITED and TAKAWIRA CHAGWEKA versus MEDICINES CONTROL AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH-500-18 · 08 2018

The applicants filed an urgent application seeking a provisional order whose final and interim relief were couched as follows: TERMS OF FINAL ORDER That you show cause to this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in…

PROCHEM (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus BERNARD MANGWAYA

Harare High Court · HH-477-18 · 08 2018

Plaintiff issued out summons against the defendant claiming $15 761.91 being the balance due to the plaintiff for medical goods supplied. The claim was predicated on an acknowledgment of debt which plaintiff alleged defendant had signed. The defendant disputes the…

NETSAI MUKWENA and ZAKA RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL versus JOHN CHIMBAMU

Masvingo High Court · HMA 42-18 · 08 2018

In the magistrates court the respondent sued the first appellant, a businesswoman, for eviction from certain business premises. The respondent was the executor dative to his late brother’s estate. The respondent claimed that during his life time the deceased had…

STATE versus TAWANDA CHIKOVA

Masvingo High Court · HMA 41-18 · 08 2018

The accused was charged with rape. He pleaded not guilty. He was not represented. He was convicted and sentenced to 13 years imprisonment with 2 years suspended for 5 years on the usual condition of good behaviour. We think the…

BARBARA KASEKERA NYABAWA versus ONIAS GOTORA and SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH-633-18 · 08 2018

On 24 August 2018 I heard an application for spoliation and granted the following order in favour of the applicant after delivering an ex tempore judgment. “It be and is hereby ordered that÷ 1. Applicant is restored unhindered possession of…

NELSON CHAMISA Versus (1) EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA (2) JOSEPH BUSHA (3) MELBAH DZAPASI (4) NKOSANA MOYO (5) NOAH MANYIKA (6) HARRY PETER WILSON (7) TAURAI MTEKI (8) THOKOZANI KHUPE (9) DIVINE MHAMBI (10) LOVEMORE MADHUKU (11) PETER MUNYANDURI (12) AMBROSE MUTINHIRI (13) TIMOTHY JOHANNES CHIGUVARE (14) JOICE MUJURU (15) KWANELE HLABANGANA (16) EVARISTO CHIKANGA (17) DANIEL SHUMBA (18) VIOLET MARIYACHA (19) BLESSING KASIYAMHURU (20) ELTON MANGOMA (21) PETER GAVA (22) WILLARD MUGADZA (23) ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION (24) THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION (25) THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe · CCZ- 21-2019 · 08 2018

On 24 August 2018 the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) handed down the abridged version of the judgment in the case in which the applicant challenged the validity of the Presidential election held on 30 July 2018.

MARBLE MUZANAGO versus ALEXIOUS MANDISHONA and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O.

Harare High Court · HH-491-18 · 08 2018

The plaintiff and the first defendant were in an unregistered customary law union from 2006 to 2016 when it was dissolved. The second defendant is the Registrar of Deeds. Pursuant to the termination of the union, the plaintiff issued summons…

SAMUEL MAKUMBE versus M V MOOLJEE & SONS (PVT) LTD and LOVEMORE NYAUSARU and THE SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O

Harare High Court · HH-515-18 · 08 2018

It seems to me quite unacceptable if not completely dishonorable for a litigant who has the benefit of legal counsel to repeatedly approach the same court on the same facts and in respect of the same cause of action, seeking…

LIFEBRAND AGRICULTURE and NGONI MNANGAGWA versus MILLICENT TENDAI MUGANYI and THE SHERIFFF OF HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH-499-18 · 08 2018

This is an application for an interdict in the form of an order for a stay of execution of the order of this court granted in case No. 1824/18. The background to the application is that on 9 May, 2018…

PAIDA NELLIA TENHA versus ESTATE LATE JOB TAFADZWA CHINYANGANYA and EBBIE SUWISA CHINYANGANYA and RICHARD TAWANDA CHINYANGANYA and MARGARET RUVIMBO CHINYANGANYA and OLIVER MASOMERA N.O and THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH-498-18 · 08 2018

Deceased estates are more often than not a common ground for disputes. This is one of such. This is an opposed application where the applicant seeks for an order in the following terms: “It is ordered that: 1. The purported…

NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY AUTHORITY versus CITY OF MUTARE

Harare High Court · HH-495-18 · 08 2018

I will refer to the parties as “NSSA” and “Council” respectively. The facts of this matter are set out in my judgment in HH 385/18 wherein I disposed of Council’s defence of prescription. For convenience, I will briefly summarise the…