DINHIDZA MINE WORKERS (E.MUTEMA AND 58 OTHERS) versus NYARADZO CATHERINE MAGOGE AND TANGO MINE (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH-440-18 · 07 2018

The trial of this matter was set down before me with two defendants cited as follows – first defendant was Nyaradzo Catherine Magoge –Mashindi and second defendant as Tango Mining P/L T/A Dinhidza Mine. Second defendant was the former employer…

TAFADZWA WATSON MAPFOCHE versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH-438-18 · 07 2018

The applicant was on the on the 29th of September 2013 convicted by this court of murder in terms of section 47(1) (a) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.…

THE OFFICER IN CHARGE PGHQ AMOURMENTS (MORRIS DEPOT) and THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE And THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHENGETA JC versus EX-CONSTABLE CHIMBARI 056195F

Harare High Court · HH-436-18 · 07 2018

This is an application for dismissal, for want of prosecution, of an application for review in case number HC 3299/15 (“the main matter”). The instant application was brought in terms of Order 32 Rule 236 (3) (b). After hearing argument…

HELENSVILLE CONSTUCTION (PVT) LTD versus KADOMA CITY COUNCIL

Harare High Court · HH-434-18 · 07 2018

The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant, claiming payment of $34 378.06 for services rendered and $50 441.49 being damages for breach of contract.The defendant raised a special plea that, since the plaintiff’s claim is based on a contract which…

PALEHOUSE INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD versus AJARA TRUCKING LOGISTICS (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH-433-18 · 07 2018

At the conclusion of the trial both lawyers representing the parties’ undertook to file closing submissions, plaintiff on the 13th July 2018 and defendant on the 17th July 2018. Both counsel have, however, failed or neglected to do so notwithstanding…

STEPHEN PARADZAI KUIPA versus CFI HOLDINGS LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH-432-18 · 07 2018

The plaintiff’s issued summons against the defendant for the payment of $208 839.98 (two hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and thirty nine dollars and ninety eight cents) being retrenchment benefits, interest thereon at the prescribed rate and costs of…

THE STATE Versus CATHERINE MURAKATA And MAVIS MURAKATA

Masvingo High Court · HMA 39-18 · 07 2018

The issue which arises in this matter is a novel one. This matter was referred to this court by the learned Provincial Magistrate for Masvingo under cover of a minute dated 20th July 2014. The said minute summarised the history…

CITY OF HARARE v (1) RICHARD CHITAMBO (2) SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE

Supreme Court · SC 43-20 · 07 2018

The appellant is the registered owner of certain immovable property known as Stand 414 Midlands Township 5 of Uplands of Subdivision A of Waterfalls. This appeal is centered on the attachment in execution of the property at the instance of…

ALDERCRAFT INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus DAVE CAPSOPOLOUS and DANIEL CAPSOPOLOUS and DOROTA TRADING (PRIVATE) LIMITED and JOHN GRAHAM STEPHENS and NICOLA ELIZABETH STEVENS AND CENTRAL AFRICA BUILDING SOCIETY and THE SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH-431-18 · 07 2018

This is an application for an interdict whose draft order is framed as follows: “TERMS OF THE FINAL ORDER SOUGHT That you must show cause (sic)this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms:…

THE STATE Versus LIBERTY MUTEKURE

Masvingo High Court · HMA 38-18 · 07 2018

The accused who was initially facing a charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] was subsequently convicted on his on plea of guilty of contravening section 49 of the…

THE STATE versus TALENT CHAKABVA

High Court of Mutare · HMT 4-18 · 07 2018

This case involves an allegation of murder of one brother by the other blood brother. It is the State’s contention that on 15 August 2017 and at Village 51 Nyamusosa, Mayo, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Gabriel Masomera…

ETHEL TSITSI MPEZENI versus ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and THERESA MANASE and EVAN MAWARIRE and HARRISON NKOMO and DOUGLAS COLTART and WARSHIP DUMBA and JEREMIAH BAMU and MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE ALLIANCE and RENEWAL DEMOCRATS OF ZIMBABWE And PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY and COALITION FOR DEMOCRATS and NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY

Harare High Court · HH-475-18 · 07 2018

This is an urgent chamber application for an interim order interdicting the first respondent from publishing a voters’ roll with the photograph of the applicant. The final relief sought is for s 9(c) of the Electoral (Voter Registration) Regulations, 2017,…

ZIMBABWE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD AFRICA (ZAOGA) v KASIKAI MASHONGANYIKA

Supreme Court · SC 43-2018 · 07 2018

This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the Labour Court sitting at Harare, handed down on the 8 February 2017.

TAPIWA NALOMWE versus NICHOLAS VAN HOOGSTRATEN

Harare High Court · HH-444-18 · 07 2018

The plaintiff’s case as pleaded is as follows. In 2008 he entered into a verbal agreement in terms of which the defendant agreed to deliver to him an immovable property at 4 Wroxham Road, The Grange, Harare. In consideration of…

OWEN RUWIZA versus COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE N.O

Harare High Court · HH-441-18 · 07 2018

This is an urgent chamber application for an order interdicting the respondent from instituting a suitability inquiry in respect of the applicant pending determination of the court application for review filed by the applicant under case No. HC 6543/18. The…

NEC TRANSPORT OPERATING INDUSTRY 1ST RESPONDENT And SAKUNDA LOGISTICS (PRIVATE) LIMITED 2ND RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC/H/447/2014 · 07 2018

The facts of the matter are that the applicant was employed as a truck driver by the second respondent in or around January 2011. On 4 September 2012, the applicant was charged with having committed acts of conduct or omission…

THE STATE versus ZVIITEYI CHIMANIKIRE

High Court of Mutare · HMT 8-18 · 07 2018

The accused, a known psychiatric patient struck the deceased her sister an, also known psychiatric patient. The accused struck the deceased all over the body using a wooden stick thereby causing head injuries from which the deceased died as per…

JOHN JOSIAS MOYO And BRIAN MOYO And DIGILAN INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD Versus BARBRA LUNGA (In her capacity as Liquidator of SPOORNET INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD)

Bulawayo High Court · HB 258-20 · 07 2018

This was an opposed court application for the rescission of a default judgment made in terms of Order 9 Rule 63 of the High Court Rules 1971. I dismissed the application and below are my reasons for the dismissal. The…

SALMA EBRAHIM versus ESTATE LATE BASHEER AHMED EBRAHIM and ATTIYA EBRAHIM and MURTLE MATILDA SHENAAZ EBRAHIM and AYYAZ EBRAHIM and TECS HAULAGE (PVT) LTD and THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT N.O.

Harare High Court · HH-437-18 · 07 2018

This is an urgent chamber application in which the applicant seeks the following relief which is contained in the draft provisional order: “FINAL ORDER SOUGHT It is ordered that:- 1. The respondents in solidioum be and are hereby interdicted from…

AMALGAMATED RURAL TEACHERS UNION OF ZIMBABWE[2] and OBERT MASARAURE versus ZIMBABWE AFRICAN NATIONAL UNION [PATRIOTIC FRONT] and MINISTER OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

Masvingo High Court · HMA 37-18 · 07 2018

This is an application for leave to execute pending appeal. On 28 July 2018 I granted an interim interdict in the following terms: “Pending the final determination of this present case and/or the conclusion of the 2018 election cycle, including…