THE SHERIFF FOR ZIMBABWE versus GIDEON GONO and PRAISE MALABA nee GONO and ISHMAEL MANGWANYA

Harare High Court · HH 548-17 · 08 2017

This is an interpleader application made in terms of Order 30 r 205A of the High Court Rules which provides that: “1) Where any person alleges he holds any property or is under any liability in respect of which he…

THE SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT versus GRAPNOTE STEEL (PVT) LTD and MONICA HAKUNA and KUDZANAI MAPANGA and NYARAI UZANDE and REGINA SITHOLE and WILLDALE LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH 546-17 · 08 2017

This is an interpleader application. The judgment creditor Willdale Limited, obtained judgment in case no HC 11096 on 25th of February 2015 in the sum of USD$74 700 against the judgment debtor, Freewin Investments (Pvt) Ltd. In the discharge of…

RICHARD ZVINAVASHE N.O versus BIKITA MINERALS (PVT) LTD and THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH 545-17 · 08 2017

This is an application in terms of which the Executor testamentary of the estate of the late Vitalis Musungwa Gava Zvinavashe seeks an order that the Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs appoint an inspector to investigate the affairs…

MARGOLIS TRADING (PVT) LTD versus HARARE MUNICIPALITY

Harare High Court · HH 544-17 · 08 2017

The applicant approached the court seeking an order in the following terms: It is ordered that 1. Pending the outcome of the dispute between the parties concerning proper and lawful chargeable rates over Stand 571 Derbyshire Township Harare. a) The…

FORBES AND THOMPSON (BULAWAYO) (PVT) LTD versus EDSON GUMBO M.P.

Harare High Court · HH 543-17 · 08 2017

The plaintiff issued summons claiming damages in the sum of US$752 000-00 from the defendant. The claim arises from a temporary closure of the plaintiff’s mining operations at its mine, Vubachikwe Mine in Gwanda.

MFARO MOYO versus THE MINISTER OF ENERGY AND POWER DEVELOPMENT and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 542-17 · 08 2017

This application is in terms of section 85 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Act (No.20), 2013 whereby the applicant seeks a declaratory order to the effect that the Petroleum (Mandatory Blending of Anhydrous Ethanol with Unleaded Petrol) (Amendment)…

AFROCHINE SMELTING (PVT) LIMITED versus TINOTENDA MUTIZWA

Harare High Court · HH 541-17 · 08 2017

On 17 July 2017 I dismissed an application for rescission of judgment brought by the applicant. I have been requested to give reasons and these are they; The brief facts of this matter are that the respondent issued summons against…

NICHOLAS MAKHOKHA ALUSAKA and MARGARET WAITHIRA KAMANDE versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 540-17 · 08 2017

This is an appeal against refusal of bail by the magistrate’s court. The applicants are facing two counts of unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances and one count of possession of articles for criminal use in contravention of s 131 and…

ASHRAF JOOSAB and THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 536-17 · 08 2017

The appellant was convicted by a regional magistrate sitting at Harare Magistrate Court on two counts of fraud and one count of Theft by Conversion. Upon his conviction, the appellant was sentenced as follows: “Count 2 - six years imprisonment…

NIGEL CHIRIMUUTA and SIFISO MTHOMBENI and THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 535-17 · 08 2017

The two appellants who were police officers stationed at Southerton Police Station, Harare, were jointly charged with the offence of contravening section 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].

ECONET WIRELESS (PVT) LTD versus TRADING PLACES (PVT) LTD And CLIFFORD MANUNGO

Harare High Court · HH 532-17 · 08 2017

The plaintiff issued summons against the first defendant for the payment of US$94 652.00 being balance due for airtime recharge cards advanced to the first defendant on credit. The plaintiff was also seeking an order declaring specially executable a certain…

THE SHERIFF FOR ZIMBABWE and MICHAEL STEVE REX JACOBSEN versus BENNY KAKWEZA

Harare High Court · HH 538-17 · 08 2017

In a claim under interpleader proceedings, the claimant must prove, on a balance of probabilities, that he is the owner of the item which the Sheriff has attached. Proof of ownership of a car would, for instance, require the claimant…

STATE versus JOHANNES TOMANA

Harare High Court · HH 531-17 · 08 2017

“Much ado about nothing.”; “Storm in a tea cup.” One cannot find a better phrase to aptly describe the comedy of errors displayed by the National Prosecuting Authority and in particular its Acting Prosecutor General. An important and serious case…

GODFREY KATERERE And TAVONGA VANDIRAYI And THOMAS ZUNGA Versus TRIANGLE (PVT) LTD. And MR T. MHLANGA (N.O.) And THE MESSENGER OF COURT, CHIREDZI (N.O.)

Masvingo High Court · HMA 45-17 · 08 2017

This matter epitomizes the dangers inherent in the multiplicity of proceedings in different courts over basically the same dispute. This is clearly undesirable.

DAVID GOVERE and NOXON INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD versus STANBIC BANK LIMITED and AMON MURWIRA and KARIN SIGRID MURWIRA and ALEXANDER TONDERAI MURWIRA and SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Harare High Court · HH 601-17 · 08 2017

In this application filed as an urgent chamber application the first applicant is director of the second applicant. The application was vouched for as urgent by a certificate of urgency prepared by Ngoni Ruzengwiwe a partner in the firm of…

BARBARA MUKANGA versus GODFREY NZOMBE and SALTANA ENTERPRISES (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH 533-17 · 08 2017

J: This is an application for confirmation of a provisional order that was granted on 25 November 2016. The relief that is now being sought is an order declaring the applicant to be the owner of stand number 7804 Belvedere…

INTERFIN BANK LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) versus PINNACLE PROPERTIES HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD and PHILLIP CHIYANGWA and NATIVE INVESTMENT AFRICA (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH530-17 · 08 2017

The parties referred to the court for determination as a stated case the single legal issue “whether costs of suit on an attorney client scale and collection commission as provided for under the Law Society of Zimbabwe By-laws (1982) are…

VERGYPRO (PVT) LTD versus OPTIMAL INSURANCE COMPANY (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 529-17 · 08 2017

Plaintiff issued out summons against the defendant claiming $110 250 being the total price of seed maize from 63 hectares of the crop covered by an insurance policy issued by the defendant.

RICHARD MAMUTSE and PINIEL MAMUTSE versus OBRAM TRUST COMPANY and THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT and HEATHER DANAI MATIMADII and TENDAI PRINCE HILARY MATIMADII

Harare High Court · HH 527-17 · 08 2017

The applicants filed an application for review seeking an order nullifying the sale of a property being Stand 1249 Rugare Township, Harare which was sold in the administration of the Estate Late Shingirai MamutseDR No. 1421/15. At the conclusion of…

LUKE CHAHWANDA versus NATIONAL FOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED and LEWIS NGWENYA

Harare High Court · HH 523-17 · 08 2017

The plaintiff’s claim is for damages for malicious arrest and detention allegedly arising from the second defendant’s action of laying a charge of theft against the plaintiff at Marimba Police Station.