JOSEPH MACHEKA and ALFRED CHADEMANA and TAMO HOVE MUZA and MANGISAI KATSANDE and UNICO CHIKOMO versus MINISTER OF LANDS, AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, WATER AND RURAL RESETTLEMENT

Harare High Court · HH462-25 · 07 2025

On 17 July 2025, the court, after hearing oral arguments from counsel for both the applicants and the respondent on a point in limine, upheld the preliminary objection that there was no valid opposition before the court. The court struck…

PIANOS MUBAIWA APPLICANT V BOC ZIMBABWE (PVT)

Labour Court · LC-H-283-25 · 07 2025

The matter was placed before me as a chamber application for leave to appeal. The application was filed in terms of Section 92F (2) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] as read with Rule 43. The Applicant intends to appeal…

TONDERAYI GABRIEL MUGABE versus BONA NYEMUDZAI OUMA MUTSAHUNI (In her capacity as Executrix Dative to Estate Late Robert Gabriel Mugabe DR 2703/19) and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT (N.O.)

Harare High Court · HH459-25 · 07 2025

The Applicant approached the court seeking to be condoned for seeking the review of the Master’s decision to confirm the account and close Estate Late Robert Gabriel Mugabe DR 2703/19 pending the determination of his claim against the estate by…

MUDIWA MINING SYNDICATE versus SAN HE MINING and QIAO CHONGNAN and PETROL MAKAKI and Z.R.P CHIEF COMMANDING GUREWE DISTRICT CHIEF SUPRETENDENT CHANENGETA N.O and Z.R.P COMMISSIONER GENERAL

Harare High Court · HH458-25 · 07 2025

This is an urgent chamber applications for spoliation and declaratory relief. The applicant seeks the following relief; “(a) The first to fourth respondents and all those claiming occupation through them shall restore the status quo ante by returning all the…

TADZINGWA CHIKOORE APPELLANT AND EASWALD TRADING (PVT) LTD RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-H-368 · 07 2025

This is an appeal against the determination by the Designated Agent dated 10 December 2024 wherein the Appellant’s application for quantification for damages in lieu of reinstatement was dismissed on the grounds that it was improperly before the Designated Agent.

PETROS SOKOLE versus THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS N.O (1) and THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE N.O (2)

Harare High Court · HH461-25 · 07 2025

On 18 June 2025, the parties, duly represented by their legal practitioners, appeared before me for a trial. The record showed that in the defendants’ plea, the defendants had pleaded the special defence of prescription, in part A thereof under…

PETROZIM LINE PRIVATE LIMITED v SAMUEL HOVA

Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe · SC67-25 · 07 2025

CHIWESHE JA: This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court (the court a quo) sitting at Harare dated 19 April 2022 in terms of which the court a quo granted an application for review of the…

IGNATIO KUDAWASHE MHENE APPLICANT JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-H-269-25 · 07 2025

Applicant applied for leave to appeal this Court’s judgement LCH 511/24 to the Supreme Court. The application was made in terms of Section 92F of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 as read with Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules,…

TARIRO SHUMBA APPLICANT POWERTEL COMMUNICATIONS RESPONDENT (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Labour Court · LC-H-270-25 · 07 2025

Applicant applied to this Court for reinstatement of the abandoned matter LCH 268/25. The application was made in terms of Rule 36 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. Respondent opposed the application.

THOMAS MHARIRA APPELLANT VS. ZIMBABWE CONSOLIDATED DIAMOND COMPANY LIMITED RESPONDENT AND TATENDA MAMUNZI APPELLANT VS ZIMBABWE CONSOLIDATED DIAMOND COMPANY LIMITED RESPONDENT AND

Labour Court · LC-H-272-25 · 07 2025

The delay in the handing down of the judgment is sincerely regretted. The above matters were placed before myself and other judges as individual appeals against decisions made by the Respondent’s Appeals Committee to dismiss the Appellants from employment following…

DIANA CATHERINE RODRIGUES versus STIPZKOPFARM RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and UREBAI RODRIGUES and TINASHE MANAZVA

Harare High Court · HH453-25 · 07 2025

This is a court application for rescission of a default judgment in terms of r 27(1) of the High Court Rules 2021. The default judgment was granted on 26 November 2020 under case No. HC 3862/20. Background Facts

FREDA REBECCA GOLD MINE LIMITED versus TENDAI MATASWA

Harare High Court · HH455-25 · 07 2025

Upon receiving instructions from a client a legal practitioner is duty bound both professionally and ethically to advise a litigant on a course which is legally sound. A legal practitioner cannot hide behind of,and claim that they are acting on…

MARIMBA RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES versus BEABLE INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH450-25 · 07 2025

The applicant approached this court by way of an urgent chamber application seeking interdictory relief. The parties filed all the requisite papers, and the matter was fully ventilated on the papers before me. Upon a careful and thorough consideration of…

ARROLA TAKUDZWA TENDAI IDEHEN and OMOSOGIE RUDO IDEHEN and OSARETIN TANAKA FEMI IDEHEN and MAVIS SHORAYI NZARA versus CLAUDIOUS NHEMWA N.O and PLOTMART TRADING and PEDDY HILLAIUS CHIGUNDURU and THE REGISTRAR OF DEED and THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT and THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH449-25 · 07 2025

This is an application in which the four applicants seek a declaratory order and related relief confirming their ownership of an immovable property known as the Remainder of Subdivision A of Subdivision F of Quinnington of Borrowdale Estate, Harare (“the…

ENHANCED MORTGAGING & HOUSING (PVT) LTD and GONDAYI ANVIL MARANGE versus DEMETRIA ZIREGA and NEDBANK PRIVATE LIMITED and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH448-25 · 07 2025

This application was brought to this court riding on a certificate of urgency. The applicants seek a provisional order in the following terms: Terms of the final relief sought That you show cause why an order in the following terms…

LIBERTY MUCHENA v (1) THE POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION (2) COMMISSIONER GENERAL POLICE

Supreme Court · SC65-25 · 07 2025

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the court a quo wherein it dismissed the appellant’s application for a declaratur. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

CHIWESHE JA: This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court (the court a quo) sitting at Harare dated 19 April 2022 in terms of which the court a quo granted an application for review of the disciplinary proceedings held by the appellant’s disciplinary committee against the respondent. Aggrieved by the decision of the court a quo, the appellant has no

Supreme Court · SC66-25 · 07 2025

The appellant appeals against the whole judgment of the Labour Court (the court a quo), which was handed down on 27 February 2024. The court a quo dismissed his appeal against conviction and penalty, which was imposed by a disciplinary…

GODFREY MUGARI v CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe · CCZ13-25 · 07 2025

This is an application for direct access brought in terms of s 167 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 2013 as read with rule 21 of the Constitutional Court Rules, 2016. In the event that this application is granted, the applicant…

ALISTAIR MICHAEL FLETCHER v (1)MINISTER OF LANDS AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, WATER & RURAL DEVELOPMENT N.O (2) REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O (3) ROBERT NJANJI

Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe · CCZ-14-25 · 07 2025

This is an appeal against the entire decision of the Supreme Court which held that the immovable property called Umguza Agricultural Lots of Umvutcha and Reigate, being gazetted land, belonged to the State. It went on to make a finding…

TATENDA BRIAN TINARWO APPLICANT V PETRANA TRADING t/a BINDURA TOBACCO RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-H-287-25 · 07 2025

This is an application for condonation of late noting of an appeal against the decision of the arbitrator handed down on 8 August 2024. The arbitrator dismissed the matter after making a finding that there was no evidence that was…