THE STATE versus TAPFUMA MOYO

Bulawayo High Court · HB 117-25 · 07 2025

: The cultivation, possession and use of dagga, a psychoactive and mood-altering drug, commonly derived from the cannabis plant and known by a variety of names such as mbanje in Zimbabwe, marijuana in Latin America and hemp in India, has…

TZIRCALLE BROTHERS (PRIVATE) LIMITED APPLICANT and CITY OF BULAWAYO FIRST RESPONDENT and MR M. NCUBE N.O. SECOND RESPONDENT

Bulawayo High Court · HB 118-25 · 07 2025

This case arises from a construction dispute between Tzircalle Brothers (Private) Limited and the City of Bulawayo concerning a public infrastructure contract. The Applicant seeks to set aside an arbitral award made in favour of the First Respondent by Mr.…

THE STATE versus MKHANYISO SIBANDA

Bulawayo High Court · HB 119-25 · 07 2025

That the Magistrates’ Court is a creature of statute is a lesson that has been so repeated that every person engaged with the criminal law in one way or another in Zimbabwe knows it by heart. Yet that supposition appears…

PAUL BROWN APPLICANT QUICKHAUL TRANSPORT SERVICES ZIMBABWE RESPONDENT (PVT) LTD

Labour Court · LC-H-247-25 · 07 2025

Applicant applied to this Court for the review of his dismissal from employment by Respondent. The application was made in terms of Section 89(1) d1 of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 as read together with Rule 20 of the Labour…

THE STATE versus ANNIE FERENANDO

Harare High Court · HH425-25 · 07 2025

The accused a 41-year-old woman gave birth to a male child on the 23rd of November 2024. On delivery she left the child unwrapped with the result that the child died from exposure to the weather conditions. When the child…

PASCA CHIPINDA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH426-25 · 07 2025

The applicant has applied for bail pending appeal following his conviction and sentencing in the Regional Magistrates Court at Harare Magistrates Court on a charge of contravening section 65(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] commonly…

MWANDISA JONAS MUSARA versus WINNET PAIDAMOYO MOTSI

Harare High Court · HH427-25 · 07 2025

The Plaintiff instituted summons commencing action against the Defendant on 13 October 2023 seeking a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. In response to the summons and declaration, the Defendant filed both a substantive plea and a special plea on…

BENOIT OMBENI MUPENZI versus THE CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER N. O and THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE N.O and THE COMMISIONER GENERAL PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES N.O HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE MAXWELL J

Harare High Court · HH429-25 · 07 2025

At the hearing of this matter, I dismissed it with no order as to costs. Reasons for that decision have been requested. These are they. The Applicant approached the court on an urgent basis seeking his immediate release from detention…

ZHAKATA TAPFUMANEYI and HARARE SOUTH RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION and HARARE SOUTH CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT and LUSTY MUSAYANEMBEU versus XINFENG LI and JACOB ZVOMUNYA and BERNADINO MUVADI and KUDZAI KARIMAZONDO and RANGARIRAI MUZVANYA and KINGSTON KAHIYA and EDMOND NYAMUKAPA

Harare High Court · HH430-25 · 07 2025

This is an urgent chamber application for stay of execution of the order of this court granted in HCH 2637/20. The stay of execution is being sought in the interim pending the return date. On the return date execution is…

THE STATE VS SIBONOKUHLE DUBE

Bulawayo High Court · HB 113-25 · 07 2025

[2] The facts are that the offender hired a motor vehicle from the complainant, Nkosilathi Nyika. The terms were that the offender was to return the car upon demand by the complainant. When he requested his vehicle back, the offender…

THE STATE Versus EDSON NDOU

Bulawayo High Court · HB 116-25 · 07 2025

The deceased was struck by a stone severely injuring him, whereupon he met his death. The accused appeared charged with that murder which occurred on 26 August 2021 at deceased’s homestead. It was at the homestead that a fight broke…

TSHEPO PROPERTIES (PVT) LIMITED versus FELIX SENGUDZWA and THAMARI SENGUDZWA and CROWHILL FARM (PVT) LIMITED and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Harare High Court · HH421-25 · 07 2025

This is a court application for a declarator and ancillary relief. Through this application, the applicant requests the Court to declare it the lawful holder of rights to an undivided 0.0298% share, specifically share number 370, in Lot 3 of…

ILACK MOYO and JOHN MUSARA and TENDAYI MHEMBERE versus RUFARO MARKETING (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH422-25 · 07 2025

This is a court application for a declaratory order and consequential relief. The applicant in this matter seeks the following relief; 1.The respondent’s revocation of the applicants’ sub-tenancy agreements with their sub-tenants with respect to all their respective leased premises…

SHENNAZ WAZIR versus MASTER OF HIGH COURT and OSMAN DUDHIA (In his capacity as Executor Testamentary for the Estate of Late Amina Hassam Kassam) and SHIRAAJ KASSAM and NAUSHAD HASSAM KASSAM

Harare High Court · HH-586-25 · 07 2025

Applicant approached the court seeking the nullification of the appointment of the second respondent as Executor Testamentary. Consequently she sought the cancellation of the letters of Administration appointing second respondent as Executor Testamentary and removal of second Respondent from the…

GUTAI LISA-MARIE MUTUKE Applicant And HWANGE COAL GASIFICATION COMPANY First Respondent (PRIVATE) LIMITED And GWINYAI TAMUKA MHARAPARA Second Respondent

Bulawayo High Court · HB 109-25 · 07 2025

This is an application to strike out all processes and court filings made by or under the name and style of the second respondent, purportedly practising as Manase and Manase Legal Practitioners. The application relates specifically to proceedings under case…

JUNIOR MATHE and MIKE VIYO (Assisted by Harold Viyo Father and Legal guardian) versus KIZITHO MAHACHI and OFFICER IN CHARGE N.O. and THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL N.O. and MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS

Bulawayo High Court · HB 110-25 · 07 2025

This is an action against the defendants for delictual damages arising from allegations of unlawful shooting. Both the issues of liability and the quantum of damages are in dispute. The defendants have admitted that the plaintiffs were shot by the…

THE STATE versus ABEL HUNGWE

Bulawayo High Court · HB 111-25 · 07 2025

: Abel Hungwe (the offender) was arraigned before the court of a magistrate at Mvuma on charge of theft as defined in section 113(1)(a)(b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the CODE”). He had, on the…

SAMUEL HOVA APPLICANT v PETROZIM LINE (PVT) LTD RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-H-244-25 · 07 2025

This is an application for review in terms of section 92 EE of the Labour Act, (Chapter 28:01) as read with Rule 20 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. FACTUAL BACKGROUND The applicant was employed by the respondent, PetroZim Line…

KIDS ARE KIDS ACADEMY 1ST APPLICANT LAURETTA WANYAYA 2ND APPLICANT

Labour Court · LC-H-245-25 · 07 2025

Applicants applied for the rescission of a default judgment issued against them by this Court. The application was made in terms of Rule 40 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. Respondents opposed the application. Applicants’ founding affidavit stated that, “8.…

OWEN MUGWAGWA VS ZIMBABWE NATIONAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION

Labour Court · LC-H-246-25 · 07 2025

Applicant applied to this Court for the review of his dismissal from employment by Respondent. The application was made in terms of Section 89(1)d1 of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01. The Respondent’s papers raise 3(three) points in limine which shall…