PERCY NYACHOWE versus JOYCE KUCHERA and INNOCENT TITUS MUREFU and ANTONY and VEVHU RESOURCES PRIVATE LIMITE

Harare High Court · HH417-25 · 07 2025

I disallowed defendant`s objection to the production of a document during trial and gave reasons ex tempore. I furnish, at defendant`s request, the written reasons. [2] The parties in the main matter are shareholders and directors in fourth defendant. They…

GETRUDE MUTIGWA Versus KENNEDY MATHIAS And THE MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

Harare High Court · HH419-25 · 07 2025

CHIRAWU MUGOMBA J: This matter epitomises the challenges bedevilling housing cooperatives in the acquisition of land and allocation of stands. The administrator of state land, being the 2nd defendant opted not to participate in the matter thus leaving the court…

JARNEY MUMANYI versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH423-25 · 07 2025

1.This is an application for leave to appeal the whole judgement of this Court dismissing the applicant’s appeal against the judgement of the magistrates court convicting him of two counts of stock theft as defined in S114 (2) of the…

ABIGAIL NYAROTA v (1) MUTARE BOARD AND PAPER MILLS LIMITED (2) THE MINING COMMISSIONER, MANICALAND PROVINCE N.O (3) THE SECRETARY FOR MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT N.O (4) MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT N.O (5) THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Supreme Court · SC 16-26 · 07 2025

This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court (“the court a quo”), wherein it granted a declaratur and consequential relief in favour of the first respondent by nullifying the registration of the appellant’s mining certificate. After hearing…

(1)ROBERT KWEYUNGA KWESIGA (2) SANDE HILDA KWESIGA v (1) PROSECUTOR GENERAL (2) KNIGHT FRANK (3) REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Supreme Court · SC58-25 · 07 2025

The appellants appeal against the interlocutory judgment of the High Court (court a quo) handed down on 15 May 2024, with leave from the court a quo. The court a quo granted an application for an unexplained wealth order and…

PORTNEX INTERNATIONAL (PTY) LIMITED v ZIMASCO (PRIVATE) LIMITED (2) KEVIN TERRY N.O

Supreme Court · SC59-25 · 07 2025

The applicant seeks the reinstatement of its appeal which was automatically regarded as abandoned and deemed dismissed by the Registrar on 29 August 2024 for failure to pay security for costs in case No. SC 448/24. [2] It seeks the…

EMMANUEL MUTAMBIRWA v THE STATE

Supreme Court · SC60-25 · 07 2025

1.The applicant was denied leave to appeal to this Court against both conviction and sentence by the High Court (the court a quo). He now applies to this Court in chambers for leave to appeal in terms of r 20…

TAURAI MHANGE ESTATE AND 42 OTHERS v AFRICAN SUN (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Supreme Court · SC62-25 · 07 2025

This is an opposed chamber application for condonation for late noting of an appeal and for extension of time within which to appeal made in terms of r 60(2) as read with r 61 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018…

AFRICAN STRATEGIC METALS PLC versus DESIRE CHIKUTIRO and MISHECK MUFARI

Harare High Court · HH415-25 · 07 2025

This is an opposed chamber application in which the applicant seeks to register an arbitral award dated 14 June 2023 as an order of this Court in terms of Article 35 of the Model Law (First Schedule to the Arbitration…

GEORGE GRAHAM WARREN KILEFF and PETER SAMUEL WARREN KILEFF and GRAHAM KILEFF 1ST FAMILY TRUST and GRAHAM KILEFF 2ND FAMILY TRUST versus TENDAI KANDAWASVIKWA and ONIAS GUMBO and TINASHE KANDAWASVIKWA and TENDAI KANDAWASIKWA and THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES and MINISTER OF LANDS, AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, WATER, CLIM

Harare High Court · HH416-25 · 07 2025

This is an opposed application in which the four applicants seek to set aside a company director change form (Form CR14) filed with the fifth respondent (Registrar of Companies) in respect of Retreat Farm (Private) Limited (“the company”). The first…

THE STATE Versus SYDNEY NYAKWAVA

Bulawayo High Court · HB 108-25 · 07 2025

[1] Sydney Nyakwava (the offender) was arraigned before the court of a provincial magistrate at Gweru on 30 June 2025. He was charged with the crime, which in the papers was described as contravening section 70 of the Criminal Law…

STELLA MUNDI (PRIVATE) LIMITED v (1) MURIMI TWO FOUR SEVEN (PRIVATE) LIMITED (2) THE SHERRIFF OF ZIMBABWE N.O

Supreme Court · SC56-25 · 07 2025

[1]This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court, Commercial Law Division, (‘court a quo’) dated 4 October 2024 wherein it dismissed the appellant’s application for a declaratur.

EUNIGOD PRIVATE SCHOOL (PVT) LTD t/a EUNIGOD PRIMARY SCHOOL Versus CHRISTBRANDS INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD and PHILLIP MASHAAH and MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING

Harare High Court · HH410-25 · 07 2025

[1]This is an opposed application for a declaratur in which the applicant seeks the following relief: “IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT: 1.The Applicant is the rightful owner of Stand 2178 Westlea, Mutare. 2.The lease agreement entered into between the 3rd…

AUGUSTUS CLOSE HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD versus THE FARMAKAS TRUST and ANTHONY ANTHONIOU and PAIDAMOYO KURUNERI and CAROL HOBBART and JOHN GEORGE SAMPSON and CITY OF HARARE and DIRECTOR OF WORKS N.O.

Harare High Court · HH411-25 · 07 2025

[1]This is an opposed composite chamber application for condonation for late filing of a notice of opposition and heads of argument, upliftment of automatic bar and reinstatement of withdrawn pleadings. [2]The applicant and the first to fourth respondents are either…

ISONYA INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD versus MOONGROOVE INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH412-25 · 07 2025

This is a civil claim in which the plaintiff seeks to recover a sum of US$616,518 paid to the defendant under an abortive land transaction. The plaintiff’s case is founded on restitution (unjust enrichment) after a sale of land and…

FAITH MUTSAGO and JULIET GOMBE MUSENYI and EMILIA MUDYAWABIKWA and NICORLL MELLISA MAENZANISE versus THE JAIROS JIRI ASSOCIATION

Harare High Court · HH414-25 · 07 2025

This is an application for provisional sentence. The four plaintiffs – Faith Mutsago, Juliet Gombe, Nicorll Maenzanise, and Emilia Mudyawabikwa – seek a provisional order compelling the defendant, The Jairos Jiri Association, to pay the sum of US$67,602.30 together with…

COTTON COMPANY OF ZIMBABWE APPELLANT BRIGHT MUDIWA N.O. 1ST RESPONDENT PRISCILLA MUTEMBWA 2ND RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-H-379-25 · 07 2025

This is an appeal against the entire arbitral award by the Honourable Arbitrator Mudiwa handed down on the 23rd of September 2024.

THE STATE versus ROMEO TAPIWA MUPAMAONDE and ALFRED MAKAMA and BATSIRAYI NYAMAYARO and ANSTAND INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH409-25 · 07 2025

1.On 27 June 2025 the offenders were convicted following a full trial on a charge of fraud as defined in s 136(a) and (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Criminal Law Code”). 2.Luke Kalavina,…

ELIAZAR MUSHIRINGI Versus JOFARNELL INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD And JIANGMEL MINERALS SERVICES (PVT) LTD And THE PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR, MIDLANDS N.O

Harare High Court · HCC 43-25 · 07 2025

[1] On the 12th of June 2025 I struck off this application for a provisional matter from the roll of urgency in an extempore judgment. The applicant has requested for the written reasons, which I provide herein. [2] The applicant…

ADMIRE MASHIRI versus THE STATE

High Court of Mutare · HCMTJ36-25 · 07 2025

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court which was filed by the applicant on 13 June 2025. The applicant was convicted by Rusape Regional Court on 20 April 2023 for Rape and sentenced to 14…