TONDERAI MAHACHI versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH446-13 · 11 2013

On 11 July 2006 the appellant entered a hardware shop. He took a kilogram of trinepon wood glue which he hid in his trousers. He walked out of the shop without paying for it. He was arrested soon after leaving…

CHEN GUOLIANG versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH418-13 · 11 2013

This is an unopposed bail application.The brief facts of this case are thatapplicant is a male Chinese national residing at 4 Warren View close, Sentosa, Harare. He is on a temporary work permit that is expiring on 15April 2014. On…

KUDAKWASHE MAFUTA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH413-13 · 11 2013

This is an appeal against sentence. At the time the appeal was heard the appellant was out on bail. He was granted bail pending appeal within one week of having been sentenced.

KUDAKWASHE KACHAMBWA versus NEXT PAGES CONCEPT

Harare High Court · HH432-13 · 11 2013

This is an application for the registration of an arbitral award. The facts which are common cause are as follows; On 29 July 2012 an arbitrator handed down an arbitral award in favour of the applicant. The respondent filed an…

MILDRED MAZOKERA and ZEV PIERRE NDLOVU (A MINOR) versus SILINGANISO NDLOVU and SHARON MITCHELL MHIZHA and AND HIS WORSHIP MILTON SERIMA NO

Harare High Court · HH427-13 · 11 2013

: On 25 October 2013 I declined to hear this application on an urgent basis and gave my brief reasons ex tempore to the legal practitioners of the parties. On 5 November 2013 I was informed by the Registrar as…

ROBYN HUTCHINGS versus SAINT JOHNS COLLEGE

Harare High Court · HH416-13 · 11 2013

This was an urgent chamber application. Upon reading it my instinctive reaction was to frown upon the notion that all other business in the busy schedule of the judiciary could be suspended over a mere school leavers’ dance or party.At…

NYARADZAI MATANHIRE and JAIROS TAMANGANI versus TENDAI MANDIPIRA and THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH426-13 · 11 2013

This is an urgent application for stay of execution submitted to meon 11 November 2013. I directed that the matter be set down for 13 November 2013 in my chambers. In that day the first respondent filed his response where…

JACOB MUTANDAURWI versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH423-13 · 11 2013

This is an application for bail pending appeal against sentence only. The applicant was convicted on two counts of stock theft as defined in s 114 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification And Reform) Act [Cap 9.23]. He pleaded…

NEXT PAGE CONCEPTS Applicant And KUDAKWASHE KACHAMBWA Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/638/2013 · 11 2013

This is an application in terms of Section 92E (3) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] for suspension and stay of execution of an arbitral award in favour of the Respondent. The award was made on the 29 July 2012.…

JOHANNES TANDIRI versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH442-13 · 11 2013

The appellant, a private in the Zimbabwe National Army was convicted, on his own plea of guilty, of culpable homicide as defined in section 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]. He was sentenced to 4…

LUCIA VELA versus COSTA MAGOLIS

Harare High Court · HH429-13 · 11 2013

The facts of the matter brings into focus the challenges this court will always have in unopposed divorce matters where one of the parties to the proceedings decides to act fraudulently and abuses the procedure adopted in such matters. What…

ALFRED MANGWIRO and RONALD CHIGWIDA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH410-13 · 11 2013

This is an application for bail pending trial. The applicants are facing three counts of robbery, two counts of unlawful entry into premises and one count of theft as defined in sections 126, 131 and 113 of the Criminal Law…

JOHN MARUNGA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH461-13 · 11 2013

On 15January 2013 the appellant was driving a Nissan Elgrand which is not registered along Zimplats road with one passenger on board. He was stopped by Police Officers who were carrying outanenforcement along the said road. The Officers discovered that…

THE STATE versus AXEL SHAMBUYU BUNDUKI

Harare High Court · HH409-13 · 11 2013

The appellant was charged with the common law crime of sodomy. Hepleaded not guilty but was convicted after a trial by the Regional Magistrate for the Eastern Division sitting at Harare. He was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment of which…

LIBERG AUTOMOTIVE and CRAIG LOGAN and BRUCE SMIDT and RENEE BOTHMA versus FIRST MUTUAL COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH407-13 · 11 2013

This is an application in which an order is sought for the respondent to furnish the further and better particulars requested by the applicants on 25 November 2011. The second applicant is the deponent to the founding affidavit wherein he…

SAMUEL GEZA versus HUMROP QUARRY MINERS and CHEGUTU RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

Harare High Court · HH408-13 · 11 2013

On 10 August 2012 after hearing counsel for the applicant and the first respondent I granted the following provisional order; “INTERIM RELIEF GRANTED Pending return date the applicant is granted the following:- 1. 1st respondent or his assignee be and…

GRADUAL GUMBO versus STATE

Harare High Court · HH405-13 · 11 2013

The appellant was charged with contravening s 4 as read with s 3 (1) (a) of the Domestic Violence Act [Cap 5:16] for assaulting his former wife.

TRUST GUHWA and RAYMOND GUHWA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH414-13 · 11 2013

This is an application for bail pending appeal against conviction and sentence. The background of this matter is that appellants were charged with one count of robbery in contravention of s126 of the Criminal Law (Codification And Reform) Act [Cap9.23].…

JAMES SIJABULISO SIBANDA versus WILSON TENDAI DONZWA and MERON MATEWERE and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS, HARARE

Harare High Court · HH401-13 · 11 2013

On the day of the hearing of this matter the parties opted not make any oral submissions. They proposed that I make a determination on the basis of the papers filed of record. I obliged. At any rate, the applicant’s…

ZESA HOLDINGS - Applicant And WELLEX MUKIWA - Respondent

Labour Court · LC/H/132/13 · 11 2013

This is an appeal against an arbitral award handed down on 22 September, 2011. The Respondent was employed by the Appellant as a Messenger from April 2006 under a Grade B1 salary. In April 2010 the Respondent was transferred from…