HAPPYMORE NYAKARUBVE versus THE STATE

High Court of Mutare · hcmtj27-25 · 06 2025

The appellant’s appeal in this case was against both conviction and sentence as imposed by the Regional Magistrate siting at Rusape Magistrates Court on 25 April 2024. He was convicted of one count of rape in terms of s 65(1)…

STATE versus CLIVE MAKOTO

Harare High Court · HH-351-25 · 06 2025

1. The accused faces a charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law Code, alleged to have been committed against Christopher Samu, a 37-year-old man, on 3 August 2019 at Nherera Mine in Shamva.

COTILDA DZAPATA versus HILARY TAFIREYI and HILDA TAFIREYI and LOVENESS TAFIREYI and KNOWLEDGE TAFIREYI and TONGAYI MANZIEGUDHU and OLIVER MASOMERA N.O. (in his capacity as the Executor Dative in the Estate Late Emmanuel Tafireyi Drc 29/24) and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT N.O

Harare High Court · HH334-25 · 06 2025

Applicant approached the court seeking the following order; “IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1.Cotilda Dzapata be and is hereby declared the spouse of the late Emmanuel Tafireyi for purposes of the Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6:01]. Costs of suit be…

BARBRA CHIDZIVA and ALBERTINA CHIDZIVA and PATRICIA CHIDZIVA and ROSELINE CHIDZIVA and MARGARET CHIDZIVA and INNOCENT CHIDZIVA and ALBERT CHIDZIVA and SYDNEY CHIDZIVA and SOLOMON CHIDZIVA and CLIFFORD SAIMON CHIDZIVA versus ESTATE LATE MELCHOIR CHIDZIVA DR1034/23 and MUNESHKUMAR B. NAROTAM NO and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE N.O and TRUSTEES OF THE TIME BEING OF THE CHIDZIVA FAMILY TRUST and STEWART KWARAMBA N.O IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE TRUSTEE OF THE TIME BEING OF CHIDZIVA FAMILY TRUST and CHIDZIVA HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD and EVELYN CHIDZIVA HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH331-25 · 06 2025

At the hearing of this matter, the Applicants sought to withdraw the application tendering costs on a party to party scale. In the application, Applicants were seeking for leave to convert application proceedings into action proceedings. Prior to the hearing…

EAGLE ITALIAN LEATHER (PVT) LTD and MINISTRY OF LANDS, AGRICULTURE, WATER CLIMATE AND RURAL SETTLEMENT and NOBERT NJAZI versus LOWVELD LEATHER PRODUCTS and REGISTRAR OF DEED N.O

Harare High Court · HH-335-25 · 06 2025

The parties are as listed in the heading. The first applicant is Eagle Italian Leather (Pvt) Ltd a duly incorporated company in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. The second applicant is described as Ministry (sic) of Lands, Agriculture, Water,…

MAKANAKA MAPILA versus ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY

Harare High Court · HH333-25 · 06 2025

[1]This is a court application in terms of s 4(1) of the Administrative Justice Act [Chapter 10:28] (“AJA”). The applicant further stated: “as read with s 68 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 2013”. The applicant approached the court seeking a…

TRANS AFRICAN OIL LIMITED versus WILLRED MINERALS AND ENERGY (PRIVATE) LIMITED and HALGOR ESTATE (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH332-25 · 06 2025

This matter concerns a claim for specific performance arising from a written agreement between the parties. The Plaintiff seeks to compel the Defendants to fulfil their obligations in terms of the agreement. In response, the Defendants have raised a special…

Godfrey Sambona vs Public Service Commission

Labour Court · LC-H 201-25 · 06 2025

This is an appeal filed in terms of section 50(1)(c) of the Public Service Regulations, 2000, Statutory Instrument 1 of 2000 as read with Rule 19 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. The appeal is filed as against the determination…

Petros Magagada and Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company

Labour Court · LC-H 202-25 · 06 2025

This was an application for review. The facts in brief are that Applicant was employed by the Respondent as a Loss Control Officer based in Mutare. Sometime in February 2022, allegations of misconduct were leveled against him leading to charges…

Peter Masuka and Crispen Mwete and Cold Storage Companye C

Labour Court · LC-H 219-25 · 06 2025

On 3 June 2025 this Court handed down order LCH ORD 405/25 which ordered the following: “Matter be and is hereby struck off the roll for the reason that it is improperly before the court. Each party bears own costs.”…

NICHOLAS DAMOTA v THE STATE

Supreme Court · SC-50-25 · 06 2025

After hearing submissions in this appeal, which commenced as an appeal against both conviction and sentence by the High Court (the court a quo) and later coalesced into an appeal against sentence only, this Court issued

EMSON CHABWINJA versus CRAIG OROKANE

Harare High Court · HH387-25 · 06 2025

At the hearing of the matter, the Respondent raised points in limine which are the subject of this judgment. The Applicant approached this court seeking a declaratory order in terms of s14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7.06] and…

THE MOUNT FAMILY TRUST and ALBERT CHITAUNHIKE versus ONWARD BHOSO and MASTER OF HIGH COURT and SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE

High Court of Mutare · HCMTCJ 21-25 · 05 2025

THE TRUSTEES OF THE GEOFFREY JEKYLL TRUST versus LYNETTE MUCHANETA SHUMBA and LAINA LINDA BAND

Harare High Court · HH 329-25 · 05 2025

MANYANGADZE J: The plaintiff issued summons against the defendants claiming the following: (a)“Payment of the sum of British Pounds 134 977.92; (b)Payment of the sum of USD$70 000,00; (c)Interest on (a) and (b) at the rate of 5% per annum…

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ZIMBABWE versus COUSIN ZILALA

Harare High Court · HH328-25 · 05 2025

1.On 17 June 2020, the plaintiff, Amnesty International Zimbabwe, instituted this action against Cousin Zilala, who was cited as the first defendant, Sibongile Zimbeva and Takesure Musiiwa, the second and third defendants, respectively. The plaintiff’s claim is for the following…

STATE versus TAKUNDWA GWATIDZO

Harare High Court · HH 320-25 · 05 2025

The accused is being charged with murder as defined under section 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He is a male adult residing at house number 14 Cedar, Manresa Park, Harare. It is alleged that…

MWAERA SIGAUKE versus MAKE MUDZEDZE

High Court of Mutare · HCMTJ26-25 · 05 2025

This judgment relates to two appeals which the appellant filed before this court against the decisions of the Magistrates Court siting at Mutasa, one being under HCMTC 40/25 (hereinafter called the first matter) and the other being under HCMTF 57/25…

GEORGE HOLLAND HARTLEY and MARILYN STRATHON DICKINSON versus SPENCER HARRON MURRAY

Harare High Court · HH381-25 · 05 2025

A trustee’s duties and powers are fiduciary in nature, hence a trustee must always act exclusively in the best interests of the trust and its beneficiaries conscious of the trust’s objectives and the powers reposed in him in the Trust…

MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LIMITED v NEDBANK ZIMBABWE LIMITED

Supreme Court · SC-47-25 · 05 2025

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (“court a quo”) dated 29 June 2024 in which, it dismissed the appellant’s application for a declaratory order. [2] Magic Software, (the appellant) had sought declaratory relief in…

(1) VEVHU RESOURCES (PRIVATE) LIMITED (2) JOYCE KUCHERA (3) INNOCENT TITUS MUREFU (4) ANTONY DUBE versus PERCY NYACHOWE

Supreme Court · SC-35-26 · 05 2025

This is a chamber application for leave to appeal to this Court. The application is made in terms of r 45(2) together with r 50 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2025, as read with s 43(2)(d) of the High Court…