FUNGAI BRYAN KATSANDE versus KENNY GRANT

Harare High Court · HH 380-2012 · 09 2012

When an estranged man, incandescent with sardonic fury, walks into the office of an attorney and hysterically remonstrates about the loss of his consortium omnis vitae to another man, the law imposes the same obligation upon the attorney to objectively…

THE STATE versus STANBRECK KAPAMBARONGWE

Harare High Court · HH 363-12 · 09 2012

The accused was convicted by a provincial magistrate sitting at Gokwe of one count of theft of property valued at $103.00 which was all recovered. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $100.00 or in default of payment to…

BEN MUTAMBU and ADMIRE GADZIKWA and CHENJERAI MUGWAGWA versus THE MINISTER OF LANDS & RURAL RESTTLEMENT and THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR, MASHONALAND WEST and THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR and STANLEY MHONDORO and OFFICER COMMANDING POLICE, MASHONALAND WEST PROVINCE

Harare High Court · HH 359-2012 · 09 2012

This is an urgent chamber application in which the Applicants seek an interdict restraining the Respondents from evicting them and twenty-eight other farmers from Lion Kopje Farm in the Mashonaland West province. The matter was initially set down for argument…

FIKIRI CHIBABIRA and BIRAGI INNOCENT BANGURA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 358-12 · 09 2012

The two appellants were each charged with one count of fraud as defined in s 36 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]. They both pleaded not guilty. After a trial, they were convicted. They were each…

BUDGET JANI versus ORCHARD LANE (PVT) LTD t/a MATONJENI

Harare High Court · HH 354-12 · 09 2012

On 1 June 2012 I granted an order registering an arbitral award granted on 29 March 2012 in favour of the applicant as an order of this court. The grant of the order followed an application filed through the chamber…

JEROME OKEKE versus THE PRINCIPAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER

Harare High Court · HH 352-12 · 09 2012

This matter came before me through the chamber book on 16 April 2012. I directed that it be heard on an urgent basis as I considered the requirements for the procedure fully met. It was set down for hearing on…

ASHANTI GOLDFIELDS ZIMBABWE LIMITED t/a FREDA REBECCA MINE versus EPHRAIM PFIDZE

Harare High Court · HH 347-2012 · 09 2012

The applicant seeks summary judgment for the eviction of the respondent and all those claiming through him from house number 1294 Mutufu Circle, Chiwaridzo Township, Bindura (“the house”) and costs of suit.

EPHRAIM MAKAZA versus PATRICK MARWIZI and MINISTER OF LANDS AND RUARAL RESETTLEMENT

Harare High Court · HH 346-12 · 09 2012

The applicant and the first respondent are beneficiaries of the land reform programme having been allocated, by offer letters, neighbouring farms namely Subdivision 1A and B Angwa Farm in Makonde District of Mashonaland West Province occupied by the applicant and…

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SIFE TEAM versus SIFE WORLDWIDE and MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY SIFE TEAM

Harare High Court · HH 384-2012 · 09 2012

On 24 August 2012 the applicant filed an urgent chamber application seeking a provisional order couched in the following: “Interim Relief Pending the return date – 1. The Zimbabwe 2012 edition of the Students In Free Enterprise competition is hereby…

MORGAN RICHARD TSVANGIRAI and ELIZABERTH MACHEKA versus MUNAMATO MUTEVEDZI N.O and LOCADIA KARIMATSENGA

Harare High Court · HH 351-2012 · 09 2012

The melancholic drama unfolding in this case makes one wonder whether these are the wages of marrying during the sacred month of November in apparent violation of a well-established Shona custom prohibiting marriage during that month. The first applicant’s intended…

THE TRUSTEES OF ROCK FOUNDATION FAMILY TRUST versus THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and B. DHLAKAMA AND ASSOCIATES and CHAMPIONS INSURANCE and DR GIDEON GONO and CHENGETO DUBE and WEDZERAI MAKOTOSE

Harare High Court · HH 350-2012 · 09 2012

This is an urgent chamber application in which the applicant seeks a provisional order in the following terms;- “2. INTERIM RELIEF 2.1 Pending the final determination of the action in case No. HC 8403/12, the Applicant is granted the following…

THE STATE versus COSMAS MAZANGWA

Harare High Court · HH 370-12 · 09 2012

The record of proceedings in this case is redolent of irregularities. These are they: 1. The accused was arraigned before a provincial magistrate (G.Gogo) sitting at Bikita facing a charge of contravening s 114 of the Criminal Law (Codification and…

ROLAND WHITEHEAD versus REGISTRAR GENERAL OF CITIZENSHIP and CO-MINISTERS OF HOME AFFAIRS and MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND LEGAL AFFAIRS and MINISTER OF CONSTRUCTIONAL AND PARLIAMENT AFFAIRS

Harare High Court · HH 349-12 · 09 2012

In this application, the applicant seeks the following relief:- “IT IS DECLARED THAT: 1. The Applicant is a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth in terms of s 5(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. 2. The order issued in terms of…

KENIAS MUTYASIRA versus ESTATE MUCHINERIPI RISHONI GONYORA (represented by BARBRA GONYORA in her capacity as the Executrix Dative) and THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT. NO

Harare High Court · HH 343-2012 · 09 2012

The plaintiff was at some stage of the administration of the first defendant’s estate appointed to act as its curator, and later for a shorter period as its executor dative. He for the services he rendered to the first defendant…

MARTHA TUMANI RUKUNI versus MINISTER OF FINANCE and SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 340-12 · 09 2012

The applicant in this matter was appointed in 2008 as a commissioner of the 2nd respondent, the Securities Commission of Zimbabwe (the Commission), by the 1st respondent, the Minister of Finance (the Minister). She seeks an order setting aside the…

LOCARDIA KARIMATSENGA versus MORGAN RICHARD TSVANGIRAI and ELIZABETH MACHEKA and BISHOP KADENGE and THE FREGISTRAR GENERAL TABAIWA MUDEDE (N O)

Harare High Court · HH 369-12 · 09 2012

This matter once again brings to the limelight the lack of harmony in the marriage laws and the unfortunate consequences of the application of two parallel laws with one legal system and for the same group of people. The issue…

THE STATE versus STEVEN MARSHAL MUNEMO & OTHERS

Harare High Court · HH 348-12 · 09 2012

The Senior Regional Magistrate for the Eastern Division has referred this matter to the Registrar for review and guidance. The facts of the matter, briefly stated, are as follows. On 19 March 2010, the five accused persons went to the…

FIDELITY LIFE FINANCIAL SERVICES (PVT) LTD versus ELLIOT SOMANE and CRAYSEAL TRADING (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 342-12 · 09 2012

This is an application for an order joining the second respondent as a party to the proceedings launched by the applicant by summons action in case No. HC 9536/11. The basis of the application is that the second respondent has…

CHRISTIN JESSICA MUNYAKA versus RINGOSTAR MORDECAI MASAKWA and REGISTER MASAKWA

Harare High Court · HH 341-12 · 09 2012

In this application, the applicant seeks a declarator that she is the lawful occupier of a farm known as subdivision 1 of the remainder of Umfulia in the District of Chegutu (“the farm”), that the first respondent has no right,…

CONE TEXTILES HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY versus PHILSON CHISALE and CHRISTOPHER MWANAHANZI and NHAU SOLOMON KANHONDO and OLIVER CHIREDZERO and CHARLES MADZIWA and EDSON MADYISE and ONERT MUNYARADZI

Harare High Court · HH 338-2012 · 09 2012

The plaintiff is a co-operative society registered in terms of the Co-operative Societies Act [Cap 24:05]. The seven defendants were members of the plaintiff’s management committee who were suspended on 3 April and removed from office on 6 May 2006.…