TESSA GAYE FELICITY COVELL versus DANIEL KUZOZVIRAVA SHUMBA and PRESTON GOREDEMA and THE MESSENGER OF COURT and SERGENT MAKIWA and MR. SERIMA N.O. and THE REGISTRAR OF VEHICLES

Harare High Court · HH 90-12 · 02 2012

This is an urgent chamber application in which a certificate of urgency was issued by a legal practitioner certifying it as urgent. The matter was placed before me through the Chamber Book on 14 February 2012. On the same day…

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM BARNSLEY versus HARAMBE HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD AND ANOTHER

Harare High Court · HH 84-12 · 02 2012

The applicant was employed as Group Engineering Director by the first respondent, which represented itself as a holding company comprising several subsidies with the second respondent as its Chief Executive Officer.

MARIANE SABETA versus COMMISSIONER GENERAL ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY

Harare High Court · HH 79-12 · 02 2012

This is an application for an order compelling the respondent to assess capital gains tax payable in respect of the sale of stand 965 Mabelreign Township Harare and to receive such tax from the Deputy Sheriff for Harare on the…

HARDWORK MASAITI and SIMON CHAYA and WEDZERAI GWENZI and MEKI MAKUYANA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 77-12 · 02 2012

The Attorney-General gave notice in terms of s 35 of the High Court Act, [Cap 7:06] that he did not support the conviction of all four appellants in this matter. The record shows that the appeal had previously been set…

MIKE BELINSKY versus TONDERAI CHIPERE

Harare High Court · HH 74-12 · 02 2012

the defendant filed a special plea on 20 October 2008. The following facts constitute the basis of the special plea.

JANE LINDA ROSE versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 71-12 · 02 2012

This is an application for an order declaring the applicant not guilty and acquitting her after a review of the proceedings leading to her conviction. The matter was placed before me as an ordinary court application although the proceedings in…

THE STATE versus VINGIDZAI GANI

Harare High Court · HH 45-12 · 02 2012

The accused was charged with contravening s 4(1) as read with s 4(1)(a) of the Firearms Act [Cap 10:09]. He was convicted on his own plea. Nothing turns on the conviction.

CLETUS CHUKWUKA ANUEYIANGU versus CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER and THE CO-MINISTERS OF HOME AFFAIRS and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 150-12 · 02 2012

The applicant is a Nigerian immigrant who is in Zimbabwe. He was arrested on 6 February 2012 by Immigration officers. On 14 February 2012 he filed this urgent chamber application in which he seeks the following relief by way of…

MARVELLOUS TARUONA versus MISHECK BRINE ZVAREVADZA and DADIRAI MOSES and SHADRECK ZVAREVADZA and EMMANUEL ZVAREVADZA and DARIKAI BUTSA and COBRA SECURITY (PRIVATE) LIMITED and CONTROLLER OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS AND SECURITY GUARDS NO and MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS and REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES NO

Harare High Court · HH 87-12 · 02 2012

The plaintiff has apart from the fourth and fifth defendants, been involved in legal combat with all the other parties in HC 2765/05. In HC 4096/96 he brought an application for his reinstatement as a director in sixth defendant against…

TATENDA KUFANDIRORI versus THE TRIAL PROSECUTOR (REGIONAL) N O and THE REGIONAL MAGISTRATE

Harare High Court · HH 62-12 · 02 2012

In this matter the applicant seeks an order quashing his conviction on a charge of rape and a further order setting aside the sentence of 10 years imprisonment imposed upon him following the said conviction in the court of the…

RODRECK TAKAWIRA versus PRECIOUS KAHWEMA and DORKING HOUSE (PRIVATE) LIMITED and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Harare High Court · HH 59-12 · 02 2012

This is a dispute concerning the sale and transfer of a flat in Josiah Chinamano Avenue, Harare. The applicant has been the sitting tenant of the flat for many years. The 1st respondent purchased the flat from one Chiwara in…

JOTAM GONESE & ANOR versus THE STATE & ORS

Harare High Court · HH 54-12 · 02 2012

The 2 applicants and 3 Others were arrested in December 2009 on allegations of armed robbery and attempted murder it being alleged that they had robbed Stanbic Bank in Chegutu getting away with substantial sums of money. It was further…

THE STATE versus ELPHAS MUTERO

Harare High Court · HH 53-12 · 02 2012

The accused was charged in the Magistrates’ court with two counts. The first count was contravening s 5 of the Trapping of Animals Control Act [Cap 20:21] “make use or possess class one traps” in that on 10 October 2001…

THE STATE versus CLIVE VANGI and JUSTICE NDLOVU

Harare High Court · HH 52-12 · 02 2012

The two accused persons appeared before the court of the provincial magistrate sitting at Masvingo. They faced two counts; first assault as defined in s 89 (1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] and second; malicious…

TOBACCO PROCESSORS (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus BAK STORAGE (PRIVATE) LIMITED and SECURITAS (PRIVATE) LIMITED HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE PATEL J

Harare High Court · HH 49-12 · 02 2012

The 1st defendant leased its premises to the plaintiff in June 2009 for the warehousing, storage and related handling of tobacco bales. The 2nd defendant contracted to provide security services for the premises and its contents. Following the loss of…

CITY OF HARARE – Appellant And SIMBARASHE CHINATSA AND 27 OTHERS – Respondents

Labour Court · LC/H/46/2013 · 02 2012

This is an appeal against the arbitrator’s award in which it was held that the Appellant council had committed an unfair labour practice against the Respondents and was thus ordered to correct the same. The facts of the case are…

SHADRECK MOYO AND 13 ORS versus J. LARRY HOFFMAN and CENTRAL AFRICAN BATTERIES (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 64-12 · 02 2012

The plaintiff’s pleadings are a mess. They do not comply with the strict requirements of the High Court rules. The face of the summons does not identify the 13 others. The declaration does not do so either. In addition it…

The plaintiff and defendant were joined in holy matrimony in terms of the Marriages Act, [Cap 5:11] on 8 January 1988 at Harare. Their marriage subsists. Their marriage was blessed with two children who are now adults.

Harare High Court · HH 35-12 · 02 2012

The facts giving rise to this application are mainly common cause. The applicant and the respondent were formerly husband and wife. A decree of divorce was granted in this court on 5 August 2010. The applicant has approached this court…

CHRISTIANE KWEDZA (nee MARTIN) versus MUSA JOHNSON KWEDZA

Harare High Court · HH 34-12 · 02 2012

The plaintiff and defendant were joined in holy matrimony in terms of the Marriages Act, [Cap 5:11] on 8 January 1988 at Harare. Their marriage subsists. Their marriage was blessed with two children who are now adults.

THE STATE versus ENERST MUPFARANYUKI

Harare High Court · HH 80-12 · 02 2012

The accused was employed by the complainant’s parents as a domestic worker residing at Gwari Village under chief Zimuto in Masvingo Province. He is alleged to have raped his former employer’s 11 year old daughter sometime in April 2009. The…