DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR HARARE versus ECOPLASTICS (P/L) and CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM BARNSLEY

Harare High Court · HH 186-11 · 09 2011

On 16 September 2010 the Honourable C Mesikano issued an arbitral award in favour of Christopher William Barnsley, herein referred to as the judgment creditor. The award was for payment of a total sum of $61 879-00. The respondent in…

BYL MANYANGE versus OBERT MOSES MPOFU and BREZHNEV MALABA and ZIMBABWE NEWSPAPERS (1980) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH 162-11 · 09 2011

The plaintiff in this matter is the Mining Commissioner for the District of Kadomah. He claims damages in the sum of US$30,000 for defamation arising from several newspaper articles published in The Chronicle in March and April 2009. The 1st…

HUDSON JOSTINO ZHANDA and IRENE ZHANDA versus T J GREAVES (PVT) LIMITED and TJ GREAVES and THE HON. HERBERT MURERWA N.O.

Harare High Court · HH 185-11 · 09 2011

This is an urgent application wherein the applicants seek the following relief:- “1. The applicants be and are hereby authorised, directed and empowered to execute the judgment under Case Number 6257/11 notwithstanding the appeal noted against that judgment by the…

PARTSON ZVANDASARA versus DR M. MAKONESE N.O. (in her capacity as chairperson of the Board of Directors of the 2nd respondent) and BELVEDERE NURSING HOME (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 221-11 · 09 2011

The dispute between the parties is steeped in the realm of employment law. The bare bones are that applicant who is the largest shareholder in second respondent with a 19.42% shareholding, used to be employed by second respondent as the…

MWI ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD and RUWA TOWN COUNCIL and WATERFLOW (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 237-11 · 09 2011

On 2 September 2011 I dismissed with costs the provisional order sought by the applicant. I delivered a handwritten judgment in which I set out the reasons for my decision. On 5 September 2011 the applicant wrote a letter to…

CHRISTOPHER DICKSON versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 179-11 · 09 2011

The applicant is the director of two duly registered real estate companies, Pride Real Estate and Ascent Real Estate. He is alleged to have fraudulently sold a residential stand in Mount Pleasant Heights for US$15 000-00 sometime in 2007 and…

THE BALLANTYNE PARK CONSERVANCY TRUST versus KILIMA INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and PHILLIP CHIYANGWA and CITY OF HARARE and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Harare High Court · HH 187-11 · 08 2011

This matter was initially set down for hearing before me on 7 July 2011. After perusing pleadings filed by the parties to the dispute I required the first and second respondents to lodge with my clerk a copy of an…

OLD MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (ZIMBABWE) LIMITED versus MERSPIN LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH 170-11 · 08 2011

At the commencement of the hearing of this matter Mr Mpofu, on behalf of the applicant, moved for an amendment of the draft orders to include a prayer for the eviction of all respondents from the premises leased by each…

GODFREY NYAMBUYA and NELSON ABRAHAM and DAVID MURAHWA versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 180-11 · 08 2011

The applicants are alleged to have shot and killed one white rhino with an FN rifle belonging to accused two. They are said to have dehorned the rhino and accused three and four were later arrested at Sam Levy Village…

THE STATE versus 1. TINASHE MOHAMMED 2. SIMBARASHE MUYAMBO

Harare High Court · HH-101-12 · 08 2011

Laye Fode Kaba (the deceased) was a Guinea National who was residing in Mozambique but would frequent Zimbabwe to illegally deal in diamonds from Chiadzwa area. He was known to both accused and it is clear from the evidence led…

GEORGE PATRICK CHIMHINI versus INTERFIN SECURITIES (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 169-11 · 08 2011

: This is an opposed application wherein the applicant seeks the following relief: “1. That the respondent be and is hereby ordered to deliver six million (6, 000 000) AICO Africa Ltd shares together with the share certificates within 48…

RITA MARQUE MBATHA and IVYN GABRIEL MBATHA versus MIMOSA MINING (private) limited and MESSENGER OF COURT

Harare High Court · HH 182-11 · 08 2011

The first respondent instituted proceedings in the magistrates court against the applicants for their eviction. The eviction order was granted after the court had heard the parties. The applicants noted an appeal challenging the magistrate’s decision on the merits as…

EVERSON MUSIMBIRA versus TENDAI NYAHOJA

Harare High Court · HH 166-11 · 08 2011

This matter relates to two appeals. As both records were placed before us we decided to determine both appeals together. The first appeal is an appeal against the magistrates Court sitting at Chinhoyi dated 26 April 2005. In this case…

UPPERCLASS ALARMS AND SECURITIES (PRIVATE) LIMITED and JEROME OKEKE versus QUEEN OF KINGS ENTERPRISES (PRIVATE) LIMITED and DEPUTY SHERIFF and MESSENGER OF COURT

Harare High Court · HH 136-12 · 08 2011

The second applicant is the managing director of the first respondent. The first respondent is a duly incorporated company in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. The first respondent is also a duly incorporated company in terms of the Laws…

ZIMBABWE PLATINUM MINES (PRIVATE) LIMITED Applicant versus ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY 1st Respondent and STANBIC BANK

Harare High Court · HH 308-11 · 08 2011

Following submissions by the two legal practitioners I am enjoined to determine the aspect of urgency in this matter before considering the application on merits. This case has a well documented history dating back to December 2009, spilling over to…

THE STATE versus TAWANDA MAPFUMO

Harare High Court · HH 184-11 · 08 2011

This record was placed before me with the Regional Magistrate’s comments as follows:- “The accused was sentenced to pay a fine for US$100-00 or in default of payment 6 months imprisonment I queried the apparent mismatch between the fine of…

KUDAKWASHE CHIMOMBE versus COMMISSIONER GENERAL and OFFICER COMMANDING SOUTHERTON POLICE

Harare High Court · HH 167-11 · 08 2011

The applicant is a police officer. He was charged with acting in a manner likely to bring discredit to the Police Force in contravention of para 35 of the Schedule to the Police Act [Cap 11:10]. A perusal of the…

FORRESTER ESTATE (PRIVATE) LTD versus BATSIRAI CHIPEMBERE and MUNYARADZI MUDZUDZO and STEWART NZVIMBO and SHUMBA MAKONI and SIXPENCE MAVHUNGA and BIGGIE SHAMBIRA and MASIMBA NYAMUZIWA and MISHECK NYAMUZIWA and MOVESS CHIDOVI and MR MUNDUZARA and THE MINISTER OF LANDS, LAND REFORM AND RESETTLEMENT N.O. and THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR, MAZOWE DISTRICT N.O.

Harare High Court · HH 200-11 · 08 2011

The applicant company is the former owner of a certain piece of land known as Elsinora, situate in the Mazowe district. This property is also known as “D” section of Forrester Estate. It is common cause that this property has…

THE STATE versus 1. EDSON ZIKUMVA and 2. PETER ZIKUMVA and 3. FAST ZIKUMVA and 4. SHERPARD ZIKUMVA and 5. CHRISTOPHER ZIKUMVA

Harare High Court · HH 164-11 · 07 2011

The five accused persons are charged with murder it being alleged that on 15 of April 2006 acting in consort and common purpose the accused persons unlawfully with intent to kill murdered Onismus Zikumva by stabbing him once in the…

THE STATE versus CHENGETAI SANHEHWE

Harare High Court · HH 160-11 · 07 2011

The accused was charged with the murder of the deceased in contravention of s 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9; 23]. The state alleged that she set the deceased on fire intending to…