HEBERT LEARNMORE CHIKIWA v THE STATE

Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe · CCZ- 05-25 · 05 2025

This is an application for direct access in terms of s 167(5) of the Constitution, as read with Rule 21(2) of the Constitutional Court Rules, 2016. In essence, the application challenges the decision of the Supreme Court (the court a…

ZIMNAT LION INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED versus NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY AUTHORITY and HOUSING CORPORATION ZIMBABWE (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH 291-25 · 05 2025

: This is a court application for a declaratory order in terms of s 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06] Background Facts The first respondent in this matter, a body corporate formed in terms of the NSSA Act…

TAKASHINGA KARE HOUSING PAY SCHEME v (1) CITY OF HARARE (2) MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS (3) YOUTH IN BUSINESS TRUST

Supreme Court · SC88-25 · 05 2025

1.This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (“court a quo”), which dismissed the appellant’s claim and ordered it to pay the first and third respondents’ costs on the legal practitioner and client scale. After hearing…

RAMBO 2 MINING SYNDICATE and COURAGE MUDZENGE and WILFRED MBOMA versus ERIC WILLIAM BEACHY-HEAD and THE SECRETARY FOR MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT and OFFICER IN CHARGE, MARLBROUGH POLICE STATION N.O.

Harare High Court · HH 288-25 · 05 2025

MUSITHU J: Before the court is an application for rescission of a default judgment granted by this court in HCH 1748/24 on 19 June 2024. The application was made in terms of r 27(1) of the High Court rules, 2021.…

THE STATE versus TAPFUMANEI ALIFINARI

Harare High Court · HH 290-25 · 05 2025

[1] On 21 November 2018 the accused was convicted on a charge of murder as defined in s 47(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code) and sentenced to death. [2] Since the…

THE STATE versus SHADRECK NJIKIZANA

High Court of Mutare · HCMTJ17-25 · 05 2025

The best criminal sanction for ordinary offenders who fail to comply with maintenance orders is a prison term wholly suspended on condition of paying up the arrears that are owed. A court of law which is faced with these offenders…

TENDAYI JOSHUA GOVERE (in his capacity as the Executor Dative in the estate of the late David Govere DR 2814/22) versus NORMAN BVEKWA and THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Harare High Court · HH 282-25 · 05 2025

This is an application for rescission of a default judgment that was filed in terms of r 27(1) of the High Court Rules, 2021 (the Rules). The default judgment was granted by this court on 11 June 2024. The applicant…

FREDA REBECCA GOLD MINE LIMITED versus ANTONY CHIBAMU

Harare High Court · HH 283-25 · 05 2025

The applicant approached the court for the eviction of the respondent and all those claiming occupation through him from House No. A7 Mt View, Bindura (hereafter referred to as the property). The applicant’s claim arose from the termination of the…

VADEE ABDUL and VIMBAI CHIBIYA versus ASSETFIN (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH 284-25 · 05 2025

This is an application for the rescission of a default judgment granted by this court on 22 November 2023, under HCH 6544/23. In that matter, the respondent herein was the plaintiff, while the second applicant was the defendant. The court…

BK HOUSING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED and CITY OF HARARE (1) and HEBERT CHITEPO HOUSING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED (2)

Harare High Court · HH 285-25 · 05 2025

On 10 April 2025, after hearing oral arguments from the parties’ legal practitioners, the court reserved judgment sine die. The applicant approached the court seeking a review of the first respondent’s decision made on 29 August 2024 on the grounds…

COMBINED HARARE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (1) and ALLAN NORMAN MARKHAM (2) and ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION (1) and THE PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE (2)

Harare High Court · HH 286-25 · 05 2025

The first applicant is the Combined Harare Residents Association, a voluntary association or common law universitas which represents the interests of the residents of Harare in political and civil matters. The second applicant is Allan Norman Markham, an activist and…

THE MOUNT FAMILY TRUUST and ALBERT CHITAUNHIKE versus ONWARD BHOSO and MASTER OF HIGH COURT and SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABW

High Court of Mutare · HCMTJ21-25 · 05 2025

MUZENDA J: On 27 March 2025 at Mutare, after hearing the parties in hearing of an urgent chamber application for stay of execution pending finalization of an action pending at this court which is awaiting a request for setting down…

Steven Office and Sakunda Logistics

Labour Court · LC-H 197-25 · 05 2025

[1] This matter was initially concluded by this Court in February 2015 as will be shown below. It is now 2025 and the matter is still to reach finality. The wheels of justice have run really slowly. This is regrettable.…

CONFIDENCE SIMANGO versus THE STATE

Masvingo High Court · HMA-18-25 · 04 2025

MAMBARA J: The application is one for admission to bail pending the determination of an appeal noted against a conviction for attempted murder and the attendant sentence. The applicant is a youthful-looking man of twenty-eight years who was released from…

NHAMO ANTHONY MHIRIPIRI versus PATIENCE MUSHUKU and MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY

Harare High Court · HH 281-25 · 04 2025

TAKUVA J: The plaintiff in this matter instituted summons seeking the following relief; 1. An order that the Defendants pay the Plaintiff the sum of USD 200 000.00 (Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), jointly and severally the one paying…

BARZEM ENTERPRISES versus THABANI GONY

Harare High Court · HH-279-25 · 04 2025

[1]This is an application for summary judgment made in terms of r30 of the High Court Rules, 2021. For consistency, I propose to refer to the parties as they are cited in the main action. [2]On 14 February 2023, the…

RUFARO KARICHI and NOREST SINARINGWA and JAMESON BWANALISA and THOMAS MUKANDIONA and TAFADZWA TSOKA and CHARLES KWARAMBA and RUSHMORE D. SHONHIWA and NEWS RUPONDO and LAMECK KWINJO and LOVEJOY CHINYERERE and ANNASTANCIA NYAMAYARO and TAFADZWA CHIMUSORO versus MUREHWA HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION .

Harare High Court · HH277-25 · 04 2025

The applicants who all claim to be former employees of the respondent approached this court for the registration of a determination issued by the Designated Agent of the National Employment Council for the Welfare and Educational Institutions in Zimbabwe (hereafter…

WINNIE CHISOMA versus KINGSLEY MTETWA

Harare High Court · HH-275-25 · 04 2025

The parties in this matter are divorced. It was a term of a consent Paper that a property known as Unit 14 Dainfem 16 Extension, Gauteng, South Africa be sold on or before 31 December 2017 and all the net…

NEDBANK ZIMBABWE LIMITED APPELLANT AND ETILDA (ETIRIDHA) DESHE RESPONDENT

Labour Court · LC-H-132-25 · 04 2025

The delay in the hand down of this judgement is sincerely regretted. On the 24th of July, 2024 this court issued an order to the following effect; “1. Ground of appeal number 5 is struck off. 2. The appeal is…

KENSINGTON CENTRE (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus VALIS BAKERY (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH-276-25 · 04 2025

[1]I have before me an opposed application for a declaratur and consequential relief filed in terms of s14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]. The applicant seeks the following order:- 1.The application for a declaratur be and is hereby…