PONDORO (PVT) LTD and DOUGLAS STUART TAYLOR-FREME versus MENDE WILSON NEMAKONDE and THE MAGISTRATE, CHINHOYI

Harare High Court · HH 18-2008 · 01 2008

This matter was placed before me under a certificate of urgency on 17 January 2008. I gave directions that it be heard the following day as I deemed it appropriate that the rules of court be dispensed with in the…

PHAROAH B. MUSKWE versus DOUGLAS NYAJINA and MUNHUWEI G.T. and MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: N.O.

Harare High Court · HH 92-2007 · 01 2008

This trial is concerned with the identification of the correct house between two of the three houses that are eligible to ascend to the Nyajina Chieftainship of the vaZumba clan in the Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe district of Mashonaland East province…

DOROTHY MUSONZA versus MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Harare High Court · HH 89-2007 · 12 2007

This application raises a question which has presented itself in a number of matters in recent months. It raises the issue of guardianship rights and the circumstances under which a parent may be divested of such rights.

NHAKA YEVANA HOUSING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY and 24 OTHERS versus REYDALE RIDGE PARK (Pvt) Ltd and CEM CONSTRUCTION (PVT) LTD and HOUSING PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE and ZIMBABWE DEFENCE FORCES

Harare High Court · HH 87-2007 · 12 2007

The first applicant is a housing cooperative, duly registered in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. The remaining applicants have not been described in the papers before me but appear to be housing cooperatives as well.

WOODWORK INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD versus UKM CONSULTANTS (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 90-2007 · 12 2007

At the close of this trial Counsel indicated that they preferred filing written closing submissions. I then directed counsel for the defendant to file his written closing submissions by 17 September 2007. As I write this judgment it is now…

MUROWA DIAMONDS (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY and THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Harare High Court · HH 88-2007 · 12 2007

As its name suggests, the applicant is a diamond mining company, carrying out its mining activities in Zvishavane. Its registered offices are in Harare.

RAYGAR PROPERTIES (PVT) LTD versus RAUF ABDUL MANDHU

Harare High Court · HH 86-2007 · 12 2007

The plaintiff company seeks the eviction of the defendant from 5 Windermere Road Strathaven in Harare (“the property”), holding over damages and costs of suit on a legal practitioner and client scale.

NRZ CONTRIBUTORY PENSION FUND versus SUNRAY STORES (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH 85-2007 · 11 2007

The plaintiff is the owner of certain business premises at Chisipite Shopping Centre called Lot 11 Chisipte Township Hindhead Avenue, Chisipte. In terms of a written agreement, the plaintiff leased the premises to Décor and Design in or about 1996.…

SHELL ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD versus ZIMSA (PVT) LTD

Harare High Court · HH 84-2007 · 11 2007

The material facts of this matter are to a large extent common cause. The parties however led evidence and I shall summarize this in due course. It is common cause that the parties concluded a written agreement of lease in…

CLEMENT KOVI versus ASHANTI GOLDFIELDS ZIMBABWE LTD AND REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Harare High Court · HH 83-2007 · 11 2007

This application involves the interpretation and effect of two agreements that were executed by the Ashanti Goldfields Zimbabwe Limited (“Ashanti”) with the applicant. The applicant seeks the transfer of Stand number 591 Waterbury Crescent Bindura from Ashanti and costs of…

ROBSON CHAPFIKA versus RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 77-2007 · 11 2007

The plaintiff in this matter, Robson Chapfika, is a businessman and finance consultant. He claims from the defendant, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, specific sums of money sounding in various convertible currencies and equating to circa US$450,000.00, being 10% of…

DERBY FARMS (PVT) LTD versus STEWART MUSONZA CHIRUNGA and B. CHIRUNGA

Harare High Court · HH 82-2007 · 11 2007

The plaintiff company (“lessor”) filed summons out of this court on 14 June 2006 seeking the eviction of the defendants (“lessee”), who are husband and wife, from subdivision D of Derbyshire Farm (“the farm”), holding over damages from the date…

EUGENE KONDONANI CHIMPONDAH and TIDINGS CHIMPONDAH versus GERALD PASIPAMIRE MUVAMI

Harare High Court · HH 81-2007 · 11 2007

At the hearing of this matter, the respondent was automatically barred from appearing before the court as he had not filed his heads of argument within the time prescribed in the rules. A formal court application was filed on 4…

NORMAN ELIAS SACHIKONYE versus CAPITAL ALLIANCE (PRIVATE) LIMITED and DOUGLAS HOTO and NOEL BITI and SHEILA LORIMER and PELAGIA KAFESU

Harare High Court · HH 5-2008 · 11 2007

The applicant is a former Chief Executive of First Mutual Limited. First Mutual Society was an insurance company offering products associated with life insurance and the provision of pension benefits and investments. Some time ago it undertook a demutualization process…

GILL GODLONTON & GERRANS versus UPRIDGE TRADING (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH 78-2007 · 10 2007

Thirty one bags of sugar soured the relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant to such an extent that on 11 April 2007, the plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming delivery of the thirty one bags or alternatively, payment…

SUPLINE INVESTMENTS P/L versus FORESTRY COMPANY OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 76-2007 · 10 2007

The applicant is a property owning company that leased certain premises to the respondent in terms of a written lease agreement that has been varied from time to time with the written consent of the parties. A dispute arose between…

ALEC AVACALOS versus DAVID RILEY

Harare High Court · HH 75-2007 · 10 2007

The issue that falls for determination in this matter is relatively easy to formulate. The matter however took a long and rather tortuous road from the issuance of summons to presentation of argument before me by counsel as a stated…

NESTORAS NESTOROS versus INNSCOR AFRICA LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH 73-2007 · 10 2007

The plaintiff herein is a former director of the defendant which is listed as a public company. The plaintiff’s claim, as amended, is for the transfer to him of 3,625,000 ordinary paid up shares in the defendant company (Innscor). In…

THE STATE versus MEMORY MUSHANGWE

Harare High Court · HH 80-2007 · 10 2007

The accused was convicted on her own plea of guilty to a charge of assault as defined in s 89 of the Criminal code in consequence whereof she was sentenced to ten months imprisonment of which six months imprisonment was…

TEL-ONE (PVT) LIMITED versus COMMUNICATIONS AND ALLIED SERVICES WORKERS UNION OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 74-2007 · 10 2007

In this application, the applicant seeks an order setting aside an arbitral award made on 29 March 2004 in terms of section 34(2) (b) (ii) of UNCITRAL Model Law as incorporated into our domestic law by the Arbitral [Chapter 7:15].