THE STATE versus TINOTENDA GUDO

Harare High Court · HH 506 - 24 · 11 2024

: There is nothing victim friendly about a murder. In the normal course of things, the courts usually do not concern themselves with which unit of the Zimbabwe Republic Police conducts investigations into a particular crime. In this case, we…

ROSS CONLON versus JUMP TRAMPOLINE PARK

Harare High Court · HH 512 - 24 · 11 2024

: This judgement is rendered pursuant to an application for absolution from the instance made by the defendant at the close of the plaintiff’s case in terms of rule 56 (6) of the High Court rules, 2021 (the Rules). The…

TATENDA CHAKABVA versus THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER and MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS and ATTORNEY GENERAL

Harare High Court · HH 514-24 · 11 2024

This is an application for an order to declare s 8(1) of the Immigration Act [Chapter 4:02] (“the Act”) inconsistent with s 50 (2) Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 20) Act 2013 (“Constitution”) and invalid. It is contended that s…

FRANSCESCO MARCONATI versus THE STATE

Harare High Court · HH 520 - 24 · 11 2024

This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence. The appeal follows the conviction of the appellant on three counts of theft of trust property as defined in s 113 (2) (d) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act…

THE STATE versus BELIEVE MPOFU

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC-08-25 · 11 2024

The accused was brought to court on two counts of murder in contravention of s47 of the Criminal Law Reform and Codification Act, [Chapter 9:23] The allegations are that on the 18th of April 2024 he fatally stabbed two of…

THE STATE versus ALECK MAPFUNDEMATSVA And JACOB KAPONDA And EPHRAIM MAVUNGANIDZE

Chinhoyi High Court · HCC 84-24 · 11 2024

The accused persons who all reside in Hurungwe under Chief Nematombo were initially jointly charged with two other accomplices who absconded. The State opted to separate the trials and proceed with the three accused before the court.

SLICE DISTRIBUTORS (PRIVATE) LTD Versus (1)INNSCOR AFRICA LTD (2) REGISTRAR OF DEEDS (3) ATTORNEY GENERAL

Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe · CCZ- 17 - 24 · 11 2024

This is a court application for direct access brought in terms of s 167(5) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 2013 (“the Constitution”) as read with r 21 of the Constitutional Court Rules, 2016 (the Rules). If granted leave, it is…

SUNNY YIFENG TILES ZIMBABWE [PVT] LTD versus QUARRY PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION [PVT] LTD

Harare High Court · HH 507-24 · 11 2024

At all material times the applicant and the respondent were both into mining. The litigation between them concerned granite mining at two locations in Mashonaland West Province, sitting on 40 hectares of land.

ARROLA TAKUDZWA IDEHEN and OMOSOGIE RUDO IDEHEN and OSARETIN TANAKA FEMI IDEHEN and MAVIES SHORAYI NZARA versus JOEL MAMBARA N.O ESTATE OF THE LATE WILSON MADZIVA (In his capacity as the Executor Dative in the Estate Late Wilson Madziva) and PLOTMART TRADING (PRIVATE) LIMITED and PEDDY HILLARIUS CHIGUNDURU and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and MASTER OF HIGH COURT and THE SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH 508-24 · 11 2024

In this matter applicants seeks leave to file a supplementary affidavit in Case No HC 3261/23 in terms of Rule 59(12) of the High Court Rules, 2021. The founding affidavit was deposed to by the fourth applicant who is the…

SIMBARASHE ZINGWE versus ALFRED MANYETU and ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY

Harare High Court · HH 509-24 · 11 2024

On 18 July 2023 I delivered the following ex tempore judgment in court. A written judgment has been requested and same is provided hereunder. The facts of this matter are mostly common cause. The applicant is a returning resident who…

EVESSION MUTANDWA versus SUNNINGDALE 2 MEDICAL CENTRE

Harare High Court · HH 510-24 · 11 2024

The applicant approached this court seeking registration of a Designated Agent ruling in terms of s 128 (1) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] for enforcement purposes.

PETER CHINGWENA versus CROCO INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and CROCO HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and CROCO MOTORS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and MOSES TONDERAI CHINGWENA and FARAI MATSIKA and ANNE MARIE NOMSA GRACE CHINGWENA and WESLEY TAZVISHAYA CHINGWENA and TONDERAI WAYNE CHINGWENA and REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES

Harare High Court · HH 513-24 · 11 2024

In this matter, the plaintiff is Peter Tapiwa Chingwena, who sues Croco Investments (Pvt) Ltd and 8 other defendants, who include Moses Tonderai Chingwena (“Moses Chingwena”), Anne Marie Nomsa Grace Chingwena (“Anne Marie Chingwena”). The plaintiff and Moses Chingwena are…

ADMIRE KUDAKWASHE MUNOKWENYU And NATIONAL PROSECUTION AUTHORITY TAFADZWANASHE MUPAR

Labour Court · LC-H-152-25 · 11 2024

This judgment deals with issues arising out of an application for review LCH946/24 and appeal LCH945/24. These matters were filed with the Labour Court by the applicant employee following his dismissal from employment by the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) where…

ADMIRE KUDAKWASHE MUNOKWENYU JUDGMENT NO LC/H/153/25 LCH946/24( REVIEW) AND LCH945/24 (APPEAL) APPLICANT/APPELLANT And NATIONAL PROSECUTION AUTHORITY TAFADZWANASHE MUPARIWA

Labour Court · LC-H-153-25 · 11 2024

This judgment deals with issues arising out of an application for review LCH946/24 and appeal LCH945/24. These matters were filed with the Labour Court by the applicant employee following his dismissal from employment by the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) where…

DAVID GARDNER VS THE STATE

Supreme Court · SC-38-25 · 11 2024

1.This was a criminal appeal against part of the judgment of the High Court of Zimbabwe (the court a quo’) handed down on 31 January 2022 wherein the court dismissed the appellant’s appeal against conviction on three separate counts of…

ESTATE LATE CHARLES MAPUNGWANA MHLANGA DR1678/98 (Duly represented by Constance Felicity Mhlanga in her capacity as the Executrix Dative) versus SARAH MAPUNGWANA and MASTER OF HIGH COURT

High Court of Mutare · HMT 52-24 · 11 2024

The parties in this matter came before me for a civil trial which was set to commence on 17 October 2024. The summons had been filed in the name of the plaintiff which is a deceased estate. The case is…

THE STATE versus PASSWELL CHIWAURA

Harare High Court · HH 500 - 24 · 11 2024

Godwin Takudzwa Kavhuru (the deceased) died a needless death. He was stabbed by the accused Passwell Chiwaura in a drunken brawl resulting from petty jealousy over ladies in whose company they were on a night out at some drinking place…

THE STATE versus TICHAONA MUTUVHA TARWIREI

Harare High Court · HH 501 - 24 · 11 2024

The deceased Clara Pukayi is yet another victim of domestic violence. She was attacked by the accused Tichaona Mutuvha Tarwirei, to whom she was married. The state alleges that on the 20 August 2022 at Huni village, Chief Svosve, Wedza…

THE STATE versus LAWRENCE NYAGADZI

Harare High Court · HH 533-24 · 11 2024

MUCHAWA J: The accused was arraigned before this court on a charge of murder as defined in S 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on the 13th of June 2023…

MATTHEW ROSENFELDT Versus THE BRACKENHILLS TRUST

Harare High Court · HH 496-24 · 11 2024

This matter took unduly long to conclude. It was initially intercepted by a robustly contested point in limine challenging the court`s exercise of jurisdiction. The ensuing interlocutory arguments resulted in the decision of Matthew Rosenfeldt v The Brackenhill Trust &…