THE STATE Versus NECIOUS NDLOVU

Bulawayo High Court · HB-123-24; HCBCR-3833-24 · 09 2024

This case came to me for automatic review of the criminal proceedings in terms of section 57 (1) of the Magistrates Court Act (Chapter 7:10) as read with section 29 (1) of the High Court Act (Chapter 7:06). I then…

DYNAMIC SUCCESS (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus SINOHYDRO CORPORATION LIMITED ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH-413-24 · 09 2024

On 14 May 2020, the respondent, as the plaintiff filed summons in case number HC 2315/20 against the applicant, as the first defendant, claiming payment of US$596 422.86 with interest and costs. It alleged that the said amount was what…

HINGESTONE, HALLAMORE AND KOTCH SAFARIS (PRIVATE) LIMITED t/a HHK SAFARIS ZIMBABWE versus NYAMINYAMI RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL and AFROPRIDE SAFARIS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and PROCUREMENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ZIMBABWE

Harare High Court · HH-414-24 · 09 2024

The applicant and the second respondent as named in the heading are duly registered companies in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. The first and third respondents are statutory juristic entities created respectively under the Rural District Council Act [Chapter…

TINASHE MUNOTENGWA versus LAWRENCE MUKARONDA

Harare High Court · HH-416-24 · 09 2024

This matter came as an appeal against the whole judgment of the Magistrate sitting at Harare Magistrate Court. Plaintiff issued summons for defendant’s eviction from stand 7593 Warren Park Harare (hereafter called the property).Plaintiff contended that he purchased the property…

PRINCESS NOXOLE NCUBE versus BOB MLUNGISI SIANSOLE N.O. and THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT

Bulawayo High Court · HB-119-24 · 09 2024

This is a chamber application. The applicant, in her capacity as an aunt to B.U.M. ("minor child") instituted this application seeking to be declared the sole guardian and custodian of the minor child. The child is four years old, having…

LEVY MPONYA And ISRAEL SYNDICATE Versus ALLAN SIBANDA And PREACHMORE MASEKO And THE PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR, MIDLANDS PROVINCE N.O

Bulawayo High Court · HB-121-24; HCBC-925-24 · 09 2024

The major issue to be decided in this case is whether a party is entitled to seek audience in order to make oral submissions on urgency where a judge has made a decision that the matter is not urgent and…

SLICE DISTRIBUTORS (PVT) LTD versus SAKHILE MBANO and Lucia MKANDHLA N.O and CITY OF KWEKWE

Harare High Court · HH-407-24 · 09 2024

The Applicant approached this court seeking an order for the rescission of default judgment entered against it following its former legal practitioners’ failure to file Heads of Argument.

MORGAN AND COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED versus KUDAKWASHE SAIMON VUKOMBA and THEOPHILUS MAPFURIRA and RUTENDO CHORUWA and PRINCE MUPANGAVANHU and SHENETERAI DZARUMA and ELIZABETH GUMUNYU and REGISTRAR OR DEEDS N.O and THE CITY OF HARARE N.O

Harare High Court · HH-408-24 · 09 2024

This is an application for an anti-dissipation interdict in which the applicant wants the respondents prohibited from disposing of certain immovable properties pending the finalisation of the applicant’s pending summons claim under HC 2397/23.

MARTIN MATENHERE v CORNWAY COLLEGE

Supreme Court · SC-13-25 · 09 2024

2. The appellant is a former employee of the respondent, having been employed as the school Headmaster on 28 February 2020. The respondent is a private school in Harare. 3. The appellant was charged with misconduct as defined in s…

BETHLEHEM APOSTOLIC CHURCH and REPHIO CHIRUMBWA N.O. versus ZACHARIA CALEB GEMU

Harare High Court · HH-406-24 · 09 2024

The plaintiff (Rephio Chirumbwa) and the defendant are embroiled in a leadership dispute in an apostolic church known as Bethlehem Apostolic Faith Church (the Church). The trial of the matter commenced in March 2022. The matter suffered from setbacks, primarily,…

LINDA CHAKAPONYA AND PALM HOSPITALITY GROUP (PRIVATE) LIMITED T/A ILALA LODGE

Labour Court · LC-H-242-24 · 09 2024

This is an appeal against the whole decision of the respondent’s chief executive officer sitting as the internal appeals officer dated 15 December 2023. This appeal is opposed.The appellant was employed by Ilala Lodge (the respondent) as a guest relations…

SHONGWE MICHAEL NDORO v (1) STAR PRECIOUS NDORO (nee JENAMI) (2) TUNIKAI PHAENAH MKAHANANA (3) LESEDI VIMBAYINASHE NDORO (4) DAKARAI SHONGWE JUNIOR NDORO

Supreme Court · SC 83-24 · 09 2024

The appellant and the first respondent are former husband and wife, their marriage having been dissolved by a decree of divorce issued on 26 November 2019. Their proprietary rights were determined subsequently by judgment of the High Court (“the court…

LINUS NYAMUSAMBA versus RUNYARARO DOUGLAS MSARAKUFA (1) and BEAUTY MSARAKUFA (2) and THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS (3)

Harare High Court · HH-397-24 · 09 2024

: This is a court application for the registration of a caveat on the immovable property being certain piece of land situate in the district of Salisbury called stand 2126 Tynwald South Township of stand 1042 Tynwald Township measuring 220…

FABIO APONTE versus ANTOLINI LUIGI AND C.S.P.A (1) and FAENEX MINING ZIMBABWE (PRIVATE) LIMITED (2) and EMMANUEL NYANYIWA (3) and RUTENDO JOSEPHINE NYANYIWA (4)

Harare High Court · HH-398-24 · 09 2024

This is a composite court application for condonation for the late filing of an application for rescission of default judgment and the rescission of default judgment in terms of rule 29(1) of the High Court Rules, 2021. The default judgment…

THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE versus RUMREAD TRADING (PRIVATE) LIMITED (1) and ESTRIMANZI PROPRIETARY LIMITED (2)

Harare High Court · HH-399-24 · 09 2024

On 27 August 2024 I issued an order in terms of which I dismissed a claim for a 25-tonne LP gas storage tank (“the tank”) and an LP gas platform instituted by the claimant, Rumread Trading (Pvt) Ltd against Estrimanzi…

OLYMPIA FARM PRIVATE LIMITED and CHIEF REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and THE SHERIFF OF ZIMBABWE versus RELEASE POWER INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED and ASSETFIN (PRIVATE) LIMITED and SHOPEX (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Harare High Court · HH-404-24 · 09 2024

On the 12th of October 2023 I granted an order in H5397/21 in the following terms; 1. The point of law raised by the First Defendant be and is hereby dismissed 2. The application for amendment be and is hereby…

THE STATE Versus LAUD NGULUBE And TOBIAS DUBE And GIVEMORE NGWENYA

Bulawayo High Court · HB-115-24; HCBCR-1197-23 · 09 2024

The accused persons are charged with one count of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23) (“the Act”) and another count of attempted murder as defined in section 189 as read…

MONICA CHIGARIRO versus ASHFORD POTERA

Harare High Court · HH-401-24 · 09 2024

The plaintiff and defendant, who are wife and husband respectively, entered into an unregistered customary union in July 1999. They never formalised their customary union but were nonetheless customarily married from that time up until 7 September 2022 when the…

THE TRUSTEES FOR THE TIME BEING OF RURO TRUST Versus RUTH NYACHURU SIHLANGU

Harare High Court · HH-402-24 · 09 2024

The parties appeared before this court arguing over agreement of sale of a certain piece of immovable property known as Remaining Extent Of Lot 301 of Greendale situate in the District of Salisbury measuring 6092 sqm including vested roadway held…

ZIMBABWE CONSOLIDATED DIAMOND COMPANY PVT LTD versus MASCILINE CHIKOORE CLEOPATRA MUTISI ANDREW MURWISI

Harare High Court · HH-403-24 · 09 2024

The applicant in three separate applications petitioned this court for an order against the respondents in the following terms. WHEREUPON, after reading the documents filed of record