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(1) MINISTER OF MINES & MINING DEVELOPMENT (2) THE PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR FOR MIDLANDS PROVINCE V (1) FIDELITY PRINTERS & REFINERS (PRIVATE) LIMITED (2) JONAH NHEVERA (2022-07-29)

This is an application for condonation for the late filing of an application for leave to appeal conjoined with the application for leave to appeal. The applicants have filed this application in terms of r 5 as read with r 32 of the Constitutional Court Rules, 2016 (the Rules). It is a composite chamber application for condonation and for leave to note an appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court in case number SC 107/21. More

(1) MUTUMWA MAWERE (2) SMM HOLDINGS LIMITED (3) AFRICA RESOURCES LIMITED (4) AFRICA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (5) TAP BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED (6) FRIENDS OF SHABANIE MASHAVA MINES TRUST V (1) TICHAONA MUPASIRI (2) THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE (3) EDWIN MANIKAI (2022-03-09)

Under case no CCZ 10/2022, the applicants applied to intervene in certain ongoing proceedings brought by the first respondent against the second and third respondents. The essence of the order sought in these ongoing proceedings is a declaration that the second respondent failed to fulfil a constitutional obligation, the precise nature of which is yet to be determined. I shall hereafter refer to these ongoing proceedings as “the main matter”. The application for intervention was placed before me for determination. Before the hearing of the application, the applicants made an application for my recusal. After hearing submissions from the parties... More

(1) PETROS MAKAZA (2) GOLDEN NHIKA V THE STATE AND (1) KHUMBUZO GUMBO (2) SYDNEY NDACHENGEDZWA V THE STATE (2017-07-19)

These matters were referred to this court by a magistrate’s court in terms of s 24(2) of the former Constitution of Zimbabwe (“the former Constitution”). The applicants allege a breach of ss 15(1) and 18 of the former Constitution. The relief sought is a permanent stay of criminal proceedings. More

(1) SISTER BERRY (NEE NCUBE) (2) JESSE AARON BERRY VS (1) THE CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER (2) THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (2016-06-15)

This is an application in terms of ss 85 (1) (a) and 85 (1) (b) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20/2013) (“the Constitution”). The first applicant is acting in both her own interest and that of her husband who is the second applicant. More

(1) THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE (2) PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE (3) THE SPEAKER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY V (1) INNOCENT GONESE (2) JESSIE MAJOME (3) THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (4) THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE (2021-02-25)

On 31 March 2020, this Court handed down judgment number CCZ 4/2020, disposing of two applications made by the first and second respondents against the applicants and the third and fourth respondents under cases number CCZ 57/2017 and 58/2017 respectively. The two applications, filed separately and on different dates, were brought in terms of s 167 (2)(d) of the Constitution as read with r 27 of the Constitutional Court Rules 2016, alleging that the second applicant had failed to fulfil the obligation to pass Constitutional Bill (No 1) of 2017 in accordance with the Constitution. More