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Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe Judgements
On 12 February 2013, the respondent issued a purchase order to the appellant for the supply by the latter of 2 x 12KV vacuum circuit breakers. Early in the morning on the following day, the respondent sent an email to the appellant instructing it to hold any further transactions on the order until further notice. A series of emails was exchanged by the parties, with the respondent insisting that the order be put on hold and that it had in fact cancelled the order. On the other hand, the appellant insisted that it had already placed an order with its... More
The four applicants are the fathers and guardians of their respective minor daughters, all four of whom are pupils at Arundel School, a private girls’ school situated in Harare. The first and second respondents are the Trustees and Headmistress of the School. The third respondent is the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, cited in his official capacity, and the fourth respondent is the Attorney-General, also cited in his official capacity. More
This is an application for relief made in terms of s 85 (1) (a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 (“the Constitution”).
The applicant seeks a declaration that its right to fair administrative justice provided for in s 68 (1) of the Constitution and its right to freedom of association in s 58 (1) of the Constitution have been infringed by the conduct of the first, second and fourth respondents arising from the issue of a summary notice on 22 February 2016 declaring Special Grant No. 4765 to be void. The applicant is also seeking an... More
This is an application in terms of s 85(1(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The appellants allege that their constitutional rights as enshrined in ss 70(1(b), 70(1)(d) and 70(1)(c) have been violated through the manner in which criminal proceedings against them were conducted in the Magistrates Court sitting at Chivhu. They seek an order that the proceedings be quashed and a trial de novo ordered before a different magistrate. More
This is an application that has been brought before this Court in terms of s 85 (1) (a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013 (“the Constitution”). More
