Court Judgements




(1) FALCON GOLD ZIMBABWE LIMITED (2) NYAMAZANE GOLD (PRIVATE) LIMITED V THE MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT N.O (2023-09-29)
This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court dismissing the appellants’ application for review against the decision of the respondent cancelling the first appellant’s mining rights in Antelope 9-Reg No. 36034-Antelope 2,3,4,5 and 6 Reg No’s 33199, 33127, 33128, 33129 & 33130, Antelope East 2-Reg No-32200, Antelope East Extension & Antelope East Extension 2-Reg No’s 34385 & 34386, Antelope East-Reg No-32106, Antelope 11-Reg No-36036 (hereinafter referred to as the mining claims). More

(1) FREDDY DUBE (2) THINKWELL MOYO V THE STATE (2023-03-23)
The two deceased persons died painful deaths during their daily routines of trying to make ends meet. The first appellant was arrested on 11 May 2018 and the second appellant on 16 August 2019. Both appellants were charged with two counts of the murder of the two deceased persons and by judgment delivered on 17 February 2020, the High Court “the court a quo” found the appellants guilty and sentenced them to death. This is an automatic appeal against both conviction and sentence. More

(1) GAYNOR CHITSAKA (2) HERBERT MAWEMA (3) BHEREBENDE LAW CHAMBERS (4) W.O.M SIMANGO & ASSOCIATES V (1) LORRAINE ELIZABETH HEYNS (2) T LOUIS HEYNS (3) PETERSON MAVARAIDZE (4) BELIEVE GUTA (5) EZEKIEL CHINOINGIRA (6) AGRIPPA BANDA (7) DONALD JARAVAZA (8) ADMIRE GOWERA (9) ALOUIS MABHUNU (10) ISHEANESU MUTERO (11) CHRISTABEL MAFIRAKUREWA (12) BALWEARIE HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED (13) GATOOMA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PRIVATE) LIMITED (UNDER LIQUIDATION) (14) PARAGON REAL ESTATE (PRIVATE) LIMITED (15) SABRE SERVICES (PRIVATE) LIMITED (16) SINYORO & PARTNERS (17)REGISTRAR OF DEEDS AND COMPANIES (18) SHERIFF FOR ZIMBABWE (19) MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT (20) KADOMA CITY COUNCIL (2023-05-29)
This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the High Court (“the court a quo”), wherein it dismissed the appellants’ point in limine that the respondents’ application before it was a nullity for non-compliance with r 59 of the High Court Rules, 2021, (“the Rules”). At the hearing of the appeal, Mr Zvobgo for the first and second respondents, raised a point in limine to the effect that the present appeal was fatally defective for the reason that it had been noted without the leave of the court a quo, as the appeal is against an interlocutory order. This... More

(1) KINGSTONE MUDONHI HC 11234/17 VERSUS MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT AND THE ACTING PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR MANICALAND PROVINCE N.O. AND AARON SHANJE AND TICHARWA MUREHWA (2) TICHARWA MUREHWA HC 5172/17 VERSUS THE MINISTER OF MINES & MINING DEVELOPMENT N.O. AND ACTING PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR MANICALAND N.O. AND AARON SHANJE AND KINGSTONE MUDONHI (2018-10-31)
The applications in both files are basically for the setting aside of the first and second respondents’ decision made on the 23rd of May 2017 reconstituting the boundaries and the beacons of the applicants’ mining claims and the awarding of the parts of the applicants’ claim to the third respondent. More

(1) MATAN HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD VERSUS CHISHAMISO RURUMWA AND AMOSI MUTISI AND FARAI JOSE AND PATSON MUJUKU AND MATAN LUMBER (2) MATAN HOLDINGS (PVT) LTD VERSUS LONA MUSHONGA AND MIRIAM NYAMHINGURA AND RICHARD WAFAWAROVA AND NORIS MATOWE AND GEOFREY KUPENGA AND MATAN LUMBER (2018-01-29)
On the 17th October 2017 the above two cases were consolidated and argued at the same time before us. After hearing arguments in both matters we dismissed the appeals. More

(1) MINISTER OF LANDS, AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, WATER AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (2)REGISTRAR OF DEEDS V (1) ALISTAIR MICHAEL FLETCHER (2) ROBERT NJANJI (2024-01-15)
This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court (‘the court a quo’) which ordered the second appellant to cancel caveat 844/2000; ZN caveat 26/2017 and caveat 77/2019 endorsed on Deed of Transfer 3188/83. More

(1) NORA DEVELOPMENTS (PVT) LTD (2) WILLEM JACOBUS NEL V BEATA EMELY CHIGWEDERE (2023-09-26)
The appellants appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (the court a quo), which was handed down on 30 December 2021. The court a quo ordered the ejectment of the appellants from a piece of land known as Subdivision 1 of Binder in the Goromonzi District of Mashonaland East Province measuring 232.8 ha in respect of which the respondent claimed a right of occupation. More


Midlands State University Library