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ONISIMO GORE VERSUS GIFT CHIMANIKIRE AND ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION (2008-07-02)
: On 29 March 2008, the harmonised presidential, parliamentary and council elections were held in Zimbabwe. The petitioner stood as the candidate on behalf of Zimbabwe African National Union (Patriotic Front) ‘ZANU PF’ for the House of Assembly seat in the constituency of Southerton. Gift Chimanikire the first respondent representing the Movement for Democratic Change ‘MDC’ contested the seat. The elections were conducted and supervised by the second respondent. On 30 March, 2008 the first respondent was declared the winner of the seat. Dissatisfied with the prevailing environment at the time as well as with the manner the election was... More

ORDERLY MASHONGANYIKA VERSUS MEMORY MASHONGANYIKA (2008-02-28)
The plaintiff issued summons out of this court on 13 March 2006 claiming a decree of divorce and division of the parties’ matrimonial assets. More

P. ROSATI & SONS (PVT) LTD VERSUS P&C PANEL BEATERS & SPRAY PAINTERS (2008-11-19)
The plaintiff owns premises which are being rented by the defendant. The plaintiff is a company dully incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. Its shareholding has changed by virtue of its majority shareholders selling their shares to Regimos Paints the current majority shareholder. More

PASSMORE MANDIKUWAZA VERSUS NICODEMUS CHIBVURA AND ZIMBABWE NATIONAL LIBERATION WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION AND OFFICER IN CHARGE ZRP, NYAMAROPA AND OFFICER IN CHARGE ZRP, NYANGA DISTRICT AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND THE ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND NYANGA RIRAL DISTRICT COUNCIL (2008-09-10)
this is an application for a provisional order by the applicant in the following terms:- “TERMS OF TIMBER OF THE ORDER SOUGHT AND GRANTED Pending the finalization of this matter: 1. The sixth and seventh respondents or anybody claiming through them be and I hereby interdicted from processing or acting upon the affidavit of resignation filed and signed by the applicant on 5 July 2008 at Nyamaropa. 2. The first, third, fourth and fifth respondents and anybody claiming through them be and are hereby interdicted from harassing, intimidating, assault and applying unlawful pressure or his lawful agents with the aim... More

PATRICIA MANDEYA VERSUS ANTHONY MANDEYA (2008-10-16)
On 27 September 2006 the plaintiff wife sued her husband for divorce and other ancillary relief out of this court. He contested the suit and counter claimed for divorce but with different ancillary relief. More

PAUL KADZIMA VERSUS WILLARD CHIMBETETE (2008-08-20)
The issue for determination in casu is whether or not service of a petition on respondent’s legal practitioner is proper service in terms of the Electoral Act [Cap 2:13] (“the Act”). I want to quickly state that an affirmative answer to the issue raised depends on whether or not there is clear evidence that the respondent chose that course. More

PETER MABIKA VERSUS ELLIOT MANYIKA STELLA MUZHINGI VERSUS ROSEMARY GOTO GODFREY NYAMUCHENGA VERSUS PADDINGTON ZHANDA SIMON CHENGAHOMWE VERSUS ACQUILINA KATSANDE AMOS MIDZI VERSUS ELIA JEMBERE (2008-07-24)
All the five petitioners filed petitions challenging the results in the elections held on 29 March 2008. The petitions were presented and lodged with the Registrar of the Electoral Court (the Registrar) on 14 April 2008 in terms of section 168 of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] (the Act). More


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