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(1) COMBINED HARARE RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION (2) BORROWDALE RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION (3) CLEVER RAMBANAPASI (4) IAN MAKONE (5) ELVIS RUZANE V THE MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND NATIONAL HOUSING (2024-02-06)

1. On 11 January 2023, the High Court issued an order declaring the provisions of s 314 of the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15], (“the Act”), inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore invalid. More

(1) RETINUE STARS INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED V (1) OLYMPUS GOLD ZIMBABWE LIMITED (2) MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT N.O (3) PROVINCIAL MINING DIRECTOR MATEBELELAND NORTH N.O (4) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AGENCY (5) CITY OF BULAWAYO (6) DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES OF THE CITY OF BULAWAYO (2024-03-14)

This is an appeal against the whole judgement of the High Court (“the court a quo”) delivered on 2 March 2023. The court a quo dismissed an appellant made by the applicant in terms of s 4 of the Administrative Justice Act [Chapter 10:28] (“AJA”) More

(1) CALEB DENGU (2) CALEB DENGU FAMILY TRUST V (1) EASTERN & SOUTHERN AFRICAN TRADE & DEVELOPMENT BANK T/A PTA BANK (2) RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE (3) REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O (2024-01-11)

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (the court a quo) wherein the court dismissed the appellants’ claim. The claim was for the cancellation of mortgage bond 11422/2001 registered over a certain piece of land situate in the District of Salisbury called Stand 731 Glen Lorne Township 15 of Lot 41 of Glen Lorne measuring 5 960 square metres held under deed of transfer No. 11317/2000 dated 31 November, 2001 and alternative declaratory relief confirming the abandonment or waiver of rights by the first respondent. Additionally, the appellants sought an order declaring any cession of... More

(1) CHRISTOPHER KUFAKWEMBA (2) GODFREY MASENHU (3) BENSON JOEL (4) LANGTON NYAKUDIRWA V THE STATE (2024-03-18)

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (the court a quo) in which all the appellants were convicted of murder as defined in s 47 (1) (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and each was sentenced to death. 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) VANLEDGE INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED (2) BAONING GUO (3) MUHAMMAD ISHFAQ (4) TYMOOR TASADAQ V CHEMICAL PROCUREMENT SERVICES AFRICA (PRIVATE) LIMITED (2024-01-19)

1. This is a chamber application for condonation of non-compliance with r 37 (2) and extension of time within which to file the appeal. The application is purportedly brought in terms of r 43 (1) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 (the Rules). The application is opposed. More

(1)TICHAONA MUDZINGWA(2) LILIAN GANJIRI (3) CECILIA KAWARA (IN HER CAPACITY AS EXECUTRIX DATIVE OF ESTATE LATE TSAURAI KAWARA) (4) ELIZABETH SIBANDA (5)MUDYANAGO ZHOU V (1) KIMBERWORTH INVESTMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED T/A SABI GOLD MINE (2) VERUKAI EMILTON N.O (2024-01-11)

This is an opposed chamber application for leave to appeal purportedly in terms of r 60(2) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018. After hearing the application, I gave an ex tempore judgment striking the matter off the roll for the reason that the application was fatally defective. The applicants have requested for written reasons for my decision. These are they. More