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GERALD MUKOMONDO VERSUS ZIMBABWE ANTI- CORRUPTION COMMISSION (2024-02-22)

This is an application for reinstatement of an appeal, that is, case number LC/H/497/22. More

GIDEON GONESE AND 300 OTHERS AND AIR ZIMBABWE 9PRIVATE) LIMITED AND ELLEN NYAMANHINDI (2024-02-20)

1. This is an appeal against the whole determination done by a designated agent for the National Employment Council for the Air Transport Industry dated the 31st March 2023. More

GREEN FUEL (PRIVATE) LIMITED T/A GREEN FUEL V (1) HESSIE MUPFURI (2) TAWANDA NJANJI (2024-03-01)

This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the High Court (the court a quo) sitting at Masvingo handed down on 1 June 2022 in which the court a quo granted the first respondent’s claim for damages for loss of business and the replacement value of her commuter omnibus. More

HERBERT LEARNMORE CHIKIWA V THE STATE (2024-01-30)

The appellant is a former CID detective in the Zimbabwe Republic Police who was, prior to disengagement, based at Harare Central Police Station. He, along with one of his co-accused, Given Mushore, are serving a term of three years imprisonment for unlawful entry committed in aggravating circumstances and a term of thirty years imprisonment for murder. This followed their conviction and sentence by the High Court of Zimbabwe sitting at Harare (the court a quo) on 17 August 2022. The court a quo ordered the two sentences to run concurrently. More

HWANGE COAL GASIFICATION COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED VERSUS GUTAI LISA-MARIE MUTUKE (2024-02-29)

The background to this matter is that on 20 February 2024 the respondent as applicant in case number HCBC 371/24 obtained against the applicant as respondent a provisional order from this court (per NDLOVU J), whose interim relief is couched as follows: Pending determination of this matter, the Applicant is granted the following relief - The Respondent be and are (sic) hereby ordered and directed to allow the Applicant to take delivery of 700 tonnes of coke in terms of the Memorandum of Understanding of the 30th December 2022. More

IN THIS URGENT COURT APPLICATION FOR A DECLARATORY ORDER, THE APPLICANT SEEKS THE FOLLOWING ORDER: “IT IS ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 1. IT BE AND IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT: A. THE APPLICANT HAVING SOLD ITS PRODUCT FCA EX- WORKS THE “GROSS FAIR MARKET VALUE” FOR PURPOSES OF S 37(9) OF THE FINANCE ACT [CHAPTER 23:04] IS THE FACE VALUE OF THE INVOICE OR PRICE THE MINERAL WAS SOLD AT THE PLACE OF SUCH SALE, NAMELY IN ZIMBABWE. B. THE EXCLUSION OF THE COST OF FREIGHT BY REASON OF THE TERMS OF SALE WAS NOT A DEDUCTION MADE BY THE APPLICANT, NEITHER WOULD IT HAVE BEEN IMPERMISSIBLE HAD IT BEEN A DEDUCTION MADE BY THE APPLICANT. (2024-02-27)

The applicant approached this Court seeking relief by way of a declaratur. More

INDUCTOSERVE (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED VERSUS ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY (2024-02-08)

This is an application for review wherein the applicant seeks the setting aside the respondent’s decision to declare one of its trucks and two trailers (the vehicles) declared forfeit to the State. The forfeiture followed the vehicles’ irregular importation into the country on a temporary import permit. The applicant claims that the decision to forfeit those vehicles was tainted by gross unreasonableness and gross irrationality lending itself to being set aside on review. Consequent to such setting aside of the respondent’s decision, the applicant prays that the vehicles be released to it. More