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Appealed
SC10-12 : DANISO WAKATAMA and IVORY MATANHIRE and JAPHET KABANGA and BINDURA MUNICIPALITY vs TINASHE MADAMOMBE
Ruled By: ZIYAMBI JA, GARWE JA and CHEDA JA

On a careful perusal of the provisions of the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15], it is clear that there is no specific provision dealing with the removal of a Mayor from office. In order to determine the intention of the legislature on this important issue, one must, I think, have ...
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HH111-08 : RAILWAY ARTISANS UNION and RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF YARD OPERATING STAFF and ANOR vs RAILMED and NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE and RAILWAYS EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL
Ruled By: GOWORA J

This matter was initially placed before me under a certificate of urgency. As the final and interim relief sought on the provisional order were the same, I wrote an endorsement on the face of the application querying the manner in which the relief had been framed.The letter of explanation was ...
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HH27-08 : EDSON NYAMAPFENI vs CONSTITUENCY REGISTRAR MBERENGWA EAST and ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and MINISTER OF JUSTICE and DOUGLAS MOMBESHORA and CLEVER KUGOTI
Ruled By: UCHENA J

The appellant and the fourth and fifth respondents are aspiring Parliamentary candidates. The appellant's nomination papers were rejected while those of the fourth and fifth respondents were accepted by the first respondent.The second respondent is the Electoral Commission responsible for conducting elections in Zimbabwe. The third respondent is the Minister ...
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HH38-08 : IAN MAKONE vs MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) and CHAIRPERSON, ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF VOTERS
Ruled By: UCHENA J

The first applicant is a nominated Parliamentary candidate for the Movement For Democratic Change, the (“MDC”). He will stand for the Goromonzi West House of Assembly constituency seat in Mashonaland East Province. The second applicant is the Movement for Democratic Change, a political party which fielded candidates for the Presidential, ...
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HH46-08 : PATRICK CHABVAMUPERU and OHERS vs EDMOND JACOB and OTHERS
Ruled By: MAKARAU JP

The hearing of argument on the preliminary points arising from this election petition was consolidated with hearings in seven other cases as the issues raised in all eight petitions were similar to a large extent and may very well call for the application of the same legal principle.In three of ...
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SC11-12 : JESTINA MUKOKO vs THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, SANDURA JA, ZIYAMBI JA and GARWE JA

This case is about a permanent stay of a criminal prosecution because of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment to which the applicant was subjected by State security agents prior to being brought to Court on a criminal charge.Jestina Mukoko (hereinafter referred to as (“the applicant”) appeared before a magistrate ...
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HH23-12 : AUSTIN ZVOMA vs LOVEMORE MOYO N.O. and NOMALANGA KHUMALO N.O .and BRIAN TSHUMA N.O. and SHEPPARD MUSHONGA N.O. and EDNA MADZONGWE N.O. and WILLIAS MADZIMURE N.O. and LYNETTE KARENYI N.O.
Ruled By: BERE J

I feel more inclined to lean on the views of the learned judge VAN DEN HEEVER JA when he remarked on the use of the word 'shall' as follows:-“If a statutory command is couched in such peremptory terms it is a strong indication, in the absence of considerations pointing to ...
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SC28-10 : JONATHAN MOYO and MOSES NDLOVU and PATRICK DUBE and SIYABONGA NCUBE vs AUSTIN ZVOMA N.O., CLERK OF PARLIAMENT and LOVEMORE MOYO
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, SANDURA JA, ZIYAMBI JA and GARWE JA

CHIDYAUSIKU CJ: This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court wherein PATEL J dismissed the appellants' application to have set aside the election of the second respondent as the Speaker of Parliament (hereinafter referred to as "the Speaker").The appellants, as the applicants in the court a quo, ...
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SC28-10 : JONATHAN MOYO and MOSES NDLOVU and PATRICK DUBE and SIYABONGA NCUBE vs AUSTIN ZVOMA N.O., CLERK OF PARLIAMENT and LOVEMORE MOYO
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, SANDURA JA, ZIYAMBI JA and GARWE JA

CHIDYAUSIKU CJ: This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court wherein PATEL J dismissed the appellants' application to have set aside the election of the second respondent as the Speaker of Parliament (hereinafter referred to as "the Speaker").The appellants, as the applicants in the court a quo, ...
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SC28-10 : JONATHAN MOYO and MOSES NDLOVU and PATRICK DUBE and SIYABONGA NCUBE vs AUSTIN ZVOMA N.O., CLERK OF PARLIAMENT and LOVEMORE MOYO
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, SANDURA JA, ZIYAMBI JA and GARWE JA

CHIDYAUSIKU CJ: This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court wherein PATEL J dismissed the appellants' application to have set aside the election of the second respondent as the Speaker of Parliament (hereinafter referred to as "the Speaker").The appellants, as the applicants in the court a quo, ...
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HH150-09 : SOUTHBAY REAL ESTATE (PVT) LTD vs SOUTHBAY PROPERTIES (PVT) LTD and G RATISSO and CHIEF REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES
Ruled By: MAKARAU JP

On 7 January 2009, the applicant filed this application seeking an order compelling the first respondent to change its name within six weeks of the granting of the order.In its founding affidavit, the applicant averred that it was duly registered by the third respondent on 26 October 2006. On 12 ...
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HH08-10 : CFX BANK LIMITED vs RTO ENGINEERING [PRIVATE] LIMITED and MESSENGER OF COURT
Ruled By: KARWI J

This is an urgent chamber application for stay of execution pending review. The relevant background to this matter is as follows:On 14 December 2009, the Regional Court sitting at Harare convicted the applicant Bank of contravening section 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and sentenced ...
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HH41-13 : ESTATE LATE JEAN HEDLEY vs ANGWA CITY INVESTMENTS THREE (PVT) LTD and SAINT SEBASTIAN ESTATE AGENTS and ESTATE LATE ISRAEL GUMUNYU and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS and THE MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT
Ruled By: UCHENA J

Counsel for the first respondent does not dispute this interpretation of section 91 of the Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6:01] and that in terms of it Israel Gumunyu was not entitled to sell the flat without the authority of either the High Court, a Judge of the High Court or the Master of ...
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SC67-14 : JONATHAN MOYO vs ROSELINE NKOMO
Ruled By: GWAUNZA JA, GARWE JA and GUVAVA JA

This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the Electoral Court, Bulawayo, handed down on 31 January 2014.The brief facts of the matter are as follows:The appellant was a candidate for the National Assembly seat for Tsholotsho North Constituency in Matabeleland North Province in the harmonised elections held on ...
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CC05-16 : PITTY MPOFU and SAMUKELISIWE MLILO vs THE STATE
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JCC, GWAUNZA JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC, GUVAVA JCC and MAVANGIRA AJCC

The right to protection of the law entails that the law be expressed in clear and precise terms to enable individuals to conform their conduct to its dictates. A law may not be so widely expressed that its boundaries are a matter of conjecture nor may it be so vague ...
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HH667-15 : MARICK TRADING (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs OLD MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD and THE SHERIFF FOR ZIMBABWE
Ruled By: MAFUSIRE J

In Base Minerals Zimbabwe (Private) Limited Anor v Chiroswa Minerals (Private) Limited Ors HH559-14 I said, in relation to non-urgent chamber applications…,:“The proviso to Rule 241(1) permits the modification of Form 29 where the chamber application has to be served. What would constitute 'appropriate modifications' is ...
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SC57-18 : DRUM CITY (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs BRENDA GARUDZO
Ruled By: GWAUNZA DCJ, MAKARAU JA and MAKONI JA

This is an appeal against the decision of the Labour Court confirming the draft ruling of the respondent, a labour officer. The ruling was in favour of the appellant's former employee, Ms Umarah Khan whose contract of employment was summarily terminated as from 15 April 2015 on allegations of certain ...
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SC11-08 : DOCTOR DANIEL SHUMBA and ADVOCATE BRUCE CHIOTA vs THE ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and MR MUSHANGWE N.O.
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, SANDURA JA, ZIYAMBI JA, MALABA JA and GARWE JA

The applicants in this case allege that their right to freedom of association, guaranteed by sections 21(1) and 21(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (“the Constitution”), and their right to protection of the law, guaranteed by section 18(1) of the Constitution, were violated by the second respondent, an employee of ...
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SC11-08 : DOCTOR DANIEL SHUMBA and ADVOCATE BRUCE CHIOTA vs THE ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and MR MUSHANGWE N.O.
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, SANDURA JA, ZIYAMBI JA, MALABA JA and GARWE JA

The applicants in this case allege that their right to freedom of association, guaranteed by sections 21(1) and 21(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (“the Constitution”), and their right to protection of the law, guaranteed by section 18(1) of the Constitution, were violated by the second respondent, an employee of ...
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HB08-14 : JONATHAN MOYO vs ROSELINE NKOMO
Ruled By: MAKONESE J

In the case of Hove v Gumbo (Mberengwa West Election Petition Appeal) 2005 (2) ZLR 85 (S)..., MALABA JA quoted with approval the case of Nath v Singh and Others (1954) SCR 892…, where MAHAJAN CJ said:-“The general rule is well settled that the statutory requirement of law must be ...
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HH37-08 : MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE and MORGAN TSVANGIRAI vs CHAIRPERSON, ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER, ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Ruled By: UCHENA J

The first applicant, the Movement for Democratic Change, is a political party, commonly known as the (“MDC”). It will be referred to as the first applicant. The second applicant, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, is its President. He was the first applicant's Presidential candidate in the just ended harmonized elections held on ...
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HH45-08 : HILLARY SIMBARASHE vs ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and MABEL CHINOMONA
Ruled By: KUDYA J

At the management meeting that was held on 21 May 2008, three preliminary issues were referred to trial. They were framed as follows:1. Whether the petition is out of time, and, if so, whether this is fatal to the petition.2. Whether the failure to file security for costs timeously renders ...
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HH47-08 : TSITSI MUZENDA vs PATRICK KOMBAYI and ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Ruled By: KUDYA J

At the management meeting held on 21 May 2005, four preliminary issues were referred to trial. These were;(i) Whether or not the petition was served on time;(ii) Whether there was proper service on the second respondent;(iii) Whether security for costs was provided; and(iv) Whether or not the second respondent was ...
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CC04-18 : GABRIEL SHUMBA and SIBONILE MFUMISI and DARLINGTON NYAMBIYA vs MINISTER OF JUSTICE and CHAIRPERSON, ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and OTHERS
Ruled By: GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC, GUVAVA JCC, MAVANGIRA JCC, BHUNU JCC and UCHENA JCC

This Court, dealing with constitutional interpretation, in Rushesha and Others v Dera and Others CC24-17, made the point that even what is not said has its own implications. The court remarked:“The interpretation of a statute, and indeed a Constitution, is based not only on what the provision says but also ...
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HH813-15 : STANLEY MACHOTE vs ZIMBABWE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT FUND
Ruled By: TSANGA J

On 21 July 2015, I registered an arbitral award in favour of the applicant which was in the following terms:“It is ordered that;1. The arbitration award attached hereto, and granted in favour of the applicant on the 29th of October 2014, be and is hereby registered as an order of ...
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CC20-17 : MORGAN TSVANGIRAI vs ROBERT MUGABE and ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and RITA MAKARAU, N.O. and CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER
Ruled By: CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JA, GWAUNZA JA, GARWE JA, GOWORA JA, HLATSHWAYO JA, CHIWESHE AJA and MAVANGIRA AJA

Seven days after the declaration, on 3 August 2013, of the results of the Presidential election (hereinafter referred to as “the election”) held on 31 July 2013, showing Robert Gabriel Mugabe (hereinafter referred to as “the first respondent”) as the winner of the election, Morgan Tsvangirai (hereinafter referred to as ...
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HH29-09 : FIDELIS CHIRAMBA and OTHERS vs MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS N.O. and COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE and OFFICER COMMANDING CID HOMICIDE, Chief Supt MAKEDENGE and DETECTIVE CONSTABLE MUUYA
Ruled By: HUNGWE J

In this application, the applicants seek an order -(a) Declaring their arrest and continued detention unlawful;(b) Requiring the respondents and all those calling through them or acting on their behalf to permit the applicants access to medical treatment at medical centres of their choice;(c) Directing the respondents or anyone calling ...
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HH76-11 : SIBANGALIZWE DHLODHLO vs DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR MARONDERA and SHERIFF FOR ZIMBABWE and KANTOR & IMMERMAN and WATERSHED COLLEGE
Ruled By: GOWORA J

This matter came before me as an urgent application.After having sight of the opposing papers filed by the respondents, I concluded that the matter was not urgent, and, by agreement of the parties, it was enrolled on my roll of opposed matters as all parties had filed all the necessary ...
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HHH142-10 : ALBERT MATAPO and OTHERS vs THE STATE
Ruled By: MUSAKWA J

The applicants are seeking the dismissal of the charge for which they were committed for trial on 4 June 2008 on the basis that they were not brought to trial within six months of such committal.The facts, as set out in counsel for the applicant's founding affidavit, are that the ...
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HH198-10 : BIRCH WILLIAMS vs MARIA KATSANDE and DELITTE PRODUCTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED
Ruled By: MAWADZE J

The applicant seeks a provisional order in the following terms:-“Terms of the provisional order granted1. Respondents be and are hereby ordered to forthwith hand over a property listed in Annexture 'B' to the founding affidavit to the applicant upon service of this order.1(a) In the event of the respondents refusing ...
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SC05-21 : GIFT KONJANA vs DEXTER NDUNA
Ruled By: PATEL JA, BHUNU JA and BERE JA

This appeal emanates from an election petition lodged with the Electoral Court to nullify the election of the respondent and to declare the petitioner (the appellant herein) duly elected as the Member of Parliament for Chegutu West. The disputed election was held on 30 July 2018.BackgroundAfter the relevant election forms ...
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HH542-15 : THE SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT vs RONGXIN MINING (PRIVATE) LIMITED and FREDDY MAKUVISE
Ruled By: MTSHIYA J

This is an interpleader application.On 5 September 2014, the following consent order was granted in favour of the judgement creditor;“IT IS ORDERED BY CONSENT THAT:1. The defendants shall pay US$60,000 being 10% commission on an investment of U$600,000 brokered by the plaintiff.2. The US$60,000 shall be paid through plaintiff's legal ...
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SC12-21 : TOBACCO PROCESSORS ZIMBABWE (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs TONGOONA MUTASA and OTHERS
Ruled By: MAVANGIRA JA, MAKONI JA and CHATUKUTA AJA

It is the generally accepted rule of interpretation that the use of the word “shall” as opposed to “may” is indicative of a peremptory intent on the part of the legislature.Failure to comply with the mandatory dictates of law renders the act done a nullity.However, where the legislature has not ...
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SC19-21 : CHEVHU HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED AND OTHERS vs CREST BREEDERS INTERNATIONAL (PVT) LTD AND MINISTER OF LANDS AND RURAL SETTLEMENTS
Ruled By: BHUNU JA, MATHONSI JA and KUDYA AJA

The appellants are nine cooperative societies which have been dishing out residential Stands at a piece of land known as Saturday Retreat Estate (the land) for quite some time. The land is held by the first respondent by Deed of Transfer number 4035/86 and was acquired by the Government of ...
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HHH63-21 : ROBERT GUMBURA B157/21 and BLESSING CHIDUKE B136/21 vs THE STATE
Ruled By: CHITAPI J

The above two applications have been consolidated only for purposes of preparing one judgment that disposes of both applications.The motivation for the consolidation is based upon the considerations that both applicants are co-accused in case no. Harare Magistrates Court CRB4105–4113/15 wherein they were arraigned for trial with six other co-accused. ...
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SC66-21 : TINASHE KAMBARAMI vs 1893 MTHWAKAZI RESTORATION MOVEMENT TRUST and NOMALANGA DABENGWA and CITY OF BULAWAYO and ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION and MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE ALLIANCE
Ruled By: GUVAVA JA, MATHONSI JA and KUDYA AJA

INTRODUCTIONThis is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Electoral Court sitting in Bulawayo dated 29 August 2019. The court granted a declaratory order sought by the first and second respondents ('the respondents) that the appellant's election was in contravention of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13], and, as a ...
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SSC75-21 : ISRAEL TANGWENA and TONDERAI MUOCHA vs THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL
Ruled By: GWAUNZA DCJ, PATEL JA and BHUNU JA

Section 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] provides for the definition and essential elements of fraud as follows:“136 FraudAny person who makes a misrepresentation -(a) Intending to deceive another person or realising that there is a real risk or possibility of deceiving another person; and(b) ...
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SC77-21 : TRIANGLE (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs FUNGAI MUTASA (NO) and OTHERS
Ruled By: GARWE JA, MAVANGIRA JA and MAKONI JA

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Labour Court confirming, with an amendment, a ruling by a Labour Officer that the appellant was guilty of an unfair labour practice and that the appellant pays to each of the respondents arrear compensation due to them for the period March ...
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SC87-21 : RIO ZIM (PVT) LIMITED vs TRUST BANK CORPORATION LIMITED (In Liquidation)
Ruled By: MAKARAU JA, HLATSHWAYO JA and UCHENA JA

On 19 September 2018, the High Court, sitting at Harare, dismissed with costs, on a legal practitioner and client scale, an application by the appellant for leave to sue the respondent, a banking corporation in liquidation.This is an appeal against that order.BackgroundThe dispute between the parties arises from a loan ...
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HH25-08 : ZIMBABWE DEVELOPMENT BANK and INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION vs DAVID SCOTT and OTHERS
Ruled By: GOWORA J

The applicants have jointly approached this court for an order in the following terms:“That the confirmation of the liquidation and distribution account by the third respondent, in respect of Shagelok Chemicals (Private) Limited (in liquidation), be and is hereby set aside.That the third respondent be and is hereby directed to ...
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SC98-21 : M COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: HLATSHWAYO JA, GUVAVA JA and GOWORA JA

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Fiscal Appeal Court handed down on 1 November 2016 under judgment number HH661-16 of case number FA08/14, in terms of which the court handed down judgment in favour of the respondent.The appellant seeks relief in the following terms:“WHEREFORE Appellant prays ...
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SC107-21 : METALLON GOLD ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD and OTHERS vs SHATIRWA INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD and ASSOCIATED MINE WORKERS UNION OF ZIMBABWE and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT and REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES
Ruled By: MALABA CJ, BHUNU JA and CHIWESHE AJA

There is no provision for the automatic or compulsory termination of corporate rescue proceedings in the Insolvency Act [Chapter 6:07].The intention of the Legislature, in section 125(3)(a) of the Insolvency Act, is that corporate rescue proceedings should not take more than three months.
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SC107-21 : METALLON GOLD ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD and OTHERS vs SHATIRWA INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD and ASSOCIATED MINE WORKERS UNION OF ZIMBABWE and MASTER OF THE HIGH COURT and REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES
Ruled By: MALABA CJ, BHUNU JA and CHIWESHE AJA

This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court (“the court a quo”) which placed the first (Metallon Gold Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd), the second (Goldfields of Shamva (Pvt) Ltd) and the third (Goldfields of Mazowe (Pvt) Ltd) appellants under corporate rescue proceedings in terms of section 124(1)(a) of ...
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SC108-21 : VALENTINE MUSHAYAKURARA vs ZIMBABWE LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED
Ruled By: MALABA CJ, UCHENA JA and CHIWESHE AJA

At the hearing of the appeal, the Court found, that, the appeal was devoid of merit, as the funds advanced to the appellant, by the respondent, to finance the production of his 2016–2017 tobacco crop were from offshore funding.The decision of the Court was based on the interpretation of the ...
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HMA13-19 : CONCILIA CHINANZVAVANA vs MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and OTHERS
Ruled By: MAFUSIRE J

Section 251(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe says:“For a period of ten years after the effective date, there is a commission to be known as the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission consisting of –”The rest is not immediately relevant.The applicant is a Member of Parliament for the House of Assembly ...
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SC143-21 : HAPPISON MUCHECHETERE vs ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION (PVT) LTD and RETIRED JUSTICE JAMES DEVITTE N.O. and GIBSON MUNYORO
Ruled By: GWAUNZA DCJ, UCHENA JA and MAKONI JA

This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the Labour Court handed down on 10 March 2017. The Labour Court dismissed the appellant's application for review challenging the disciplinary proceedings that led to his dismissal from the first respondent's employment.There were no appearances for the second and third respondents.FACTUAL ...
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CC06-20 : ISOQUANT INVESTMENTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED t/a ZIMOCO vs MEMORY DARIKWA
Ruled By: MALABA CJ, GWAUNZA DCJ, GARWE JCC, MAKARAU JCC, GOWORA JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC, GUVAVA JCC and BHUNU JCC

At the end of hearing argument for both parties, the Constitutional Court (“the Court”), with the consent of the parties, dismissed the application with each party bearing its own costs.It was indicated that reasons for the decision would follow in due course. These are they.This is a purported referral of ...
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HH99-18 : C F (PVT) LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

This is an appeal against four amended income tax assessments number 20211442 for the year ending 31 December 2009; 20211443 for the year ending 31 December 2010; 202211446 for the year ending 31 December 2011; and 20211448 for the year ending 31 December 2012 that were issued against the appellant ...
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HH801-22 : EQUITY PROPERTIES (PVT) LTD vs AL SHAMS GLOBAL BVI LIMITED and REGISTRAR OF DEEDS N.O.
Ruled By: MANGOTA J

I set HC6264/21 down for hearing. The hearing was scheduled for 20 June 2022. At the hearing, the applicant, which was the respondent in the case, raised a preliminary point. It did so through counsel.Its in limine matter was that the first respondent (“the respondent”) which was the applicant in ...
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CC03-21 : PRAYMORE MAKANDA vs MAGISTRATE SANDE N.O. and MAGISTRATE KADYE N.O. and MAGISTRATE NDIRAYA N.O. and THE STATE
Ruled By: GOWORA AJCC, HLATSHWAYO AJCC and PATEL AJCC

This is an application for direct access to the Constitutional Court made in terms of section 167(5)(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The allegation is that the conduct of the respondents violated the applicant's fundamental rights as enshrined in sections 69(1) and 70(1)(d),(e) and (f) of the Constitution.The BackgroundThe brief ...
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