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Civil-procedure [2025] ZWHHC 447

CHIPEMBE and OTHERS v USHEWOKUNZE HOUSING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED and OTHERS (447 of 2025)

CHIPEMBE and OTHERS v USHEWOKUNZE HOUSING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED and OTHERS (447 of 2025) [2025] ZWHHC 447 (29 July 2025)

Court
Harare High Court
Case number
447 of 2025

The High Court set aside a magistrates’ court decision on rescission of judgment, holding that it wrongly dealt with the merits after upholding res judicata and failed to decide a dirty-hands point.

  • Rescission-of-judgment
  • Res-judicata
  • Eviction
  • Procedural-irregularity
  • Dirty-hands
  • Civil-appeal
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Civil-procedure [2025] ZWMTHC 4

Charele Private Limited 1other v Evangelist Anglican Church &3 others

Charele Private Limited 1other v Evangelist Anglican Church &3 others [2025] ZWMTHC 4 (29 May 2025)

Court
Mutare High Court

The High Court dismissed an opposed application over disputed land allocation and a 2017 compensation agreement, finding material disputes of fact and prescription.

  • Declaratory-orders
  • Prescription
  • Land-allocation
  • Material-disputes-of-fact
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil-procedure [2025] ZWHHC 77

MUSASA and Others v KATI CONSTRUCTION P/L (DIVISION OF PLANNING AND DESIGN STUDIO CONSULTANTS P/L) and Others (77 of 2025)

MUSASA and Others v KATI CONSTRUCTION P/L (DIVISION OF PLANNING AND DESIGN STUDIO CONSULTANTS P/L) and Others (77 of 2025) [2025] ZWHHC 77 (12 February 2025)

Court
Harare High Court
Case number
77 of 2025

The High Court stayed execution of a default judgment pending appeal, holding that the applicants showed possible irreparable harm, arguable prospects, and no incompetence.

  • Stay-of-execution
  • Default-judgment
  • Appeal-process
  • Eviction
  • Interdict
  • Land-dispute
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Land-law [2025] ZWHHC 38

MAKAZA N.O v Jani and others (38 of 2025)

MAKAZA N.O v Jani and others (38 of 2025) [2025] ZWHHC 38 (24 January 2025)

Court
Harare High Court
Case number
38 of 2025

The High Court dismissed an executrix’s rei vindicatio claim over land occupied under a State resettlement scheme, holding that title was not restored by a cancellation endorsement.

  • Rei-vindicatio
  • Land-acquisition
  • Resettlement
  • Title-deeds
  • State-acquisition
  • Eviction
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Civil-procedure [2024] ZWSC 95

Carol and Tatenda Mining Syndicate v Mashiri (95 of 2024)

Carol and Tatenda Mining Syndicate v Mashiri (95 of 2024) [2024] ZWSC 95 (30 October 2024)

Court
Supreme Court of Zimbabwe
Case number
95 of 2024

The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe dismissed a mining syndicate’s application for condonation and extension of time to appeal, finding a nearly six-month delay inordinate and unexplained.

  • Condonation-of-delay
  • Extension-of-time-to-appeal
  • Interdicts
  • Mining-rights-vs.-land-rights
  • Non-compliance-with-court-rules
  • Mining-law
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Civil-procedure [2024] ZWHHC 368

Goromonzi Rural District Council v Gwande (368 of 2024)

Goromonzi Rural District Council v Gwande (368 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 368 (28 August 2024)

Court
Harare High Court
Case number
368 of 2024

The High Court held that a magistrates’ court could grant demolition and eviction relief on these facts, and that summary judgment should have been granted.

  • Jurisdiction-of-magistrates'-courts
  • Summary-judgment
  • Demolition-orders
  • Eviction
  • Administrative-law
  • Magistrates-court-jurisdiction
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Administrative-law [2024] ZWHHC 370

RUKAWO v MINISTER OF LANDS, AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, WATER, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (370 of 2024)

RUKAWO v MINISTER OF LANDS, AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, WATER, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (370 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 370 (23 August 2024)

Court
Harare High Court
Case number
370 of 2024

The High Court set aside the withdrawal of a farm offer letter, finding inadequate notice, failure to consider representations, and vague reasons for replanning.

  • Procedural-fairness
  • Withdrawal-of-offer-letter
  • Land-reform
  • Natural-justice
  • Reasoned-decision-making
  • Administrative-law
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Administrative-law [2024] ZWHHC 273

N-Frays Infrastructure (Pvt) Ltd v Minister of Local Government and Public Works and Another (273 of 2024)

N-Frays Infrastructure (Pvt) Ltd v Minister of Local Government and Public Works and Another (273 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 273 (29 June 2024)

Court
Harare High Court
Case number
273 of 2024

The High Court set aside the Minister’s withdrawal of a 100-hectare land offer, finding the decision procedurally unfair and insufficiently explained under the Administrative Justice Act.

  • Judicial-review
  • Administrative-justice
  • Land-allocation
  • Legitimate-expectation
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Civil-procedure [2024] ZWMSVHC 25

Kurida v Chirove (25 of 2024)

Kurida v Chirove (25 of 2024) [2024] ZWMSVHC 25 (27 June 2024)

Court
Masvingo High Court
Case number
25 of 2024

Urgent spoliation-style application dismissed after the applicant conceded a fatal non-joinder of the Ministry of Lands, with costs awarded to the respondent.

  • Spoliation
  • Joinder-of-parties
  • Land-allocation
  • Urgent-applications
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Constitutional-law [2024] ZWCC 7

Flether v Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement and 2 Others (7 of 2024)

Flether v Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement and 2 Others (7 of 2024) [2024] ZWCC 7 (11 June 2024)

Court
Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe
Case number
7 of 2024

The Constitutional Court granted leave to appeal over whether urban land could be treated as acquired under section 16B and whether the High Court had jurisdiction.

  • Compulsory-acquisition-of-land
  • Jurisdiction-of-courts
  • Interpretation-of-constitutional-provisions
  • Urban-vs-agricultural-land
  • Ouster-of-jurisdiction
  • Property-rights
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