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Criminal law [2025] ZWBHC 23

S v Nyakwava

S v Nyakwava [2025] ZWBHC 23 (11 July 2025)

On automatic review, the High Court upheld the conviction but deleted an ambiguous suspension condition from the sentence and directed the magistrate to recall the offender.

  • Sexual offences
  • Sentencing
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Judicial conduct
  • Criminal-law
  • Sexual-offences
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Constitutional law [2025] ZWHHC 300

Chari v The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs NO and Another (300 of 2025)

Chari v The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs NO and Another (300 of 2025) [2025] ZWHHC 300 (9 May 2025)

The High Court dismissed a constitutional challenge to section 22A(2)(b) of Zimbabwe’s Criminal Law Code, holding the provision is not vague and does not breach expression or political rights.

  • Vagueness doctrine
  • Freedom of expression
  • Political rights
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Crimes against the state
  • Vagueness-doctrine
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Constitutional law [2025] ZWHHC 200

CHINANZVANA v MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and ANOTHER (200 of 2025)

CHINANZVANA v MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and ANOTHER (200 of 2025) [2025] ZWHHC 200 (19 March 2025)

The High Court stayed a constitutional challenge to a customs rebate regulation because an earlier, partly heard case on the same dispute was still pending.

  • Lis pendens
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Parliamentary privileges
  • Tax rebates
  • Judicial process abuse
  • Lis-pendens
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Labour law [2025] ZWSC 14

Chandigere v Cargo Carries International Haulage (Private) Limited (14 of 2025)

Chandigere v Cargo Carries International Haulage (Private) Limited (14 of 2025) [2025] ZWSC 14 (25 February 2025)

The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe dismissed an employee’s appeal, holding that the applicable disciplinary code was the one registered on 26 November 2020 and that referral of a deadlock to the Director was lawful.

  • Employment code of conduct
  • Disciplinary procedure
  • Collective bargaining agreement
  • Gross negligence
  • Dismissal
  • Review vs appeal
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Arbitration [2025] ZWSC 12

National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe v AC Controls (Private) Limited and Another (12 of 2025)

National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe v AC Controls (Private) Limited and Another (12 of 2025) [2025] ZWSC 12 (17 February 2025)

The Supreme Court set aside an arbitral award for ignoring SI 33 of 2019, holding that a US-dollar debt due before 22 February 2019 had to be settled at 1:1.

  • Setting aside arbitral awards
  • Currency conversion
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Arbitration
  • Public-policy
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Banking and finance [2025] ZWHHC 55

PAN AFRICAN MINING (PRIVATE) LIMITED v MASIMBE (55 of 2025)

PAN AFRICAN MINING (PRIVATE) LIMITED v MASIMBE (55 of 2025) [2025] ZWHHC 55 (6 February 2025)

The High Court held that a 2017 employer-to-employee loan, though used to pay tuition in Scotland, was a local liability converted to RTGS at 1:1 under SI 33/19.

  • Loan repayment
  • Currency conversion
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Currency-conversion
  • Loan-repayment
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Contract law [2024] ZWHHC 322

DELTA Beverages (Private) Limited v Borcherds and Another (322 of 2024)

DELTA Beverages (Private) Limited v Borcherds and Another (322 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 322 (2 August 2024)

The High Court held that fraud-related liability arose before 22 February 2019, so payment in RTGS dollars at the statutory 1:1 rate fully discharged the debt.

  • Breach of contract
  • Fraud
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Currency conversion
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Breach-of-contract
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Contract law [2024] ZWHHC 315

Sabina Altaf Ahmed v Joina Development Company (Private) Limited (315 of 2024)

Sabina Altaf Ahmed v Joina Development Company (Private) Limited (315 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 315 (26 July 2024)

The High Court held that a 25 July 2019 debt acknowledgment novated earlier obligations, so the defendant had to pay US$35,000 or the ZWL equivalent.

  • Novation
  • Acknowledgment of debt
  • Currency conversion
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Acknowledgment-of-debt
  • Currency-conversion
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Customs law [2024] ZWSC 52

Rock Telecom Limited v Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (52 of 2024)

Rock Telecom Limited v Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (52 of 2024) [2024] ZWSC 52 (31 May 2024)

The Supreme Court held that the seizure notice was valid, but the forfeiture declaration was premature because the three-month statutory period had not yet expired.

  • Forfeiture of goods
  • Seizure procedures
  • Principal-agent liability
  • Judicial review
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Customs-law
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Banking law [2024] ZWSC 28

Brom v Verdure Investments and Others (28 of 2024)

Brom v Verdure Investments and Others (28 of 2024) [2024] ZWSC 28 (14 March 2024)

The Supreme Court held that loans funded from offshore, non-resident accounts were foreign obligations payable in US dollars, not RTGS dollars.

  • Foreign currency obligations
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Loan agreements
  • Enforcement of security
  • Currency conversion
  • Foreign-currency-obligations
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