HIGH Court judge Justice Edith Mushore has ruled in RAM Petroleum’s favour in a fuel delivery contract dispute the company was embroiled in with Lonrho Logistics over 120 000 litres of fuel. Lonrho had approached the court claiming that RAM had failed to deliver the fuel over a misunderstanding regarding payment of duties and levies…
HIGH Court judge Justice Mary Dube has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) former student for copyright infringement against the institution’s lecturers. Patience Kanyenga had approached the court demanding US$1,2 million in damages after accusing HIT lecturers Mercy Manyuchi and Lilian Tichagwa of stealing her idea which she says…
THE long-running legal battle between the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and former administrator Lazarus Mhurushomana continues to rage on after the former approached the High Court with another application. This time around, Zifa claim that although they have settled their debt to Mhurushomana, the veteran football administrator continues to disrupt their operations with numerous writs…
PARLIAMENT has approached the High Court seeking to recover a motor vehicle granted to MDC Alliance MP Chalton Hwende, pictured, during his time in office. Alternatively, Parliament wants an order compelling Hwende to repay the US$55 000 loan that was advanced to him under the government vehicle loan facility agreement. The august House initially approached…
THE court battle between the government and a Harare man over the construction of the statue of First Chimurenga heroine Mbuya Nehanda has escalated after the latter launched a new application. Felix Elijah Shamuyarira initially approached the High Court in July last year insisting that the government was making a grave mistake in constructing the…
A LOCAL company has filed a lawsuit at the High Court demanding US$4 million from the Communications and Allied Industries Pension Fund (CAIPF). Nutriveg, which is under judicial management, together with its assigned corporate rescue practitioner Hazvinei Mutonda, is claiming that CAIPF breached its care of duty and was responsible for the damages incurred to…
SUPREME Court judges, Justices Bharat Patel and Chinembiri Bhunu, have dismissed an appeal by MDC Alliance candidate Gift Konjana challenging the pronouncement of Zanu PF legislator Dexter Nduna as the winner of the Chegutu West seat during the 2018 elections. In dismissing the appeal, Justice Patel noted that while it had merit, it could not…
SIX human rights activists accused of receiving training on how to subvert President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government in the Maldives have sued Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe for a combined US$300 000. The six — Rita Nyampinga, Sitabile Dewa, Nyasha Mpahlo, Tatenda Mombeyarara, Gamuchirai Mukura and George Makoni — cited Kazembe and police commissioner-general Godwin Matanga…
Nyasha Dube STAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw FIVE Greendale residents have approached the High Court seeking the suspension of a demolition order granted to the Harare City Council (HCC) pending the determination of a rescission application they filed in December. Jephta Elias Chabata, Booker Nhira, Tambudzai Mapeture, Jospher Chibisa and Maud Njukuya cited the City of Harare…
Nyasha DubeSTAFF WRITER duben@dailynews.co.zw THE National Employment Council for the Commercial Sectors of Zimbabwe (NECCSZ) has withdrawn its lawsuit against Labour minister Paul Mavima after the council consented to the decision by the minister to appoint two administrators onto their board. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, a representative of the council confirmed that it…
