The approach the Zimbabwean courts take towards the question of damages in breach of contract cases.

INTRODUCTION A contract (according to Gibson 1997) is a lawful agreement made between two or more persons within the limits of their contractual capacity, with the serious intention of creating a legal obligation, communicating such intention, without vagueness, each to the other and being of the same mind as to the subject matter, to perform positive or negative acts which are possible of performance. Contracting parties through agreement, breach and operation of law can terminate contractual …

…such damages in their contemplation. In the case of Mrs D v S both parties obviously had in their contemplation that Mrs D would be enabled to enjoy such pleasure in the years to come. References: 1.<Tab/>Butterworths Digital Library, Zimbabwe Law Reports. 2.<Tab/>Volpe Peter, Commercial Law of Zimbabwe 3.<Tab/>Christie R. H, Business Law in Zimbabwe<Tab/>