MAKARAU JA: The appellant and another who is not a party to this appeal, appeared before the High Court sitting at Harare, charged with one count of murder. After a contested trial, they were found guilty of murder with actual intent and were sentenced each to 25 years imprisonment. It was the finding of the court a quo that on 11 March 2011, they had unlawfully and intentionally caused the death of one Alneshto Bayeta by pushing him down a steep slope into Marongora Game Park which is infested with wild animals. More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the Labour Court dismissing an appeal that in turn had sought an order setting aside an arbitral award finding the appellant guilty of misconduct and dismissing him from employment as a consequence thereof. Having found no merit in the appeal the Labour Court upheld the award and confirmed the dismissal of the appellant from the respondent’s employ. More
This is an automatic appeal against both conviction and sentence. The appellant in this matter is a male adult who was convicted of murder with actual intent by the High Court sitting on circuit at Gweru on 17 September 2012. The charge related to the death of a minor child, Gamuchirai Mvumba who was merely three years old at the time of her demise. As a result, he was sentenced to death. At the hearing, the appeal was dismissed. The reasons for the order are set out hereunder. More
The appellant avers that on a date prior to 1 January 2018 it entered into an agreement with the respondent in terms of which the appellant agreed to sell tea products valued at USD 47 493.17 to the respondent for resale in Malawi. The appellant proceeded to deliver the tea products to the respondent in Malawi at 1220 Kenneth Kaunda Avenue, Blantyre, Malawi. For purposes of ensuring that such export delivery could be done, the appellant declared such exportation through CDI forms obtained from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. The appellant was required by law to repatriate the export earnings... More
This is an application for condonation for the late filing of an appeal and for an extension of time within which to note an appeal. The application is made in terms of r 43 (1) and (3) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018. More
