This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court Harare handed down on 21 November 2018 convicting the appellant of murder with actual intent as defined in s 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the “Act”) and sentencing him to death. The automatic appeal is against the sentence of death. After hearing submissions from counsel for both parties we with their consent dismissed the appellant’s appeal and indicated that reasons would follow in due course. These are they. More
The appellant and one Taurai Tsikudzawo (also sometimes spelt as Tsikuzawo in the record of proceedings) were charged with murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Code). The allegations against them were that on the 7th of December 2010 and at around 2100hrs, the appellant and his co-accused, while pretending to be customers, entered Zemba Store, a shop belonging to one Alex Jomboro (the deceased) at Kandeya Township, Mt Darwin. The deceased was behind the counter when one of the accused persons jumped over the counter and demanded cash from... More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court (the court a quo) in which it dismissed the appellant’s appeal against conviction for fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Code) by the Magistrates Court. More
1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court dated 20 December, 2023 dismissing the appellant’s application in which he sought relief in the following terms:
“IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The decision and conduct of the first respondent to cause the cancellation of the applicant’s title deed number 0272/2010 by the third respondent on 1 February 2023 and any subsequent actions in relation to the said deed thereafter be and is hereby declared null and void and set aside.
2. The third respondent be and is hereby ordered to remove and/or cancel the endorsement on... More
This is an application for condonation and extension of time within which to appeal made in terms of r 43 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018. It is opposed only by the first respondent who has taken a meritless point in limine that the application is fatally defective for failure to furnish the record of proceedings in the High Court. More
