This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court of Zimbabwe (the court a quo) dated 6 April 2023 in which it convicted the appellant of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23] and subsequently sentenced him to death. In the main, the appellant seeks that he be acquitted of the charge of murder. In the alternative, that the sentence of death be quashed and substituted by a prison sentence of 10 years. In a further alternative that the proceedings against the appellant be permanently stayed. More
The facts relevant for the determination of this matter are that the applicant, after being aggrieved by the decision of the High Court (the courta quo), duly filed a notice of appeal to this Court on 19 October 2022 under case number SC 529/22. In its notice of appeal, the applicant tendered security for the respondents’ costs of appeal ‘in an amount agreed between the parties failing such agreement in an amount determined by the registrar’.The tender was made as a requirement under r55 (2) of theRules. Pursuant to the tender and on 26 October 2022, the applicant’s legal practitioner... More
On 7 October 2020 the High Court handed down judgment in an application made by the first and third respondents in terms of r359(8) of the High Court Rules, 1971. It set aside the Sheriff’s sale of a property known as lot 8 Brooke Estate, Harare,in execution of a judgment in favour of Standard Chartered Bank Limited and granted the first, second and third respondents three months to either satisfy the judgment debt or find another purchaser willing to pay more than USD260 000.00 for the same property. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (the court a quo) sitting at Mutare handed down on 12 August 2021 cancelling the agreement of sale entered into between the second and third respondents pertaining to stand 2427 Umtali Township, Mutare, and, dismissing the appellant’s counter claim. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the Labour Court confirming the draft ruling of the respondent, a labour officer. The ruling was in favour of the appellant’s former employee, Ms Umarah Khan whose contract of employment was summarily terminated as from 15 April 2015 on allegations of certain acts of misconduct, including theft. More
