The accused was convicted of raping a 12-year old girl after a contested trial. He was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment of which 4 years was suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour. He appeals against both conviction and sentence. More
1. The applicant, following a full trial, was convicted of rape as defined in s 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].
2. The judgment was rendered on 30 November 2017 by the Regional Court sitting at Harare.
3. On the same date, the applicant was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment of which 2 years imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behavior.
4. On 15 August 2019 the applicant, under CON 231/19, filed an application for leave to appeal (against both conviction and sentence) out of time.
5. On 6... More
1. This is an appeal against sentence only.
2. The appellants separately appeared before the Magistrates Court sitting at Harare and were convicted pursuant to pleading guilty to one count each of reckless driving as defined in s 53(2) of the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11] (the Act).3. Both were sentenced to 18 months imprisonment of which 8 months were suspended for 3 years on condition the appellants do not within that period commit any offence involving reckless or negligent driving for which they would be sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. The effective custodial term in... More
The applicant applies for bail pending trial. She is a female adult aged 29 years old. She first appeared before the magistrate at Chivhu court on initial remand on 13 November 2020 charged with four counts of murder. The case of the applicant caught the public eye and was also widely covered by the Press. Its circumstances are tragic. The applicant is married and had four minor children born of the marriage prior to the commission of the offence. More
This is an application by applicant to amend its declaration. The applicant instituted a claim against the respondents claiming refund of the purchase price the applicant paid to the first respondent through the third respondent in respect of the purchase price of a property purchased from the first respondent called Stand 1576 Ardbennie Township of Subdivision A of 5, 6 and 7 Block MM Ardbennie township. The second respondent was the Agent of the first respondent in the sale agreement and the applicant paid the full purchase price through the third respondent in terms of the agreement of sale More
