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This is an application for bail pending appeal. The brief facts are that applicant was charged and convicted of contravening s 70 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23] and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after the court a quo found him to be infected with the HIV virus. The applicant noted an appeal against conviction and sentence. At the bail hearing applicant correctly abandoned the appeal against sentence. More

The Applicant approached this court by way of court application seeking a declaratory order in terms of Section 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06].The applicant’s draft order reads as follows: “1. An application for Declaratory Order be and is hereby granted in favour of the Applicant in the following terms; (a) Applicant be and is hereby declared the lawful holder of rights, title and interest in property known as stand number 6401 Retreat Waterfalls. (b) Firstrespondent and all those in occupation through her at property known as No. 6412 Retreat waterfalls be and hereby are ordered to forthwith... More

The appellant was a magistrate stationed at Chinhoyi Provincial Magistrates Court, Mashonaland West. He was arraigned in that court on two counts of contravening s 3(1) (a) (ii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, [Cap 9:16]and, after a contested trial, convicted. He was, on 3 April 2006, sentenced to undergo thirty six months imprisonment of which twelve months were suspended on condition of future good behavior. He was represented by counsel of his choice throughout his trial. After sentence was pronounced, he noted an appeal against both conviction and sentence on 11 April 2006. AdvocateMatinenga prepared appellant’s heads of argument... More

This is an application for bail pending appeal. The applicant was convicted of contravening s 3 (1) of the Precious Stones Trade Act [Chapter 21:06]. More

On 26 July 2024 under case number HCH 2530/24 (the main matter) this Court granted an order in favour of Korzim against the Minister, the Provincial Mining Director and Kingston. Having become aware of the existence of the order and that the ejectment was scheduled for 8 August 2024, Fourteen Karate, on 6 August 2024, instituted two Court proceedings. The first was a Court application for rescission of the order granted in the main matter on the basis that it was erroneously granted in the absence of Fourteen Karate, which claims that it is affected by that order. More