The facts of this matter are common cause. It is not in dispute that on 21 July 2006 at about 11.00 am, the plaintiff was arrested and picked up by two uniformed members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police from his workplace at TPT Transport and Equipment Company in Ardbennie, Harare. He was picked up together with his workmate, one Clement Marioni. They were taken to Southerton Police Station. Upon request by him, the police advised him that he was being treated as a suspect in a case of theft of batteries which had occurred at his workplace. He was only... More
Mr A A Makore who appeared for the respondent indicated that he was no longer representing the respondent and that he had merely attended court out of courtesy and to advise court of his position. He also had not filed a formal notice of renunciation of agency. In any case even if he had hoped to represent the respondent, he was barred by virtue of not having filed heads of arguments in terms of the High Court Rules, 1971 More
: This is an application in which the applicant seeks a provisional order on the following terms – the interim relief as sought reads:
“That pending the determination of this matter the applicants are granted the following relief:
(a) The first respondent is barred from holding out as a holder of a 50% undivided share in a certain piece of land in Hartley called Swallow field of Johannesburg measuring 127.6238 hectares held under deed of transfer number DT 5157/99 pending the return date and finalisation of this matter.
(b) The first respondent is barred from unilaterally dealing in a certain... More
The three applicants in this urgent chamber application applied for a provisional order the terms of the interim relief of which reads as follows- Interim Relief.
That pending the confirmation or discharge of this Provisional Order the applicants are granted the following relief:
1) That first to third respondents is (sic) directed to stop advertising for sale of any stands on a certain piece of land in Hartely called Swallowfield of Johannesburg measuring 127,6238 hectares held under deed of transfer number DT 5157/99.
2) The first to third respondents be directed to refrain from collecting sale proceeds of stands. More
The appellant, a seventy-year old man, was convicted of rape as defined in s 65(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23] after a trial. He was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment of which 7years were suspended on conditions of good behaviour. The appellant was convicted on the following facts found to have been proved in the court a quo. The complainant was aged 11 years at the time of the alleged offence. She was staying with the appellant who is married to her aunt. On an unknown date in December 1998 her aunt left her together... More
