This is an application for condonation of late noting of an appeal and for leave to prosecute the appeal in person. The application is opposed by the respondent.
The applicant was convicted of rape as defined in s 65 of the Code. He was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment of which four years imprisonment was suspended on condition of good behaviour, leaving an effective prison term of 14 years. The conviction was in terms of the judgment dated 2 August 2018. The instant application was filed in 2023. More
The accused was charged with contravening s 3(2) (a) as read with s 3(3) of the Gazetted Land (Consequential Provisions) Act, [Cap 20:28] in that during the period extending “from 21 November 20011 to date, JephanyTafirenyikaMwaluzah being an illegal settler or occupier of subdivision 1 of subdivision A of Lanark Farm, a piece of land situated in Beatrice and registered in the name of Kanjara Enterprises Limited, unlawfully and without authority from the acquiring authority, failed to cease to occupy the farm after its compulsory acquisition and allocation to ShunguMachingura”. He was charged in the alternative with criminal trespass as... More
: On 6 October 2009 the plaintiff issued summons out of this court against the two defendants claiming US$3 013.00 being the cost of repairs caused to his motor vehicle by the alleged negligent driving conduct of the second defendant who was employed by the first defendant as a driver.
The basis of the plaintiff’s claim was that his motor vehicle was damaged as a result of the second defendant’s driving conduct at the corner of Willowvale and Nyandoro Road, Harare. More
On 23 January 2014 I granted an order in favour of the plaintiff. I did indicate that my reasons would follow. Here they are:
It never ceases to amaze me how simple contractual agreements entered into by parties with honest intentions end up being sources of disharmony warranting the intervention of our courts as adjudicators. More
This is an appeal against the Magistrate’s decision allowing the respondent to amend her summons in the court below. The context is as follows: In 2014, the appellant accidentally damaged the respondent’s car which he was driving without the respondent’s consent. In November 2016,the parties entered into an agreement whereby the appellant accepted liability. A memorandum of agreement was then signed in which the appellant and one other undertook to replace the vehicle within three months. It was further agreed that there placement vehicles should not exceed 100 000 km and that the value of the vehicle was US$4500.00. The... More
