The proceedings in this matter were first placed before me on review in July, 2020 whereupon I gave a direction that the record be transcribed as I could not make out the magistrates handwriting, much as I tried to. It took nearly 5 months for the transcribed record to be forwarded back to the Registrar. The accused had already served the sentence imposed on him. This is one of the unsatisfactory consequences of the late compliance with the transcription directions. In regard to ineligible handwritings, we are all gifted differently in the art of handwriting. What is important is to... More
The plaintiff and defendant were joined in holy matrimony on 13 June 1997, in terms of the Marriages Act, [Cap 5:11]. The marriage still subsists. They had however commenced living together as husband and wife in terms of customary law in August 1985. Their marriage was blessed with two children one born on 31 March 1989 and the other born on 17 August 1994. More
On 5 April 2022 the registrar of this court drew my attention to the letter which Messrs Chimwamurombe Legal Practice wrote to him. The letter relates to this case, among others. The relevant part of the same is contained in its second paragraph. The paragraph which refers to the letter which the same firm of legal practitioners wrote to the registrar on 24 March 2022 reads, in the part, as follows:-
“in the above stated letter, we requested your offices to include the judgment of Justice Mangota under HC 11839/18 in the appeal record. On the 25 March 2022 your... More
On 15 March 2012 this court issued a Provisional Order whose terms were as follows:
“TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause to this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms:-
1. Why Respondents should not lease one Isuzu vehicle registration AAP 0463 to applicant forthwith as per written agreement.
2. Costs incurred in recovering the said vehicle shall be borne by Respondent.
3. The costs of this application to be borne by the Respondent. More
On 30 June 2005 the third respondent registered, under Deed of Transfer Number 5859 2005, an undeveloped stand, being a certain piece of land situate in the District of Salisbury known as stand number 518 GoodHope Township of Lot 6 of GoodHope (the property), in the name of the applicant. More
