The two applicants were convicted on their own pleas of guilty to a charge of stock theft. They connived and with common purpose proceeded to the complainant’s cattle kraal on 15 March 2011 in the dead of night at 2200 hours.
Once at the cattle kraal they stole and drove away two oxen with the intention of selling the two beasts. Police acting on information arrested the accused and recovered the two stolen beasts. More
This an application made in terms of o 38 r 314 of the High Court Rules 1971 whereby the applicant seeks a review of the taxation of a bill of costs by the second respondent in favour of the first respondent. The bill was taxed on 23 February 2017 and an amount of $79 188.00, excluding VAT was allowed. The applicant was aggrieved by this decision hence the present application. More
The accused was arrested and detained in custody on 3 counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. He allegedly shot dead his girlfriend, her father and her sister. He also shot and seriously wounded his girlfriend’s mother in the same fracas.
He subsequently appeared in court and was remanded in custody where he remains incarcerated up to this date. More
The applicant appeared before a Regional Magistrate at Masvingo facing one count of rape. He was legally represented and at the end of a contested trial was convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with 5 years being suspended on condition of good behaviour. Irked by the trial court’s decision he filed a notice of appeal to the High Court Registrar. He now appeared before me on application for bail pending appeal. More
