After a trial the two appellants were convicted of attempted murder as defined in section 47 as read with section 189 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. They were each sentenced to 10 years imprisonment of which 4 years were suspended for 5 years on the usual condition of future good conduct More
The applicants approached the court on 15 February 2013 on appeal against dismissal of application or bail pending appeal against both conviction and sentence. Upon considering the written and oral submissions by both appellant counsel and state counsel I dismissed the application pointing out in summary that the appellants’s application lacked merit and had no prospects of success. More
This is a claim for rei vindicatio. The brief facts are that the applicant is the owner of Inodzi Estate in Penhalonga. It is engaged in timber plantation. Sometime in 2010 the first respondent was allocated a plot at Inodzi Estate. Following engagements between the applicant and the second respondent such certificate was withdrawn on 17 October 2011. The first respondent was in exchange issued with an offer
letter for Plot 3 Savillen Mutasa District measuring 18 hectares. The first respondent did not move off Inodzi but continued in occupation. The applicant has approached this court for the eviction of... More
The first and second applicants approached this court seeking the relief for the rescission of default judgment. More particularly, the draft order filed by the first and second applicants is as follows:
“1. Default judgment granted by this Honourable Court on 23rd day of June 2021 be and is hereby rescinded.
2. The Applicant be and is hereby given leave to defend the main action HC 1255-21.
3. Costs be in the main cause.” More
The applicant is a businessman with interests in businesses in
Zimbabwe and South Africa. The respondent is the Minister of Justice, Legal and
Parliamentary Affairs. He is the Minister responsible for the Administration of the
Prevention of Corruption Act [Chapter 9:16] (hereinafter called the Act). On 9 July
2004 he specified the applicant in terms of section 6(1) of the Act. The specification
was in terms of section6(1) gazetted in the Government Gazette of the 9th July 2004.
The applicant was therefore declared a specified person from that date More
