This is a review application brought in terms of order 33. The applicant seeks the review of proceedings in the magistrate’s court in case No. 207/09. More
The plaintiff married defendant on 2 March 1996 at Bulawayo in terms of the Marriages Act, [Cap 5:11]. The marriage still subsists. There are two minor children of the marriage herein after referred to as M and L. M was born on 21 July 1995 and L was born on 13 April 2005. During the subsistence of the marriage the parties acquired both movable and immovable properties. As fate would have it after about 14 years of marriage the parties wish to divorce. More
As will be illustrated, the manner in which this case was handled smacks of arbitrariness. On 10 May 2022 the applicant (for the purposes of clarity herein after referred to as “the accused”) appeared before the first respondent (hereinafter referred to as “the trial magistrate”) sitting at Chivhu on a charge of attempted rape as defined in s 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act) [Chapter 9:23] (The Code) as read with s 189 of the Code. More
This is an application for contempt of court against the second respondent. The application is based upon the following background of facts: Sometime in 2014 a tender was flouted for the provision of security services to United Bulawayo Hospitals. More
