The applicant was convicted by the regional magistrate at Harare on 15 March 2017 on two counts of attempted armed robbery “as defined in s 189 as read with s 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and on one count of possession of a fire-arm without a fire arms certificate as defined in s 4(1) of the Fire arms Act, [Chapter 10:09]. The details of the two charges of armed robbery were that, on 14 January 2017, the accused whilst armed with a pistol which is the subject of the charge of unlawful possession of... More
The plaintiff instituted eviction proceedings against the defendant before this court. He claimed for the eviction of the defendant from stand no 936 Glen Norah Township Harare and holding over damages of $330.00 per month from the date of summons to date of vacation. The plaintiff also sought an order for costs on a higher scale. The plaintiff claimed that he is the owner of Stand 936 Glen Norah Township and that the defendant is unlawfully occupying the premises. More
On 31 March 2008, a silver C180 Mercedes Benz was stolen at gunpoint in Capton Park, South Africa. On 5 April 2008, the applicant presented the motor vehicle for customs clearance at Chirundu Border Post, en route to Zambia. He was in the company of another, a Zambian national, William Mbiya Kalala. The applicant presented the registration of the motor vehicle to customs officials and this was found to be false and not tallying with the numbers punched onto the body of the motor vehicle. He was arrested and charged with possession of a motor vehicle reasonably believed to have... More
This is an urgent chamber applicant for stay of execution of the judgment in HC 877/22. The judgment was granted in default of the applicant on 2 March 2023 following the failure by the applicant to attend the pre-trial conference. More
: On 11 July 2007 the applicant and the first respondent in his capacity as executor of estate late EmureSaini, entered into an agreement of sale whereby the first respondent sold to the applicant right, title and interest in stand number 1899 Ruwa Township (the property). The purchase price was in the sum of six hundred and eighty million dollars ($680 000 000.00) and has paid in full. In terms of the agreement, the applicant was entitled to occupy the property or signing of the agreement but he did not. More
