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The applicant was convicted of contravening s 6(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act [Cap 13:11]. The trial magistrate found no special circumstances and sentenced the applicant to 6 months imprisonment. In addition the applicant was prohibited from driving all vehicles falling in the class of commuter omnibuses for life. More

The applicant’s case is that the parties entered into a sale agreement of Lot 80 of the remaining extent of Lydiate situate in the district of Hartley for a purchase price of USD$85 400. He said he paid the full purchase price ininstalments under the agreement otherwise styled as a lease agreement to purchase. On 26 May 2020 he received a letter from the respondent which purports to cancel the agreement. The applicant has brought an application seeking an order to declare the purported cancellation of the agreement by the respondent to be invalid, null and void. The applicant further... More

This application for bail pending appeal was argued before me on 9 August, 2017 and l reserved judgment. On 29 August, 2017, l dismissed the application and gave brief reasons for my judgment wherein l indicated that having gone through the record of trial in the proceedings appealed against and considered counsel’s submissions, l had concluded that the applicants’ had no reasonable prospects of appeal against conviction, there being no appeal against sentence. More

Plaintiff issued summons out of this court seeking an order 1. Directing the defendant to take all necessary steps to cede the rights in House No. 170 Mkoba 13 , Gweru to the plaintiff, 2. That if the defendant failed within 14 days of the court’s order to take the necessary steps, the deputy sheriff Gweru be authorized to take such steps on defendant s behalf, and 3. Defendant to pay cost on the legal practitioner and client scale More

The applicant applied for bail pending appeal. I dismissed the application on 23 November 2020. The applicant has requested for a fully dressed judgment and this is it. The applicant together with his co-accused were charged with and convicted on three counts as follows – Count 1 related to a contravention of s 45(1)(b) as read with s 45(2) of the Parks and Wildlife Act, [Chapter 20:14]” Possession or sale of specially protected animal.” The details of the charge were that on 25 October 2019 and at Chikura Village, Chief Chundu, Karoi. the applicant and his co-accused were found in... More