: The parties were married in terms of the Marriage Act [Cap 5:11] on 30 May 1998. The marriage was blessed with four minor children Melanie MunasheTangirai (born 18 February 1999), MalvinTinasheTangirai (born 24 January 2003), Cerise VongaisheTangirai (born 20 March 2004) and Denise Tangirai (born 2 March 2007). Following certain unhappy differences the parties separated in 2008. They have not lived together as husband and wife since that date. Upon separation the plaintiff remained with the custody of the three eldest children whilst defendant retained custody of the youngest child. On 4 January 2011 the plaintiff issued summons out... More
The appellant appeared before a Bindura magistrate facing a charge of contravening s 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act [Cap9:23], that is fraud. The allegations are briefly that sometime in September 2008, the appellant fraudulently sold the complainant a grinding mill. That the appellant failed at the time of the sale, to disclose the fact that the grinding mill was built under a power line and on unapproved plans and that it had been condemned by Chaminuka Rural District Council. More
The applicant is a police officer stationed at ZRP Bulawayo Central Police Station but is currently in remand prison on allegations of kidnapping as defined in section 93 (1) of the Criminal Codification and Reform Act [Cap 9:23]. The applicant was denied bail by OMERJEE J on 19 May 2010. He now applies for bail on the basis of changed circumstances. More
The plaintiff issued summons on 15 October 2021 for the sharing of movable property only, under general law on the basis that though he had an unregistered customary law union with the defendant, their lifestyle was more in accordance with general law. The movables he wanted allocated to the defendant included two chairs, a kitchen table, a 5 kg gas canister; a two plate gas stove, a DSTV decoder, curtains, blankets, a sewing machine and a three quarter mattress. To himself he wanted to be allocated 2 chairs, a 32 inch television, a solar panel, a solar battery, a 20... More
The applicant is in custody on charges of rape as defined in s 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap. 9:23] and extortion as defined in s 134 (1) (a) of the Act. The allegations against him are that on 27 August 2013 he accosted and confronted the complaint and her boyfriend as they werewalking home around 1930 hours.Impersonating the police the accused arrested them on trumped up charges of loitering in a public place for purposes of prostitution. He then relieved the complainants of theircell phones a NokiaAsha 201and Samsung J700. More
