The applicant is a Member of Parliament for the Chimanimani constituency. He is currently serving a sentence of 15 months imprisonment with labour of which three months were suspended for a period following his being found guilty of contempt of Parliament on 28 October 2004. More
The three accused persons were denied bail in the Magistrates Court
on three counts of stock theft. Each count carries a minimum sentence of 9 years imprisonment. The presiding magistrate denied them bail on the basis that they likely to abscond. He reasoned that the strength of the state case and severity of sentence upon conviction were likely to induce them to abscond. More
The real issue for determination in this matter is whether the applicant and the first respondent concluded a contract for the sale of land.
The facts in this matter are basically common cause. The applicant sought to buy land belonging to the first respondent. The first respondent in turn wanted to increase its revenue base from undeveloped land under its control and ownership. Commencing in 2008, the two parties entered into discussions and negotiations over land in the applicant’s central business district. More
There has been a delay in the handing down of judgment in this application. I reserved judgment after argument on 26 May 2016. The applicant’s legal practitioner wrote a follow up letter to the Registrar enquiring as to when judgment could be expected to be delivered. The letter was written on 28 October 2016 and forwarded to my clerk on 31 October 2016. More
