The applicant has been charged with 4 counts of armed robbery as defined in s 126 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act. The allegations are as detailed in the form 242 wherein it is alleged that he and his co-accused persons are alleged to have
i. On the 24 July 2020 around 2220hrs robbed a family at 40 Longfords Street Queensdale Harare whilst armed with a shot gun and pistols and stole cash in the sum of US$1473-00 a Samsung cellphone with an Econet line/indicated a Huawei YG cellphone Sonny Ericsson cell phone and various other... More
[1] This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Magistrates Court sitting at Harare convicting the appellant of 13 counts of robbery committed in aggravating circumstances as defined in s126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code). The appellant was sentenced to a total 52 years imprisonment of which 8 years were suspended on the usual conditions of good behavior. A further six years imprisonment was suspended on condition of payment of restitution to leave an effective imprisonment term of 38 years in the event that restitution were paid in full. More
The applicant is a Zimbabwean citizen and the holder of a Zimbabwean passport issued in 2000. The passport expired on 18 June 2010. Since then he has been attempting to renew it without success.
The second respondent is the Registrar General of Citizenship whose office is responsible for the issuing and renewal of passports. More
This matter was heard on 24 March 2011. On 31 March 2011 this court issued an order in the following terms:
“IT IS DECLARED THAT:
1. The applicant is a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth in terms of section 5 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
2. The provisions of section 9(7) of the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act, Chapter 4:01 insofar as it relates to citizenship by birth, are ultra vires the powers the powers vested in the Parliament of Zimbabwe in terms of section 9 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and are in consequence of no force and effect. More
In considering this matter of insurance, I kept reminding myself of the words of R.H Christie, in Business law in Zimbabwe, (Juta and company Limited, 1998, 2016 edition at page 221), as follows,
“ The object of insurance is to protect people from financial disaster. They buy this protection by the payment of a moderate price in exchange for a promise to pay an agreed amount if or when the disaster occurs. The seller of this protection is known as the insurer, the buyer the insured (or assured in life insurance), the price is known as the premium and the... More
