“Much ado about nothing.”; “Storm in a tea cup.” One cannot find a better phrase to aptly describe the comedy of errors displayed by the National Prosecuting Authority and in particular its Acting Prosecutor General. An important and serious case involving a high ranking Government and Constitutional appointee in the stead of the Prosecutor General who is the head of the National Prosecuting Authority, albeit on suspension, was reduced to a huge fuss over a trifle. Incidentally William Shakespeare, the great English poet, play-writer and actor was the author of both comedies “Much ado about nothing” and “Comedy of errors.”... More
The accused pleaded not guilty to firstly a charge of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Codification Reform Act in which it is alleged that on the 23rd of September 2011 at Chiadzwa Diamond Base, Marange, the accused with intent to kill or realizing that there was real risk or possibility that death may occur assaulted Tsorosai Kusena with several sticks all over his body thereby inflicting injuries from which the said Tsorosai Kusena died. Secondly, the accused pleaded not guilty to three charges of assault, as defined in section 89 of the Criminal Law Codification Reform... More
Judging by the number of femicide cases that this court is dealing with, one can justifiably conclude that the fight against gender-based violence is far from over. This is one of the numerous cases in which a woman lost her life at the hands of her husband whose egotism can best be described as beyond measure. The accused a 51 year old man faces a murder charge as defined under s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations by the state are that on 12 April 2021 at Mandimu Village Chief Musana Shamva the... More
The two accused are cousins in that their mothers are sisters. The deceased, Siyahamba Mukukuzi, (“the deceased”) was the elder brother of the second accused and a cousin to 1st accused. Their father had seven wives when he passed on. At the centre of this tragedy is their father’s youngest wife, Juliet Mukeketi. The events leading to the death of the deceased are not in dispute. The two accused were charged with the murder of their brother, Siyahamba Makakazi the deceased More
The accused faces a charge of murder arising from the death of Marambeni Sithole an old woman at Shekwa Village Chief Musikavanhu, Chipinge on 26 June 2015. More
