The appellant was tried by a regional magistrate sitting at Kadoma Magistrates court on four counts of contravening s 379 of the Mines and Minerals Act [Chapter 21:05] for theft of gold ore. He was acquitted on the first count and convicted on counts two to four. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $9000 in default of payment 1 year imprisonment on each count. An additional 3 years imprisonment was wholly suspended on condition of good behaviour. More
The plaintiff is a female adult and mother to a minor child, namely, Tanaka Thokozani Dhliwayo, who she claimed was fathered by the late Joseph Hlupani Dhliwayo.
The first defendant was a sister to the late Joseph Hlupani Dhliwayo who died on the17 June 2002 at Harare. Upon his death the first defendant was appointed executrix dative of his estate. She was given letters of administration on 17 July 2002.
In pursuance of her duties as executrix dative, the first defendant lodged the first and final distribution account in the estate late Joseph Hlupani Dhliwayo with the Master’s office on... More
On 6 September 2008, at the 283 km peg along the Harare Chirundu road, an ERF vehicle registration number 811-031E driven by the first defendant during the course and scope of his employment with the second defendant collided with the plaintiff’s vehicle, a Freightliner horse registration number AAZ 9473 and trailer registration number ABB 0565. Arising from that collision, the plaintiff issued summons on 18 June 2009 and sought the necessary costs of repairs to its horse in the sum of US$9 751-22, interest thereon and costs. The action is based on the purported negligence of the first defendant. More
This is a claim for damages suffered by the plaintiff as a result of the loss of its motor vehicle and trailer in a road traffic accident. The accident occurred at the 312 kilometre peg along the Harare-Chirundu road on 25 July 2014. The accident happened when the plaintiff’s Freightliner Horse and trailer bearing registration numbers ACQ 4768 and ACQ 9441 respectively, collided with the first defendant’s Volvo truck with registration number ABQ 5008. The first defendant’s motor vehicle was being driven by the second defendant who was acting in the course and scope of his employment with the first... More
In September, 2010 the plaintiff issued summons against the two defendants claiming damages in the sum of US$281 500-00 plus costs of suit. In the declaration, it is averred that: “The first defendant, acting in connivance with the second defendant, wrongfully and intentionally destroyed the plaintiff’s shop on false grounds that it was an illegal structure.” More
