On 3 October 2013 the plaintiff was a fee paying passenger aboard a Toyota Hiace, commuter omnibus, registration number ABQ 3761, belonging to the defendant and being driven by Tawanda Madzimbamuto. The commuter omnibus, [hereinafter referred to as the kombi] was involved in a road traffic accident at the National Sports Stadium in Harare resulting in three people losing their lives. The driver of the kombi died on the spot. The plaintiff sustained injuries as a result of the accident. More
1. This is an application brought in terms of s 123 (1) (a) (i) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [ Chapter 9:07] as read with Rule 90 (4) (e) of the High Court Rules, 2021 for the admission of the applicant to bail pending appeal against conviction and sentence. More
This is an urgent chamber application in which a certificate of urgency was issued by a legal practitioner certifying it as urgent. The matter was placed before me through the Chamber Book on 14 February 2012. On the same day I directed that applicant serve all the respondents with a copy of the application in compliance with r 242 (1) of the High Court Rules, 1971. Proof of such service was to be filed to indicate that this directive has been complied with, unless one of the things specified in that rule is shown to exist and the practitioner concerned... More
The applicant was on 16 March, 2016 convicted on his plea of guilty by the magistrate at Chinhoyi for the offence of stock theft as defined in s 114 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
The plaintiff is claiming the payment of US$55,908,185-52 together with interest calculated at the rate of 22% from the date of judgment to the date of payment from all the defendants; jointly and severally: with the qualification that fourth and fifth defendant’s liability be limited to US500,000-00 each. (fourth and fifth defendants provided limited guarantees). More
