The applicant Sekai Ndoro is the natural mother of Samatha Ruhukwa. She applied to the Mutare Juvenile Court for an order granting her guardianship, and custody of Samatha. The application cites her as the applicant. No respondent was cited though Samatha’s father’s identity is revealed in the applicant’s founding affidavit. More
The accused faces a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) ( a) or (b) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9: 23], it being alleged that on the 4th of May 2013 at Odzi Service Station and in the company of one Lucky Ncube, who is still at large, and with intent to kill or realizing that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct might cause death and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility by stabbing Bernard Nyika with a knife on the right side of... More
The five accused persons were charged with criminal abuse of duty as public officers as defined in s 174 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations against them were that between 3-23 May 2017, at ZINARA, the five accused had unlawfully and in common purpose with each other, in the exercise of their functions and contrary to their duties as public officers, engaged third party companies to source foreign currency on the informal market on behalf of ZINARA. This was in their capacities as Finance Director, Finance Manager, Accountant, Regional Engineer North, and Director Administration... More
The matter was referred to this court by the scrutinizing regional magistrate in terms of s 58 (3)(b) of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10]. She raised issue with the procedure that was adopted by the trial court in light of the fact that the accused is a certified psychiatric patient.
The background of the case is that, on 28 September 2022 the accused requested food from his mother. She in turn asked him to be patient because his supper was not yet ready for consumption as she was still preparing it. Angered by his mother’s response the accused assaulted... More
The two accused persons were jointly charged with four counts of stock theft. They pleaded not guilty to all the counts but were convicted of all the counts at the end of a full trial. More
