MAVANGIRA J: The appellant was charged with two counts of attempted murder. He pleaded not guilty before the Acting Regional Magistrate at Harare but was convicted after a trial. In relation to the first count the allegation against the appellant was that he “attempted to cause the death of Constable Chimhungwe, Constable Chawapiwa, Tewende, Sergeant Maragedze and Sergeant Zhuwawo by intentionally driving straight towards them, realising that such action could cause the death of Constable Chimhungwe, Constable Chawapiwa, Tewende, Sergeant Maragedze and Sergeant Zhuwawo” (sic). In relation to the second count the allegation was that he attempted to cause the... More
The applicants were on 15 September, 2016 convicted on their own plea of guilty by the Regional magistrate sitting at Kadoma on a charge of assault and another of attempted murder as defined respectively in ss 89 and 47 (1) (b) as read with (1) (a) of the Criminal Law Codification Reform Act, [Chapter 9:23]. On the first count they were each sentenced to pay a fine of $100.00 in default 3 months. On the second count, they were each sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with 2 years suspended for 5 years on condition that they did not commit a... More
This is an application in terms of Order 40 r 348A (5a) for the postponement or suspension of a sale in execution of the applicant’s dwelling house at Stand 446 Strathaven Township 2 of Strathaven A held under Deed of Transfer 319/2005. The application is opposed by the first respondent. An opposing affidavit originally filed on behalf of the first respondent on 29 November 2017 was withdrawn because it had been signed by a person other than the first respondent herself. It is not explained how a Commissioner of Oaths commissioned that affidavit. That affidavit was withdrawn and a fresh... More
The plaintiff in this matter has issued Summons for payment of the sum of EUR 6,640,295.94 together with interest and costs of suit. The claim arises pursuant to a default judgment of the Regional Court of Frankfurt entered in favour of Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KFW) as against the defendant on 25 July 2006. More
