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The accused if facing a charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The charge is that on the 10 January 2014 at Number 20583 Nzungu Street, Rujeko ‘C’, Masvingo the accused unlawfully stabbed Antony Manzonza with a knife once on the upper right thigh intending to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct might cause death and continued to engaged in that conduct despite the risk or possibility. More

The accused isa company duly registered in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. It was represented during criminal proceedings in the magistrates Court by one Patrick Kwatengera. In those proceedings which now constitute the subject matter of the present review, it was charged with and subsequentlyconvicted of, the offence of contravening section 29 (i) Petroleum Act [Chapter 13:22]. The said provision criminalises the selling, procuring or production of any petroleum product without a licence issued in terms of that Act. In this casethe proscribed conduct consisted of selling of diesel andpetrol without such a licence, in other words operating a... More

All the 7 accused persons who are males except accused 1 DAMBUDZO POTERAI are charged with murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. More

Both accused persons are facing a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. The charge is that on 22 April 2020 at Tafamba homestead, Mutomani village, Chief Gudo in Chiredzi each of the accused or both of them unlawfully and intentionally caused the death of John Mutomani by assaulting him with fists, stones and a wooden bench on the head several times. More

The events in this matter may be deemed to be both tragic and traumatic. The accused, a female juvenile is facing the charge of murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. The charge is that on 1 April, 2021 at Nyevedzanai Village, Headman Madyangove, Chief in Masvingo the accused unlawfully and intentionally caused the death of Ruvarashe Mazhambe by throwing her and leaving her to drown in Tugwi River. The accused’s age estimate as per exhibit 2 is given as 18 years. However during the course of the trial her Baby... More