DUBE-BANDA J: This is an application for bail pending trial. This application was
determined on written submissions only.1Applicant is being charged with the crime of robbery as
defined in section 126 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. On
the 10 January 2021, applicant and his co-accused appeared before the Esigodini Magistrates
Court, whereupon he was placed on remand and detained in custody. It is alleged that on the 9th
November 2020, applicant, in the company of six other persons, five who have not been
accounted for, robbed complainants of their property, namely USD $87 000.00, ZAR... More
This is an action for divorce on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage.
The parties were married to each other on 13 November 2007 in terms of the Marriage Act [Chapter 5:11]. The marriage still subsists. There is one minor child born of this marriage namely Thubelinhle Ndlovu a boy born on 20 April 2008. More
The applicant appeared before a Regional Magistrate at Bulawayo on the 15th of February 2019 on a charge of public violence in contravention of section 36(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23), in the alternative theft as defined in section (113)(1) of the Criminal Code. Applicant was convicted on the alternative charge of theft and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment with one year suspended on the usual conditions of future good conduct. Dissatisfied with the conviction and sentence the applicant noted an appeal against both conviction and sentence to this court. The appeal is pending.
The... More
The applicant is a self-employed taxi driver. On 12th March 2022 he was arraigned before a Magistrate at Bulawayo facing one count of theft as defined in section 113 (1) (a) (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23). The applicant denies the allegations. On his initial appearance in the Magistrates Court applicant was denied bail pending trial on the ground that he had a previous conviction. This is an application against the refusal of bail. The application was opposed by the state. More
1. This is an appeal against the decision of the Magistrates’ Court sitting in Bulawayo. Appellant was charged with the crime of contravening section 113 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 09:23]. She appeared in court and was released on bail pending trial. More
