MAKONESE J: There have been numerous judgments of this court which have reiterated that when judicial officers decide upon the appropriate sentences in cases involving culpable homicide arising out of road traffic accidents, regard must be had to the provisions of section 52 of the Road Traffic Act (Chapter 13:11). More
TAKUVA J: This record was placed before me by the learned Scrutinising Regional Magistrate at Gokwe in terms of section 58(3)(b) of the Magistrates Court Act (Chapter 7:10). More
TAKUVA J: This record was referred to the Registrar of this Court by the learned Regional Magistrate Hwange with the following request;
“… I therefore humbly seek guidance on whether the reformed law under the Criminal Code now criminalises mere utterances that one is a witch or a wizard without any reasonable basis or grounds and without imputing the use of non-natural means.” More
This matter was placed before me on automatic review in terms of section 57 (1) of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10]. The accused appeared before the Magistrates Court sitting in Filabusi. He was charged and convicted with one count of contravening s 3(1) as read with s 3(3) of the Gold Trade Act [Chapter 21:03] i.e., possession of gold without a licence. It being alleged that on 9 January 2023 and at Britain Gold mine, Filabusi, the accused possessed 0.229g of gold without a licence as required by the Act. More
This matter was referred to the Registrar by the learned Regional Magistrate at Plumtree.
The accused was convicted on his own plea of guilty of contravening section 10 (1) (A) as read with section 10 (3) of the Environmental Management Act (Control of Hazardous Substances) (General) Regulations 2018 (S.I 268/2018) “Store or sell Hazardous Substance without a licence” by a Magistrate at Plumtree on 27 September 2020. He was sentenced to pay a fine of “ZWL $1200-00 in default of payment 90 days imprisonment. The 66 x 30 litres petrol and 200 l x 2 petrol be and are hereby... More
