On the 25th July 2017 at around 2200 hours and outside his residence at 631 Emganwini, Bulawayo, the accused shot and injured deceased. The accused made a report at ZRP Nkulumane. He alleged that he shot the deceased who had attempted to rob him as he was parking his motor vehicle outside his gate. The deceased was conveyed to Mpilo Hospital where he died on 29th August 2017. The deceased succumbed to a gunshot wound. More
This matter was placed before me by the Registrar on automatic review. The accused was charged with contravening section 57 (a) of the Road Traffic Act Chapter 13:11 “ unlawful contact with a motor vehicle” in that on 25 June 2021 he used a T-shaped metal bar to open the front driver’s door locking device of a motor vehicle belonging to the CMED (Pvt) Ltd. Police officers spotted and arrested the accused in the act. He pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea. More
The accused is charged with contravening section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law Code. He denied the charge and prayed for his acquittal on the murder charge. Both the accused and the deceased were 26 years old at the time of the fatal incident.
The state case was briefly that on 27 November 2018, both were drinking beer separately at Mabhachi Bottle Store in Zhombe. The accused suddenly confronted the deceased over a misunderstanding they had the previous year. He then quickly stabbed the deceased once with a knife on the lower side of the stomach. He tried to stab... More
TAKUVA J: This matter was placed before me on automatic review in terms of section 57 of the Magistrates’ Court Act (Chapter 7:10)
The accused was arraigned before a Regional Magistrate at Bulawayo on seven (7) counts of contravening section 89 (1) (a) as read with Statutory Instrument 4/2000 of the Postal and Telecommunications Act Chapter 12:05 “destroys, injures or removes any telecommunication line belonging to or used by telecommunication licence”. More
The accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 12th of December 2021, he assaulted his wife Silethokuhle Gumbo several times all over the body with a rubber whip, booted feet and open hands intending to kill Silethokuhle Gumbo or realizing that there is a real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause the death of Silethokuhle Gumo but continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility. The accused denied the charge. He tendered a limited plea of guilty to the lessor charge of culpable homicide. More
