This matter was placed before me by the Registrar on automatic review.
The accused, a 29 year old single mother of 3 minor children appeared before a Magistrate at Western Commonage facing a charge of contravening section 7(1) of the Children’s Act (Chapter 5:06) “Ill treatment or neglect of children and young person”. She pleaded guilty and was sentence to 36 months imprisonment of which 6 months imprisonment was suspended for five years on condition that accused does not within that period commit any offence involving ill treatment or neglect of a child and for upon conviction will be sentenced... More
: Abel Hungwe (the offender) was arraigned before the court of a magistrate at Mvuma on charge of theft as defined in section 113(1)(a)(b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the CODE”). He had, on the 12 November 2024, stolen various items which belonged to Gloria Karavhina. He pleaded guilty to that charge and was duly convicted. My view is that the conviction was proper. I therefore confirm it as being in accordance with real and substantial justice. More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 21st of December 2004, and at village Mhlahlo Chief Gwesela, Zhombe, the accused, unlawfully caused the death of Tinos Mhlahlo by striking him on the head with a stone.
The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder, but instead offered a limited plea to the charge of culpable homicide. The state counsel accepted that limited plea and the parties drew and tendered a statement of agreed facts, it was marked Exhibit 1. More
This matter was placed before me on automatic review. The accused persons were arraigned before the Regional Court- Central Division. Accused person Maxwell Moyo was charged with two counts of contravening section 65 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act Chapter 9:23, it being alleged, as follows:-
That on a date unknown to the prosecutor, but during the period extending from January to March 2019 and at Ndabambi grazing area, Headman Madigani, Chief Sogwala, Lower Gweru, Maxwell Moyo, a male adult person unlawfully had sexual intercourse twice with Sigcnweyinkosi Ncube, a female juvenile without her consent knowing that she... More
That the Magistrates’ Court is a creature of statute is a lesson that has been so repeated that every person engaged with the criminal law in one way or another in Zimbabwe knows it by heart. Yet that supposition appears illusory because some judicial officers presiding over such courts seem heedless of that reality. More
