[1] This is an appeal against the order of the Magistrates Court sitting at the Bulawayo Magistrates Court. The appellant, Thembani Lunga, is a tenant at Flat 5 Sanlee Court, Bulawayo ("Flat 5"). The appellant was initially represented by a firm of legal practitioners, who have since renounced agency. The respondent, Rita Yvonne Sher, is the owner of Sanlee Court. The appellant and the respondent concluded a lease agreement in respect of Flat 5. In terms of this lease agreement, the appellant had to pay a rent of USD250.00 a month and his pro rata share of the operating costs.... More
Appellants appeared before a Magistrate sitting at Kezi on the 14th December 2019 facing one count of assault as defined in section 89 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23). Appellants pleaded guilty to the charge and were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 2 months was suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of future good conduct. More
This is an application for bail pending appeal. Applicants appeared before a Regional Magistrate sitting in Bulawayo facing a charge of theft as defined in section 113 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23). See Annexure A and B being the charge sheet and state outline respectively. Briefly the facts are that on the 13th of October 2022, the applicants were seen cutting and rolling armoured copper cables at Steam Loc National Railways of Zimbabwe. This occurred around 0300 hours. Applicants were arrested by NRZ security guards who found them in possession of five rolls of armoured... More
The brief allegations were that at the material time of the commission of the alleged offence, the appellant was employed by the complainant company as a Sales Manager at its Bulawayo Depot. On 16 December 2020, the appellant instructed the now acquitted accused person, who was a driver employed at the same company together with the appellant, to go and deliver 300 cases of Pepsi Drink at Renkini Country Bus Terminus contrary to an earlier lawful and known instruction to deliver the same consignment to Plumtree Bakery in Plumtree. This second instruction was verbal and was made in the presence... More
This is an application for condonation of late filing of an application for review. The salient background is that the 1st respondent is the eldest son of the late Josiah Makore and Ellen Sibanda (the 2nd respondent herein). The 2nd respondent was customarily married to the late Josiah Makore who passed on on 15 November 2000. On 11 October 2015 the 2nd respondent registered the estate of the late Josiah Makore with the Additional Assistant Master of the High Court under DRBY 648/15. The 1st respondent was subsequently appointed the Executor Dative of the estate of the late Josiah Makore... More
