The accused was arraigned before the Magistrate’s court sitting at Western Commonage, Bulawayo. He was charged with two counts. In count 1 he was charged with the crime of contravening s 42(2) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23] (Criminal Law Code), it being alleged that on 23 July 2023 in a commuter omnibus he publicly uttered an insulting and grossly provocative statement targeting people of Shona ethnic group. In count 2 he was charged with the crime of assault as defined in s 89(1) (a) of the Criminal Law Code. He pleaded guilty and was convicted.... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 12th day of February 2017, he assaulted Julius Ndlovu with an axe resulting in his death.
The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge. He pleads self defence. The following were admitted into the court record as exhibits and they were all duly marked
1) the state summary
2) the defence outline
3) the accused’s confirmed warned and cautioned statement
4) the post mortem report. It gives the cause of death as brain damage, skull fracture, chop
wound.
5) and the axe that has allegedly... More
The accused appeared before us on a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He pleaded not guilty. More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 4th of December 2014, and at village 8H, Musadza Resettlement Scheme, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Taurai Mudzingwa by striking him with an axe on the head once. More
Professor Sigauke (the offender), appeared before a magistrate at Plumtree Court charged with the crime of ‘Smuggling’ as defined in section 182(1) of the Customs and Excise Act, Chapter 23:02 [“the Act”]. He pleaded guilty and was duly convicted. The brief allegations were that on the 10 June 2025 and at Village 28 Dombodema, Plumtree he smuggled a Honda Fit vehicle chassis NO. GD11236569, engine NO. L13A1264375 from Botswana into Zimbabwe through an unauthorized point of entry. More
