This is an application for bail pending trial. The applicant faces one count of possession of a specially protected trophy in contravention of s45 of Parks and Wildlife Act (Chapter 20:14) as read with s 128(b) of the Act and s 11 of the General Law Amendment Laws No. 5/2011, that is, possession of 26 pangolin scales. The applicant denies the allegations. The state opposes the application for bail on the grounds that there are compelling reasons for applicant’s continued detention. More
1. This is an application for bail pending trial. The applicants are being charged with two counts of robbery as defined in section 126 (1) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23] (Criminal Code), and one count of unlawful entry into premises as defined in section 131 of the Criminal Code, and one count of theft as defined in section 113(1) (a) of the Criminal Code. More
MOYO J: This is an application to amend pleadings. The founding affidavit refers to the notice of intention to amend as the one that gives the nature of the amendments sought. The founding affidavit goes further to state that the court has a wide discretion to grant an amendment to pleadings where such amendment is notmala fide and will not lead to an incurable prejudice to the other party. Applicant further states that the amendment will allow a proper ventilation of the issues between the papers. The applicant further states that the delay in seeking the amendment is not great. More
The introduction of the Land Reform Program in Zimbabwe was monumental in the history of Zimbabwe. It brought about everlasting changes with far reaching effects. On the one hand, jubilation and satisfaction to those who had long advocated for it, on the other, a sense of ‘injustice’ and fear of what was to come to those who held of humongous pieces of land. A neutral look into the Land Reform program shows that such a move may have been necessitated by the need to repair injustices of the past, and a need to balance the economic and social standing of... More
