The trial in this matter commenced 6 June 2018. After the closure of the state case ion 14 March 2019, the nine (9) accused applied for their discharge in terms of section 198 (3) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]. On 13 May 2019, the ruling, which dismissed the application was handed down in their presence. More
The respondent filed a court application for rescission of default judgment in terms of Rule 29 of the High Court Rules 2021. The applicant proceeded to file its notice of opposition on the 30 of June 2022. On 19 July 2022, respondent filed its answering affidavit which was served on the applicant on the 20th of July 2022. One month has since lapsed and the respondent has not applied for the set down of the matter or taken any further procedural step within 1 (one) month from 20th of July 2022. Resultantly, the respondent has failed to prosecute its application... More
The applicant and others are presently on trial in the High Court on allegations of theft of gold. The applicant faces a charge of defeating or obstruction the course of justice in contravention of section 184 (1) (e) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. This charge arises from investigations into the theft of 28kgs of gold from Plumtree Police station Armoury on 15 August 2018. More
This is an application for bail pending trial. At the hearing of the application the state conceded to 1st, 5th, 8th, 9th and 10th applicants being granted bail. They were accordingly granted bail. However, for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th applicants the state opposed bail arguing that they are a flight risk. More
This is an application for bail pending appeal. The applicant was arraigned before the Regional Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Beitbridge, on a charge of robbery in contravention section 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations against him are briefly as follows: in that on the 19 July 2020, applicant used violence or threats of immediate violence and forcibly took cash amounting to ZAR 14 000.00; a Huwei Y9 blue in colour IMEI number 860673040578786; a Sonny Xperia black in colour IMEI numbers 352562100128050 / 357751107509595, being the property of Kurureni Mukwena. Applicant pleaded not... More
