The applicant and 1st respondent have had a long standing mining dispute concerning mining claims, Midway 21 and Clifton 15. The dispute was referred to the Provincial Mining Director of Masvingo who gave a determination in favour of the applicant.
The area in which the mining claim is situated falls under Mberengwa. Following the Masvingo Provincial Mining Director’s determination, the 1st respondent took the matter to the Gweru Provincial Mining Director who also gave a determination in favour of the applicant. Dissatisfied with the determination, the 1st respondent appealed to the Minister of Mines and Mining Development and was successful.... More
This is an application in terms of Order 49 rule 449 of the High Court rules, 1971 to correct a judgment of this court handed down on the 1st June 2017. The basis of the application is that the judgment of this court under cover of No. HB131/17 was made on the basis of a mistake that was common to all the parties; that the correction sought herein will not change the substance of the judgment but only the citation of the third respondent so that it properly reads Minister of Mines and Mining Development N.O. and that no party... More
This is an urgent application. This application was filed in this court on the 19th January 2022. It was then placed before me and I directed that it be served on the respondents together with a notice of set down for the 27 January 2022. More
2. This is an appeal against the decision Magistrates’ Court sitting in Bulawayo given on the 7 April 2022. Appellant is charged with the crime of contravening section 125 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on the 16 March 2022, and at Shonga Lodge, Bulawayo, he was found in possession of a white Toyota Prado registration number JS35DZGP (vehicle) in circumstances which gave rise to a reasonable suspicion that it was stolen. It is contended that a physical examination of the vehicle showed that the chassis and engine numbers were tampered with. More
The applicant is a 17 year old juvenile attending Form 3 at Hamilton High School, Bulawayo. He is facing a murder charge as defined in section 47 (1) (c) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23). Applicant denies the allegations of murder. The state is opposed to the granting of bail pending trial on the grounds that applicant is facing an offence specified under Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07), and therefore must discharge the onus on him to show that he is a good candidate for bail.... More
