This matter was placed before me as an Urgent Chamber Application. I soon directed that the Applicant serve the Respondents and the matter be set down for arguments. That was done. More
This is an appeal against the refusal of bail pending appeal by the magistrate in the court a quo, made in terms of s 121(1)(6) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07). The appeal is opposed by the state on the grounds that the appellant had failed to show that the court a quo committed an irregularity or that it exercised its discretion unreasonably. More
It is improper, inappropriate and wrong for litigants to malign and attack judicial officers without just cause. The right to file process asserting one’s rights does not entitle any person to use abusive language directed at judicial officers and parties to any dispute. An attack on the court and its officials is an assault on the integrity and independence of the judicial system.
The applicant’s legal battles span over a period in excess of ten years. All the judges that have handled applicant’s cases have incurred his wrath and have been accused of one thing or the other. More
The appellant appeared before a Provincial Magistrate at Plumtree on the 7th of August 2020, facing allegations of smuggling in contravention of section 182 (2) of the Customs and Excise Act (Chapter 23:02). The appellant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment with 1 year suspended for 5 years on condition of good behaviour. More
The background to the matter as given by the applicants’ representative stems from an agreement the applicants had with the 1st respondent wherein funds were to be pooled together for a co-operative venture. The co-operative was to purchase land for the benefit of all the applicants. More
