1. This is an application for bail pending appeal. Applicant and his co-accused were convicted after a full trial by the Regional Magistrate sitting at Bulawayo on the 21st January 2022, on one count of contravening section 45(1) (b) as read with section 128(b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14], as amended in section 11 of the General Law Amendment 5/2011(possession of specially protected animal trophy – pangolin carcas). They were sentenced to the minimum mandatory imprisonment of nine years. Aggrieved by both conviction and sentence, applicant noted an appeal to this court. The appeal is pending under... More
This is an application to re-open the administration of a finalized deceased estate. The estate has been administered and finalized in terms of the provisions of the Administration of Estates Act [Chapter 6:01]. More
The appellant appeared before a Provincial Magistrate sitting at Lupane Magistrates Court facing a charge of Contravening Section 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23, namely culpable homicide, to which he pleaded not guilty. He was however convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $600 or in default of payment 6 months imprisonment. He also had his driver’s licence endorsed.
Dissatisfied with the conviction the appellant appealed and took issue with the court a quo’s decision on the following grounds:-
1. The court a quo grossly misdirected itself on the facts that no court faced... More
These two matters were consolidated following an application made by defendant in HC 1141/09 and plaintiff in HC 2256/19. For ease of reference I will refer to the plaintiff in HC 1141/09 as “the Trust” and defendant in HC 1141/09 who is plaintiff in HC 2256/19 as “Mercy.” More
This is a matrimonial matter wherein the plaintiff issued summons seeking a decree for divorce and ancillary relief. Plaintiff and defendant were married in terms of the Marriage Act Chapter 5:11 on the 14th of October 2005 and the marriage still subsists. The basis for the relief sought is that parties stopped living together as husband and wife since 2008 and that they have since lost all love and affection for each other.
There are 2 minor children born of the marriage namely Mzwakhe Nimrod Lwandile Moyo a male born on 15 April 2006 and Mzwandile Thorburn Moyo also a... More
