The appellant appeared before a magistrate sitting at Kwekwe facing one count of contravening section 15 (1) (c) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23), cultivating dagga. He was arrested for cultivating 10 plants of dagga which were 30 cm long. Appellant was convicted on his own plea of guilty and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 6 months were suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of future good conduct. The appellant had an effective term of 6 months imprisonment. More
The application was filed in terms of section 4 of the Administrative Justice Act (Chapter 10:28). The 1st respondent is an administrative authority with powers exercised in terms of the Mines and Minerals Act (Chapter 21:05.).The order sought by the applicant is in the following terms:
“It is ordered that
1. 1st respondent’s letter dated 25 April 2019 and its directions therein, be and is hereby revoked, for failure to comply with proper Administrative Justice.
2. There be no order as to costs.”
It will be noted that the application did not seek any substantive relief against the respondents, save... More
This is an application brought in terms of Rule 67 (1) of the High Court Rules, 2021 for an order that respondent contributes towards applicant’s legal costs. The applicant contends that she has no financial means to pay for her legal costs in a pending divorce under case number HC 1037/20. The application is opposed. Respondent argues that applicant has adequate income to fund her legal expenses, and in any event the amount being claimed by applicant is exaggerated. Respondent contends that the application is an abuse of court process and borne out of malice and vindictiveness. More
The applicant and respondent were married until 19 May 2022 when their marriage was dissolved in a divorce order granted by TAKUVA J.
That order provided the following, inter alia, in paragraph 3 thereof:
“House No. 1449 Mahatshula North Bulawayo be and is hereby awarded to the plaintiff and defendant on a ratio of 6:4 with the plaintiff being awarded 60% and the defendant 40% of the property. The plaintiff is awarded the option to buy defendant out of his 40% share in the property within 60 days of the granting of this order. The plaintiff shall pay the defendant... More
This is an application for bail pending trial. Applicant is being charged with two counts of robbery as defined in section 126 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. In count one it being alleged that on the 7 January 2022, applicant in the company of unknown accomplices who are still at large proceeded to complainant’s home armed with machete and knobkerries. They broke the front door to gain entry into the house. While inside they manhandled the complainant and force marched him into his son’s bedroom where they ordered him to lie down at the same... More
