The applicant is employed by the Air Force of Zimbabwe as a pilot and is based at Josiah Tungamirai Airbase at Gweru. He is aged 29 years. He is facing a charge of murder. He denies the allegation. The deceased, Lucy Duve was a legal practitioner during her lifetime. She was employed by a local Non- Governmental Organisation. She was aged 32 years at the time of her demise. The applicant has filed an application for bail pending his trial. The state is opposed to the granting of bail. The applicant first appeared at Gweru High Court Circuit on the... More
This is an urgent application. This application was lodged in this court on 21st January 2022. It was placed before me on the 24th January and I directed that it be served on the respondents together with a notice of set-down for the 27 January 2022. On the set down date Mr Robi counsel for the 1st respondent applied for a postponement of the matter. The application was not opposed and I postponed the matter to the 16th February 2022 for a hearing. The application is opposed by 1st respondent.The 2nd and 3rdrespondents neither filed opposing papers nor participated in... More
This is an appeal against a decision of a Magistrate sitting at Kwekwe. After hearing argument we dismissed the appeal with costs. Subsequently the appellant noted an appeal and the Registrar in the process of preparing the appeal record to the Supreme Court placed a note that seemed to be a request for reasons for judgment More
The appellant was convicted of indecent assault as defined in section 67 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9.23.
The facts of the matter are that the appellant indecently assaulted the complainant then a 14 year girl by fondling her breasts and touching her thighs. The complainant was a Form 1 pupil at the material time and the appellant was her English teacher. The appellant was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment of which 12 months imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions and the remaining 24 months was suspended on condition the appellant... More
This is an appeal against the refusal of bail by the court a quo.
The appellant appeared before the Magistrates Court facing one count of robbery as defined in s126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23 and one count of attempted murder. More
