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
These are interpleader proceedings in which the property attached by the judgment creditor to satisfy a debt owed by the judgment debtor was claimed by the claimant.
The background facts are these: The judgment creditor obtained judgment under HC HC 4154/21 wherein a provisional order declaring the judgment creditor the legitimate holder of a tribute agreement in respect of several mining claims was confirmed. Costs were awarded on attorney-client scale. It is these costs which the judgment creditor sought to recover when the property in issue was attached. The property comprises of a motor vehicle, a Chevrolet Trail Blazer whose... More
The state alleges that at around 2030 hours on 1st November 2016 the accused and the now deceased were drinking beer at Lifa Investments Bar at Mambowa Business Centre Shurugwi. They had a misunderstanding which nearly degenerated into a fight but they were restrained. The deceased subsequently left the bar and the accused borrowed a knife from one Lawrence Munyuki and also went outside. She then used that knife to stab the deceased once on the left side of the neck and once on the left rib cage before running back into the bar and throwing the knife back to... More
The accused is a member of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. In the early hours of the morning of 1st February 2018 around 0300 hours the accused arrived at house number 1604 New Magwegwe, Bulawayo. He was clad in full military combat gear and was armed with an AK 47 assault rifle with 20 rounds of ammunition. The occupants of the house were awoken by heavy knocks at the back door. The accused demanded that they open the door. He cocked his weapon. The deceased Ashley Phiri asked what the accused wanted at that hour of the morning. The door was... More
The accused was arraigned before this Court on 11 June 2020 on a charge of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal law [Codification and Reform] Act Chapter 9:23. It being alleged that on the 22nd May 2019, and at an unknown place, the accused person assaulted Sisasenkosi Sibanda with open hands, clenched fists, waist leather belt and an unknown instrument on the head and all over the body intending to kill Sisasenkosi Sibanda or realising that there is a risk or possibility that his conduct may cause the death of Sisasenkosi Sibanda, he continued to engage in... More
