On 7 September 2018 the appellant appeared at Nyanga Magistrates Court facing 1 count of the Road Traffic Act and second count of culpable homicide. Count 1: appellant had no driver’s licence as defined under s 6 (1) of the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11]. It was alleged that on 9 May 2018 and along Chamakowa road 100 m before the main tarred road, Rusape – Nyanga, appellant drove a daff AVM truck, registration number AAH 2186 while not being a holder of a driver’s licence issued in terms of the Act, in respect of such class of motor vehicle. More
The respondent instituted proceedings in the Magistrate Court for an order for the eviction of one Auxillia Muranga and all those claiming right or title through her from some residential premises situate in Masvingo, namely Stand No. 3415 Muchakata Close, Rujeko ‘A’, Masvingo (‘the property’), as well as holding over damages. The basis of the claim was that the respondent had purchased the said property in the wake of the winding up of the estate of the late Esau Tizirai Muranga and further that the property had since been registered in his name. A copy of the deed of transfer... More
Sometime in July 2021 Jeffm Auctions (Pvt) Ltd (first respondent) placed advertisements in the media informing interested parties about a pending public auction to be conducted on behalf of Forestry Commission (second respondent) on 24 July 2021. On offer were a Sanding Machine, Hot Press System and Glue Spreader. Applicant was attracted by the advert and proceeded to abide by the preliminary prerequisites of obtaining a bidder’s card and made payments. On the set date applicant attended the auction and emerged the highest bidder of all the threat lots. What is not clear on the record is why the prices... More
Applicant is the registered proprietor of the Nissan Caravan under seizure. It’s a 2004 model which he purchased for US$3500. Sometime in December 2020 he was hired by Andrew Kaspara to ferry 160 cases of alcoholic beverages of Mozambican origin into Zimbabwe. Applicant was informed by Andrew Kaspara that the goods had been cleared, so he did not know that they were hot. On 23 December, 2020 the loaded motor vehicle was intercepted by Mutare Central Police Station details at Border Streams, Vumba area along the Zimbabwe-Mozambique borderline and both applicant and Andrew Kaspara were arrested for smuggling. Andrew Kaspara... More
On 15 September 2020 the respondents municipal police went to Stand 5221 Mutare Township and destroyed applicant’s temporary structure on the pretext that applicant had no authority to construct any structures at the site. Applicant had no approved building plans to build and the structure was thus illegal. The land development at the stand was not sanctioned by the local authority. Respondents officials went on to destroy the structure and took the materials specified in the draft order as detailed in the prayer spelt out above. The applicant contends in its papers that such an action constitutes spoliation and then... More
