This is an application for bail pending appeal. The five applicants were charged and found guilty of two counts of robbery as defined in s 126 of the Criminal law Codification and Reform Act [Cap 9:23.] On the first count, they received four years imprisonment of which one year was suspended on condition accused 1, 3, 4 & 5 restitute the first complainant in the sum of US $2 250.00 through the clerk of court by 4pm on 30 November 2013. More
1. This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence. The appellant was convicted on a charge of rape as defined in s 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. Three years were suspended on appropriate conditions. More
This judgment deals with issues arising out of an application for review LCH946/24 and appeal LCH945/24. These matters were filed with the Labour Court by the applicant employee following his dismissal from employment by the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) where he was employed. For expediency both the review and the appeal were heard on the same day. The decision to entertain both matters at the same time arose from the realisation that a decision on the review would render the decision of the appeal moot. More
This judgment deals with issues arising out of an application for review LCH946/24 and appeal LCH945/24. These matters were filed with the Labour Court by the applicant employee following his dismissal from employment by the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) where he was employed. For expediency both the review and the appeal were heard on the same day. The decision to entertain both matters at the same time arose from the realisation that a decision on the review would render the decision of the appeal moot.
Facts giving rise to the 2 matters are that theemployeeAdmire who was in the employment... More
This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court which was filed by the applicant on 13 June 2025.
The applicant was convicted by Rusape Regional Court on 20 April 2023 for Rape and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment, 2 years imprisonment of which was suspended on conditions of future good behaviour. Having realized that he had not timeously filed a notice of appeal to this court, applicant under case No. HC Con 13/23 applied for condonation for late noting of appeal. Having gone through the record of proceedings I was of the view that the prospects... More
The two applicants seek bail pending trial. They face numerous counts of attempted murder, robbery, assault, theft and malicious damage to property. In respect of some counts they are jointly charged while in others they appear individually. More
[1] Admire Makuvadze (first appellant), Delight Choga (second appellant) and one Joseph Phiri (Joseph) were arrested and subsequently charged with robbery as defined in section 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the CODE). They appeared before the court of a Regional Magistrate at Gwanda. The allegations were that on 12 February 2012, at New Eclipse Mine, Shangani, the two appellants and their accomplices used violence against the complainant and took 100 kilograms of gold carbons belonging to the complainant. They were both convicted after a contested trial. Each of them was sentenced to 10 years... More
On 12 June 2014 at Harare, arbitrator R Matsikidze issued an arbitration award. He dismissed appellants’ claims against respondent. Appellants then appealed to this court against the award. Respondent opposed the appeal. More
This is an urgent application for an interim interdict. The applicants’ draft provisional order is couched in the following wording
“TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause to this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms:
1. It be and is hereby declared that the intended withdrawal of Stand 805, Sumben Housing Project, Mt Pleasant, Harare measuring 3384 square metres from the applicants is unlawful and of no force and effect.
2. The respondents’ pay costs of the application jointly and severally the one paying the other to be absolved on... More
This is an application for condonation of late filing of application for review. A dispute arose between the Applicants and the Respondent which was referred for conciliation. The parties could not agree and the matter was referred to arbitration. Applicants were employed on fixed term contracts which were not renewed when they expired. Applicants alleged that they were on contracts without limit of time and the termination of whose contracts on notice was irregular. The arbitrator ruled in favour of the Respondent, dismissing the claim for lack of merit. The award was rendered on 18 September 2013. More
This is a review application against a magistrate’s decision refusing to release seized money (US$56,000 and US$22,000) to the applicants respectively after criminal proceedings against them were halted. The applicants were charged with theft, allegedly stealing cash belonging to a company and their trial commenced. Several witnesses testified, but the State failed to locate a key witness. Consequently, on the applicants’ motion, the magistrate refused further remand and removed the applicants from remand effectively ending the proceedings. The applicants then applied under section 58 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07] (“CP&EA”) for return of the seized money.... More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court dismissing, with costs on a legal practitioner and client scale, an application for condonation of the failure to apply for the rescission of a default judgment granted in Case No. HC 2424/17 within the time stipulated by the High Court Rules 1971. The appellant had simultaneously filed an application for the rescission of the default judgment. However, this part of the application was abandoned following strenuous opposition by the respondents and with the concurrence of the court a quo. More
The appellant was charged and convicted of the following acts of misconduct under S.I.15 of 2006 of the National Employment Code of Conduct which reads;
“5.1. S4 (a) any act of conduct or omission inconsistent with the fulfilment of the express or implied conditions of his or her contract.
5.2. (f) gross incompetency or inefficiency in the performance of his or her work.
A penalty of dismissal was imposed thereafter. His appeal to the Appeals Officer was dismissed hence the present appeal. More
The applicant who appeared in person sought the following relief: -
“IT IS ORDERED THAT
1. The application be and is hereby granted
2. The 1st Respondent shall within 10 days of this order instruct the 2nd respondent to finalise and advertise the supplementary account as provided for under the law
3. The 1st respondent shall instruct the 2nd respondent to commence the necessary court proceedings to recover all the estate’s unaccounted assets or proceeds from the unauthorised disposal of such assets, within 14 days of this order
4. 1st and 2nd respondent to pay costs jointly each paying the... More
: This is an application wherein an order is sought compelling the respondent to institute review proceedings against the decision of a magistrate to discharge one Irene Moyo at the close of the state case. The latter was on trial on stock theft charges. More
