The accused was facing
(i) a charge of Rape as defined in s 65 C (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and
(ii) A charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (a) (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
The accused was charged with rape. He pleaded not guilty. He was not represented. He was convicted and sentenced to 13 years imprisonment with 2 years suspended for 5 years on the usual condition of good behaviour. We think the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction. More
The accused person, who was 28 years old, was arraigned before a Chivhu provincial magistrate on 13 August, 2010 facing four counts of unlawful entry into premises in contravention of s 131 (1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]. He pleaded guilty to all the charges and was sentenced to nine years imprisonment, 3 years of which were suspended for five years on the usual condition of future good conduct, all counts having been taken as one for sentence. More
The accused is being charged for murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged by the State that on 3 July 2019 and at Mutsai Village, Chief Makoni, Rusape, the accused unlawfully caused the death of Violet Chisango by striking her on the right side of the neck with an axe with intent to kill or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct might cause death and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility thereby causing... More
The two accused persons are jointly charged with murder. They are alleged to have killed the 28 year old Given Dandajena , a secondary school teacher at a local school, on 31 July 2010 at Sekanevamwe bottle store, Kapondoro business centre in Mutoko by kicking him with booted feet several times on the head and all over his body. They denied the charge. More
The accused faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on 4 January 2017 at Mavhuka Village, Buhera he unlawfully and with intent to kill, or realising the real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause death, struck Rejoice Bulelwa with a stone on the head twice thereby inflicting injuries from which Rejoice Bulelwa died. More
The accused’s counsel raised a preliminary point in his closing submissions that the accused, in this criminal trial, did not receive a fair trial because counsel had requested a postponement when the trial started on the 19th of October 2017. The correspondence on file indeed confirms he had received the file ahead of time and had written to the Registrar on the 25th of September confirming appointment as pro deo counsel. He had also requested that the accused be availed to take instructions from him so as to prepare his defence outline. The accused had not been availed. More
This record of proceedings was placed before me by the Registrar for review at the instance of the Chief Magistrate.
The circumstances giving rise to the request for review are as follows. The accused was charged with and convicted of theft of trust property as defined in s 113 (2)(d) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] on 27 February 2019. He was sentenced as follows:
“$200/3 months imprisonment. In addition, 2 months’ imprisonment wholly suspended on condition accused restitutes the complainant in the sum of $600 through the Clerk of Court Harare on or before 31... More
On the 24th of October 2020 and at Kenz Bar, Kenzamba the accused in the company of two other accomplices assaulted the deceased one Richard Makazhu with booted feet and clenched fists resulting in the death of the deceased. The two accomplices have since absconded, the accused is before us charged with murder in contravention of s47 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). More
The accused, a 51 year old female villager of Chikara Village, Chief Nyamukoho, Mudzi was arraigned before the magistrate at Mutoko Court on 17 November, 2015. The accused was charged for contravening s 156 (1) (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23] which creates the offence of unlawful dealing in dangerous “Drugs”. It was alleged against her that she unlawfully cultivated 9 plants of dagga with an average height of 2 metres for the purpose of dealing in the said dagga. More
The three accused men are serving members of the Zimbabwe National Army. They face charges of murder. They all deny that they were in any way involved in the killing of one Blessward Shenje on 27 August 2015 in Rusape. More
This case is concerned with the proper wording of the sentence of “the passing of sentence”. The two accused persons jointly committed two counts of unlawful entry for which they were properly convicted on their pleas of guilty. They were correctly sentenced on 29 November 2010 to two disparate sentences on account of their different ages. The second accused, a juvenile aged 17 who was attending school, was found to have acted under the bad influence of his 30 year old uncle; the first accused. More
The accused (31) was charged with and convicted of rape as defined in s 65 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23] for raping his sister-in-law, the wife to his young brother on 13 April 2018 in her bedroom at village one Nyamugomba, Chinhoyi during the night. More
On 30th January, 2021 the accused who was the driver of a motor vehicle (described in both the charge and the State outline as a “Freight Liner Columbia truck”)approached a roadblock manned by several members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)at a place called the Craft Centre in the town of Masvingo. It was his patently unorthodox driving conduct coupled with hisimpertinence and flagrant disobedienceto the lawful instructions givento him by the police that triggered the dramatic series of events which culminated in him being arrested and hurled before the magistrates’ court on three... More
This is an application for summary judgment.
On 6 October 2009, the plaintiff issued summons against the defendants claiming the sum of US$4 568-85 in respect of certain goods allegedly sold and delivered at first defendant’s special instance. In its declaration, the plaintiff alleged that during the period 22 April to 20 May 2009, the plaintiff supplied stationery to the first defendant valued at $9 932-85. On 20 May 2009, the second defendant bound himself as co- principal debtor and surety for the debt due by the first defendant, which at the date of the suretyship, stood at $8 700-00.... More
