Unsubstantiated rumour mongering had terrible fatal consequences in this case. The accused is alleged to have spread rumours to the effect that the deceased and two others Ranganai Sola and Simon Gideon had stolen a beast from one Revai Sylvester Mushayandebvu. More
The accused person is a 17 year old juvenile first offender. He is an orphan doing Form 3 at Majaha Secondary School. He was residing with his senile grandmother. He pleaded not guilty to raping a 14 year old complainant who is his friend’s niece. He initially went to the kitchen hut where the complainant and her siblings were to put up for the night and when asked what he wanted he bolted out without saying anything. He later returned after the complainant and her siblings had fallen asleep, opened the door, entered, throttled the complainant and raped her. More
The accused pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder in aggravatory circumstances 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 the accused person killed two elderly people who were husband and wife by striking each one of them with an axe on the head. After fatally striking the couple the accused ransacked the couple’s bedroom and stole US233 and about $30ZWL. The accused denied having unlawfully and intentionally caused the death of the deceased persons. He also denied having any realisation that there... More
The accused is the Minister of Energy and Power Development. In the main count he is alleged to have directed one of his subordinates Griefshaw Revanewako to purchase 5 million litres of diesel without going to tender in contravention of s 30 of the Procurement Act [Cap 22: 14] as read with sections 5 (4) (a) (ii) and 35 of the procurement regulations [S.I. 171 of 2002].
Mr. Justin Mupamhanga the Ministry’s permanent secretary gave evidence on behalf of the state. Under cross-examination he was subjected to the following questions by Mrs. Mtetwa counsel for the defense. More
The accused was arraigned before this court on a charge of murder as defined in s 47 (1) of the criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The state alleges that on 28 October 2018, and at Munhuhaashati Village, Chief Mutema, Chipinge, the accused person unlawfully caused the death of Phillip Ndlovu by striking him twice on the back intending to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his continued conduct might cause the death and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility thereby causing injuries from which the... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 21st of December 2004, and at village Mhlahlo Chief Gwesela, Zhombe, the accused, unlawfully caused the death of Tinos Mhlahlo by striking him on the head with a stone.
The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder, but instead offered a limited plea to the charge of culpable homicide. The state counsel accepted that limited plea and the parties drew and tendered a statement of agreed facts, it was marked Exhibit 1. More
This is a family tragedy of epic proportions. A father who died at the hands of his two eldest sons who on their part are likely to spend the rest of their more productive ages in prison. More
The accused was charged with murder in that on 21 October 2018 and at Kanyimo Village Chief Katerere, Ruwangwe, Nyanga, the accused in the company of Albert Tambara and Kudzanai Tambara who are late and on the run respectively, unlawfully caused the death of Godfrey Kanyoka by striking him with sticks all over the body intending to cause his death or realising that there was real risk or possibility that their conduct might cause the death and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility resulting in injuries from which Godfrey Kanyoka died. The accused pleaded not... More
The accused was charged with and convicted on a charge of coercing or inducing young persons to have sexual intercourse in contravention of s 84(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment of which 6 months imprisonment was suspended on the usual conditions of good behaviour. The remaining 18 months were suspended on condition the accused performed community service More
On 31 August 2012 the murder of two-year-old Tatenda Nyamurenje (the deceased) sent shockwaves within the community of Katsamudanga village in Mutoko. Not least that the child had been murdered, but that he had been murdered by his own father Farai Nyamurenje (the accused). The facts of the matter are common cause and they are that on the fateful night when the family had retired to bed, the accused returned home from a beer drink. He went to the kitchen hut where the deceased and his mother Estere Matinyanya Nyamurenje were asleep. He demanded to take his son but Estere... More
This is a matter involving a fight amongst small scale illegal gold panners over gold ore. Always common in these fights is the use of sharp knives with fatal consequences. What has emerged from this saga is that the accused and his friend Tauya Chitembetembe arrived at a gold hammermill at Glassgow Compound, Kadoma, on the 3rd of March 2022 to toast their gold ore. Upon arrival they found the deceased already processing his own gold ore in the company of several others. This area is housed within some building and divided by a thatched hedge. One side is where... More
Fenious Petros Macquia a 25 year old vendor at Boss K’s bar in Domboramwari Epworth (“herein after the accused”), faces a charge of murder in contravention of s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9.23] (hereinafter the Code). The allegations against him are that he unlawfully and intentionally caused the death of Edward Bhauleni ( “herein after the deceased”) by stabbing him on the chest and striking him on the head with a brick, or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that death may occur, persisted with his conduct despite the risk or... More
The 3 accused persons were convicted on charges of rape and sentenced by the same Magistrate on different dates.
It is however convenient to deal with all the 3 cases in one review judgment as they have a lot in common. More
The accused appeared before the court charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is the State’s contention that on 12 Aril 1997 and at Chabvukwa Village the accused unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising there was a real risk or possibility that death might result struck Kustera Muyambo with a stick and log all over the body thereby inflicting injuries from which the said Kustera Muyambo died. More
