On 8th April 2015 at Harare, Arbitrator Y Malama issued an arbitration award. She ordered the respondent to pay the appellant an amount of US$3 663-00 “as underpayments for April 2012 to April 2013.” The appellant then appealed to this court against the award. The respondent opposed the appeal. More
The appellant appeared before a Magistrate sitting at Tredgold, Bulawayo facing a charge of contravening section 113 (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). He pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $80, in default of payment 18 days imprisonment. Appellant was not legally represented at the trial. He now appeals both against conviction and sentence. More
1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Electoral Court sitting in Bulawayo dated 29 August 2019. The court granted a declaratory order sought by the first and second respondents (‘the respondents’)that the appellant’s election was in contravention of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] and as a result set aside the appellant’s election as councilorfor Ward 3 in Bulawayo More
On 20 February 2014, the plaintiff issued summons against the defendants for malicious prosecution. He claimed $14 000 for loss of earnings $25 000 for legal costs and $100 000 for contumelia. The defendants were duly served with the application and after default in filing the relevant pleadings. The matter was accordingly set down on the unopposed roll. The matter was heard and the claim was dismissed. The plaintiff noted an appeal, the decision was set aside and the relevant part of the Supreme Court order reads More
On17 May 2022 , the applicant was convicted by the magistrate sitting at Chinhoyi on nine counts of robbery as defined in 126 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act), [Chapter 9:23].The applicant was convicted together with his co accused who is not before the court. All counts were treated as one for purposes of sentence. He was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment with 3 years suspended on condition of good behaviour. More
1. This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence. The appellants were convicted of extortion as defined in s 134 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. Each was sentenced to 26 months imprisonment of which 12 months were suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behaviour. A further 4 months imprisonment was suspended on the condition that each appellant paid restitution. More
This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence where the appellant was convicted of Robbery as defined in S 126 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23] where he was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment of which 6 months imprisonment was suspended on the usual conditions of future good behaviour. More
This is an urgent chamber application for an interdict restraining the first respondent from encroaching onto the applicant’s immovable properties described as Stands 19774 and 19775 Town Centre, Seke South, Chitungwiza. The application is opposed by both the first and second respondents. The second respondent only filed its opposing papers after I had asked that it places the correct facts on record given that the evidence tendered by both the applicant and first respondent suggested that the dispute had arisen as a result of the conduct of the second defendant in relation to those two parties. More
On the 4th of June 2015, the applicant was convicted of murder with actual intent by this court siting at Masvingo. The presiding judge, BERE J, found that the murder was committed in extenuating circumstances arising from intoxication and provocation thereby sentencing the applicant to imprisonment for 25 years. More
The applicant is 22 years old and faces 3 counts of robbery in contravention of s 126 of the Criminal Law Code [Cap 9:23], it being alleged that on 22 September 2013, 15 October 2013 and 18 October 2013 himself and 3 others robbed the complainants of their motor vehicles using the same modus operandi. They allegedly hired the complainants to transport them to destinations before robbing them on the way. More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award.
The appellant alleges that he was employed at the respondent’s home stead for a period of about five years but he was not paid. He is suing for his arrear salaries in the sum of $4 700-00. More
This is the 3rd bail application the applicant has filed. He was unsuccessful in the first two and has decided to try his luck one more time. The application is made on the basis that there has been “a change in the circumstances” since the dismissal of the last application. More
The appellant was charged and convicted of fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment of which 4 months imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on condition accused does not during that period commit any offence involving dishonesty of which he is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. Of the remaining 16 months imprisonment, 8 months imprisonment was suspended on condition of restitution. More
: The applicant in this matter applied for dismissal of respondent’s application filed in case No HC2146/12 for want of prosecution in terms of order 32 r 236(3)(b) of the High Court Rules 1971. More
