The plaintiff, an incorporation engaged in the business of selling electrical accessories, computers and wholesale cellular airtime at No. 83 Kaguvi Street, Harare, sued the defendant, a business woman operating a shop with her Nigerian husband at No. 2 Park Street Harare for US$15 000-00 in terms of an acknowledgement of debt signed on 14 January 2011. More
This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. On the 27 September 2013 I dismissed the appeal by the Applicant who had been challenging the Arbitrator’s finding that an employer could not extend the probation period beyond 3 months pursuant to section 12 (5) of the Labour Act. More
On 5 April 2012 respondents, under an exparte application in case number HC 3694/12, were granted an Anton Pillar provisional order by this court. The terms of the interim relief were: More
The accused was properly convicted, on his own plea, of assault as defined in s 89(1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23], and another of pledge-taking as defined in s122(1) of the same Act. In sentencing the accused the magistrate treated the two counts as one for sentence and sentenced him to six months imprisonment with two suspended for five years “on condition the offender is not within that period, convicted of any offence involving violence or theft for which he will be sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine.” The learned scrutinising... More
The accused person who I will refer to as the convicted person was charged for the contravention of s 4 (1), as read with 3 (1) (a) of the Domestic Violence Act [Cap 5:16]. The facts on which he was charged are that he assaulted Velonica Mushambadoro several times on the face, with clenched fists. More
The accused was charged and convicted under the Domestic Violence Act, [Cap 5:16] for a serious assault upon her husband with an axe. She had pleaded not guilty but notwithstanding her plea, she had been found guilty. And sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which half was suspended for five years on appropriate conditions. The learned scrutinising Regional Magistrate before who the record of proceedings was placed noticed that after the accused had given her evidence and had been cross-examined, there is no indication as to whether or not the court asked her whether she intended to call any witnesses... More
