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In this application filed as an urgent chamber application the first applicant is director of the second applicant. The application was vouched for as urgent by a certificate of urgency prepared by Ngoni Ruzengwiwe a partner in the firm of legal practitioners representing the applicants. More

The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming the sum of US$90 700-00 for damages for bodily injuries, suffered by the plaintiff while taking part in a bridging life skills and coaching programme offered and administered by the defendant. The injuries were sustained on 10 February 2014 at Lower Ncema Dam, Bulawayo. The plaintiff further claimed interest on the above sum calculated at the prescribed rate plus costs of suit. The defendant entered appearance to defence on 20 February 2017 and subsequently filed a special plea in terms of which it pleaded as follows: More

On 6 May 2011, the applicant and a co-accused, Simbi, were convicted by the Magistrates Court, Harare, of eight counts of contravening s 137 (1) (a) (i) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. Both More

The appellant was convicted of unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances as defined in section 131 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The appellant was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment of which 1 year imprisonment was suspended on condition of restitution to the complainant. More

This is an urgent chamber application by the applicant for a provisional order seeking a stay of a criminal trial pending finalisation of an application for review filed on the 24th October 2017. More

The appellant was tried and convicted of the offence of contravening s 52 (2) of the Road Traffic Act, [Chapter 13:11] upon his conviction the appellant was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 and had his driver’s licence endorsed More

The applicant, who faces three charges in the magistrate court one being for extortion as defined in s 134 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23] the second being for possession of dangerous drugs as defined in s 157 of the same Code and the third being for possession of prescription preparatory Drugs as defined in s 30 (1) of the Medicine and Allied Substances Control Act, [Chapter15:03] was denied bail pending tria More