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This is an application for bail pending appeal. The applicants were convicted by the Magistrates Court at Chivhu of four counts of Stock Theft as defined in s 114 (2) (a) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. More

Plaintiff claimed $47 700.00 together with interest at the prescribed rate from 7 April 2015 to date of payment plus costs of suit on a higher scale from the defendant from an alleged unlawful use of its trading name and goodwill. Plaintiff also alleged that defendant fraudulently used its certificate of registration. More

This is an application for bail pending appeal. The applicant was convicted by the Regional Magistrate at Harare of the offence of rape as defined in s 65 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:33]. The allegations against the applicant which he denied were briefly that the applicant and the complainant (aged 17 years old) were neighbours residing at Zimbabwe National Army 2 Brigade Flats in Cranborne. The applicant during the night of 27 February, 2017 knocked on the door to the complainant’s residence but on seeing him, she shut the door. More

After hearing argument in this matter we upheld the appeal and gave an ex tempore judgment. We have been asked to give our reasons. Here they are. The appellant appeared at Harare, regional magistrate’s court facing 10 counts to which he pleaded not guilty. More

J: This is an application for a spoliation order. Applicant in her founding affidavit submitted that she is the widow to the late Misheck Sinyoro More

After a protracted trial the two appellants were convicted of theft as defined in s 113 (1) (a) and (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The appellants were each sentenced to 30 months imprisonment of which 6 months were suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behaviour. A further 12 months were suspended on condition the appellants restitute complainant leaving each of the appellants with an effective prison term of 12 months. More

The applicant approached the court seeking for a declaratory order to be declared a spouse of the late Linus ChirimbaShambare for purposes of Administration of Estates Act [Chapter6:01]. More