The appellant was convicted of indecent assault as defined in s 67 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23], that he perpetrated on his sister-in-law. The facts upon which the conviction was based on can be summarized as follows:
Complainant was coming from a borehole where she had gone to fetch water. She met the appellant who asked her to wait for her. Considering such a request coming from a brother-in-law inappropriate, she ignored him and went on. He caught up with her, grabbed her by the hand and then fondled her breasts without her consent and... More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court sitting at Bulawayo handed down on 19 September 2011 in case number LC/MT/28/10. Leave to appeal and condonation of late noting of appeal as well as extension of time within which to note an appeal were granted by this Court on 26 February 2016. More
The plaintiff issued summons claiming firstly, payment by the first and second defendants jointly and severally, the one paying the other to be absolved, in the sum of USD 69 567.95 in respect of goods sold and delivered at the specific instance and request of POLYHANDY (PRIVATE) LIMITED, which is under provisional liquidation, and for which the first and second defendants bound themselves as sureties and co-principal debtors in respect of its debts. More
On the 6th of December 2017 a default order was granted against the applicant. In terms of the rules of the court the applicant if so advised, has 30 days within which to apply for the rescission of the default order. The applicant did not, and therefore seeks condonation for the late filing of the application for rescission. More
on 18th September 2018, I presided over an ex-parte urgent chamber application for stay of execution pending rescission of judgment at the conclusion of which I rendered an ex –tempore judgment dismissing the application. The applicant having appealed these are my written reasons for judgment. More
The applicants applied for the nullification of a will of their late father that they purported was a forged one. In the will, the deceased, John Munemo Matunga bequeathed his entire estate to the first, second and third respondents who are his grandchildren. The applicants alleged that the signature(s) on the will differed from that on a cession agreement that was signed by the deceased in 1982. More
The applicants filed an urgent application seeking a provisional order whose final and interim relief were couched as follows:
TERMS OF FINAL ORDER
That you show cause to this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms:
1. That the respondent’s decision to cancel 1st applicant’s premises licence and to disqualify the 2nd applicant from dealing with medicines of (sic) being a Director of any pharmaceutical business for a period of twenty four months of 12 July 2018 be and i.e. hereby set aside pending the hearing and determination of the 1st and 2nd... More
