On 14 December 2012 the Labour Court delivered a judgment in respect to this matter. Condonation for the late noting of appeal and extension of time was granted by this Court on 20 September 2017. The appellant noted an appeal against the decision of the court a quo dismissing his appeal and seeks an order for his reinstatement into the employ of the respondent. More
The appellants lodged the present appeal against sentence imposed by the court a quo. The appellants were both convicted of two counts of assault as defined in s 189 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] and secondly convicted of indicating a witch or wizard as defined in s 99 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act[Chapter 9:23]. For assault the accused were each sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 3 months were suspended on usual conditions of good behaviour. More
Plaintiff in this matter claimed that she co-owned stand number 3861 Emganwini Township, Bulawayo with her former husband, Reuben Mpofu. She said the parties then divorced through an order of the court which ordered that the property be sold and the proceeds be shared equally. Allegedly, she thereafter offered to buy out the former husband to no avail. Plaintiff claimed further that she was shocked to learn from 1st defendant that he had bought the house when she had not given her consent. She says the sale was unlawful hence she refused to vacate the house. She also said that... More
On 29 March 2013, appellant and respondent concluded an agreement of cession relating to a certain piece of land situated in the District of Mutasa being Stand Number 729 Tsungure Medium density, Penhalonga measuring 506m2 for an amount of US$4 500-00. The appellant paid a deposit of $500-00 leaving a balance of $4 000-00 which was agreed to be paid off on or before 29 April 2013. The concrete stones on sight and river sand were included to form part of the purchase price. It is not in dispute that the appellant failed to meet the deadline date and the... More
This is an application for bail pending appeal which I heard on 13 November 2019 and dismissed in an ex tempore judgment primarily for lack of prospects of success. Applicant’s counsel has since requested for written reasons for my judgment and I provide them herein. More
Irked by the conviction and sentence imposed by the court a quo the appellant approached this court on appeal. The appellant was convicted of indecent assault as defined in s 67 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment of which 6 months imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on conditions the appellant does not within that period commit any offence involving sexual abuse for which he is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. It is contented by the state that sometime in August 2018 at... More
The 21 year old appellant appeared before a Magistrates’ Court, at Kwekwe on the 13th February 2017 facing two counts of assault and threats of violence in contravention of section 89 (1) and section 186 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23), respectively. He was convicted and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 2 months was suspended for 4 years on condition of future good conduct. Aggrieved by the sentence, the appellant has noted an appeal to this court. The state concedes that the sentence imposed against the appellant in the court a quo is... More
