In this matter the applicant seeks the following interim relief:
“Pending the confirmation or discharge of the order it shall operate as a temporary order having the effect of interdicting the respondents from holding public gatherings or meetings in Bulawayo, or anywhere in Zimbabwe, to consider or debate Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 2”. More
This is a chamber application for condonation of the late noting of appeal and extension of time within which to appeal purportedly in terms of r 38(1) of the Supreme Court Rules 2018.
The brief facts giving rise to this application maybe stated as follows:-
On 22 September 2016, the first respondent made a decision allowing the second respondent to effect developments on Stand 18962 Boundary Road, Eastlea Harare, whose location the applicant contends is a wetland. The decision was made under s 130(3) of the Environment Management Act [Chapter 20:27]. More
This is an application for bail pending appeal. On 15th July 2020 the applicant was convicted by the Regional Court sitting at Beitbridge on a charge of rape as defined in section 65 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). The applicant was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment of which 3 years was suspended for 5 years on condition of future good behaviour.
Aggrieved by the conviction and sentence, the applicant noted an appeal against both conviction and sentence. In this application for bail pending appeal the applicant contends that his appeal carries bright prospects of... More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment by the Provincial Magistrate sitting at Mutare on 23 March 2020 where he granted an absolution from the instance in favour of the respondents where the appellant was seeking an order for eviction against them.
The appellant outlined his grounds of appeal covering three pages which need no repetition. Serve to mention that the grounds of appeal are all repetitive, argumentative and vague. As a result the respondents justifiably raised three points in limine as follows: More
The applicant’s property, No. 46 Manningdale, Lot 2 of Lot KN Willsgrove, also known as No. 46 Essexvale, Bulawayo Township was sold in execution of a debt. More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, sitting as a court of appeal, delivered on 30 November 2016, which dismissed the appellant’s appeal against both conviction and sentence in its entirety. More
One of the crucial elements of the new constitutional dispension ushered in by the 2013 Constitution is to make a decisive break from turning a blind eye to constitutional obligations. To achieve this goal, the drafters of the Zimbabwean Constitution Amendment (No.20) Act, 2013 (“the Constitution”) adopted the rule of law and supremacy of the Constitution as some of the core founding values and principles of our constitutional democracy. For this reason, public office bearers ignore their constitutional obligations at their own peril. Left unchecked those clothed with state authority or public power may quite often find the temptation to... More
