The appellants appeared before a magistrate at Plumtree Magistrates’ Court facing a charge of public violence as defined in section 36 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. They pleaded not guilty but were convicted and sentenced to a fine of $500 or in default of payment 90 days imprisonment for the first appellant and $200 or in default of payment 40 days imprisonment for the second appellant. This appeal is against conviction only. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court handed down on 8 April 2016 under case number LC/H/994/15, in terms of which the determination of an independent disciplinary authority against the respondent was upheld by the court a quo. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court dated 25 September 2017. The facts giving rise to the appeal are by and large common cause. More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court upholding the special plea by the respondents that the High Court did not have jurisdiction to determine issues of employment and labour law. At the centre of the dispute between the parties, both in the court a quo and before this Court, is the question whether the High Court, which now enjoys original jurisdiction over all civil and criminal matters throughout Zimbabwe pursuant to s 171 of the 2013 Constitution, has jurisdiction to determine all matters including issues of labour and employment. More
This is an application to set aside a sale in execution conducted by the Sheriff in terms of Order 40 Rule 359 (8).
Before I proceed to deal with the substance of the application I have to deal with the entire background and the application for my recusal by applicant.
I initially set this matter down on 11 June 2020 at 10:00 hours. It is crucial to mention that parties were given a long set down date of about 3 weeks in total. To be precise, this application was served on the applicants’ legal practitioners on 18 May 2020, advising... More
The two accused are charged with Murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] where it is alleged by the State that on 4 November 2018 and at Magamba Turn-off, Rusape, the two accused in the company of one Lucky, who is still at large, all and each or one or the other of them, unlawfully caused the death of Emmanuel Ngwarati by assaulting him with booted feet and fists and stabbing him with a knife all over the body intending to kill Emmanuel Ngwarati or realising that... More
The two accused are facing Murder as defined in s 47 (1) (a) (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The State alleges that on 25 December 2007 and at Mharadzano Night Club, Marenga, Buhera, the two accused together with Moses Mpofu and Motion Chenzira, all and each or one or more of them unlawfully caused the death of Samuel Chinyama by striking him on the head with a half brick, stabbing him on the chest and assaulting him with fists and booted feet all over his body thereby causing him injuries from which the said... More
