The 3 applicants appeared in a joint trial before the Provincial Magistrate’s court at Harare Magistrates Court where they were jointly charged with contravening s 5 (3) (a) of the Public Health (Covid-19 Prevention and Containment Regulations SI 77 of 2020 ie. Pasturing and Convening a Public Gathering. They all pleaded guilty to the charge and were duly found guilty and sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment 5 months of which was suspended for 3 years on condition that they do not contravene the said Regulations. The applicants were dissatisfied with the sentence which they regarded for reasons addressed in the... More
MUZOFA J: The facts of this case are largely common cause. The applicants are beneficiaries of the land reform programme. They were issued with an offer letter on 22 June 2017 by the 1st respondent over a farm known as subdivision consolidation of RE of Sigaro Farm and Gwebi Wood of Sigaro Farm in the District of Mazowe in Mashonaland Province measuring 1 804 hectares ‘the farm’. In due course they were served with a notice of intention to withdraw the offer letter. Despite objections raised, the 1st respondent withdrew the offer letter. The applicants were issued with another offer... More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrates Court in terms of which the appellant was convicted of rape as defined in s 65 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23], and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment of which 3 years imprisonment was suspended. The appeal is against both conviction and sentence. The respondent opposes the appeal. More
The applicant is charged with the offence of murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. The allegations on which he was placed on remand by the magistrate were that, on 12 December, 2018, the applicant entered the deceased’s room at 3705 Glen Norah A where they both resided. The deceased was asleep naked. The accused was armed with two knives and a pair of scissors. The applicant stabbed the deceased several times upon his body until the now deceased passed on. Thereafter the applicant cut off the deceased’s testicles using a... More
This is an appeal against bail refusal following the appellant’s placement on remand on a charge of fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23] “the Code” More
The applicant seeks a prohibitory interdict against the respondent, more specifically that the respondent is prohibited from interfering with the applicant’s business, barring him from masquerading as a member of the applicant, confirmation of the respondent’s expulsion from the applicant and costs of suit on a higher scale. More
The appellants in this matter are former employees of the respondent. Respondent sued the appellants for eviction in the Magistrates’ Court and the court found in respondent’s favour. Dissatisfied with that appellants approached this court. The appeal was dealt with and dismissed ex tempore. They have now requested for written reasons and here are they. More
