The appellant was tried by a regional magistrate sitting at Kadoma Magistrates court on four counts of contravening s 379 of the Mines and Minerals Act [Chapter 21:05] for theft of gold ore. He was acquitted on the first count and convicted on counts two to four. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $9000 in default of payment 1 year imprisonment on each count. An additional 3 years imprisonment was wholly suspended on condition of good behaviour. More
This trial involves a dispute over who is the registered owner of 5th defendant school (sometimes simply referred to as the school). As crisply put in the issue referred to trial the issue is “Whether or not plaintiff is the registered owner of the school being 5th defendant”. More
This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the Labour Court (the court a quo) handed down on 26 January 2018. The appeal is against that part of thejudgmentwhichupheldthe arbitrator’s award granting the respondent’s members an11 percent wageincrease. More
On 15 May 2019 at Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company, Marange Manicaland accused shot Terence Masendeke with an FN Browning rifle on the chest and thigh which resulted in his death. He is charged with Murder as defined in s 47 (1)(a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23].
He pleaded not guilty to the charge. In his defence outline, Annexure B accused states as follows: he was employed as a security guard by the diamond Company and on that date he was a gunner. Deceased and his group were illegal panners. On that fateful day... More
Accused brutally, mercilessly and recklessly assaulted a 72 year old uncle, his own uncle whom he relied on. Accused’s conduct is socially, morally and culturally reprehensible. Accused has no focus in life and he, being young and powerful chose an old man to bully by bashing his head on a hard surface. Deceased’s body immediately reacted by getting swollen showing unbearable pain. The question the court poses is why did accused behave like this? Would ZWL 30 justify loss of life? The sentence I am going to pass would show that society abhors this transgression against morals and values where... More
TAKUVA J: This record was placed before me by the learned Scrutinising Regional Magistrate at Gokwe in terms of section 58(3)(b) of the Magistrates Court Act (Chapter 7:10). More
