KABASA J: The appellants appeared before the court a quoon initial remand on 16th January 2021. They are jointly charged with two counts, viz assault and robbery as defined in sections 89 (1) (a) and 120 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act, Chapter9:23.
The allegations are that the two appellants went to the first complainant, one SiambaleMuzamba’s homestead on 26 July 2019 armed with logs, axes and knives. Felix Dube who was with the appellants but is on the run, held the complainant before striking him with a fist on the forehead. He proceeded to produce... More
This application for a spoliation order has been brought on an urgent basis. The facts are that the Applicant MELODY MIDZI is a surviving daughter of the late AMOS MIDZI. AMOS MIDZI during his life time had been offered a land holding under the Land Reform and Resettlement Program (Model A2 PHASE II) by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement at Subdivision 1 of Earling Farm, Beatrice in Mashonaland East Province on the 30th December 2002 for agricultural purposes measuring approximately 347.80 hectares in extent. After AMOS MIDZI’s demise the farm remained in the possession and occupation of... More
MAKONESE J: This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the magistrate sitting at Bulawayo on the 19thDecember 2019.
The notice of appeal is couched in the following terms:
“Please take notice that the above named appellant hereby notes an appeal against the whole judgment of the Magistrates’ Court including the order for costs handed down by her worship A. Mbeure on 19th December 2019 in case number CC 442/2019. More
The appellants are facing a charge of bribery in contravention of s 170 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23], in that on 12 May 2021, second appellant, called the investigating officer in a case of fraud or alternatively, defeating/obstructing the course of justice in CRB 3996/21 involving first appellant requesting a meeting over the case. More
MAKONESE J: The applicant appeared before a Regional Magistrate at Bulawayo on the 4th of November 2020 facing a charge of rape as defined in section 65 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act (Chapter 9:23). Applicant was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment of which 5 years imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on the usual condition of future good conduct. More
The instant urgent chamber application is one for an interim prohibitory interdict against respondents to bar and /or stop them from disposing and/or selling two truck horses and two tanker trailers belonging to applicant which respondents have forfeited. More
On 11 September 2018, the first respondent, a local authority established in terms of the Urban Councils Act, entered into a consent order with the second to thirty-second respondents (“the respondents”) who are its employees. The consent order appears at p 114 of the record. It was issued under HC 6908/13. It allocated to the respondents stand numbers 3515to 3553 excluding stand numbers 3536 and 3552 of Valley Lane Plan TPX 1290, Crowborough, Harare. More
