MAVANGIRA JA:
[1] The appellant faces one count of robbery as defined in s 126 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He and accomplices allegedly conspired to rob a ZB bank cash in transit truck that was transporting cash amounting to US$2 775 000to the bank’s branches in Chinhoyi, Kadoma, Gweru, Bulawayo, Gwanda and Zvishavane. More
On 5 March Applicant’s application for bail came before me and after an exchange with the applicant’s counsel I dismissed the application. It is not always necessary that the bail court provides detailed reasons for the decision in an opposed application especially in those cases where the court has through an exchange with counsel made clear its reasons for the decision reached. In casu the applicant has requested reasons for the dismissal of his application for bail – these are they. More
This was an appeal against the whole of the judgment of the Administrative Court of Zimbabwe handed down on 7 September 2020 as case number ACC87/19, judgment number AC 9/20. The appeal was heard on 20 October 2021. The court proceeded to give an ex tempore judgment. It dismissed the appeal with costs on a legal practitioner and client scale. Written reasons have been requested by the appellant. These are they. More
This is a court application seeking an order in the following terms;
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The judgment debt, costs and interest obtained by the 1st respondent to the amount of ZAR252 356.38 in case No. 420B/18 has been paid in full and final by the applicant’s deposit of ZWL23 000-00.
2. The applicant’s property attached for execution of judgment debt by the 2nd respondent be released immediately.
3. 1st and 2nd respondent pay applicant’s costs on a higher scale the one paying and the other to be absolved.” More
This is an application for review of a decision by an arbitrator. The decision follows a referral of the matter by this court on three terms of reference as follows;
“(a) Whether or not Fidelity Life Assurance Company had jurisdiction to discipline the Respondent.
(b) Whether or not Respondent was unfairly dismissed.
(c) The appropriate remedy”.
The dismissal referred to is by the second respondent. The first respondent’s
penalty was a final written warning. More
The appellant was arraigned before the Regional Magistrate Rusape facing allegations of rape as defined in s 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act[Chapter 9:23], in that on 22 October 2019 and at House number 399 Tsanzaguru Rusape, the accused unlawfully had sexual intercourse with Tanatswa Tandi a female juvenile aged 16 without her consent or knowing that she had not consented to it or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that she might not have consented to it. Having pleaded not guilty the matter proceeded to a fully fledged trial. The appellant was found... More
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this is a matter which I indicated to the parties that I would determine on the papers without hearing oral submissions. The directions that I gave for the filing of papers including heads of argument were duly complied with. I am indebted to the applicant and the first respondent’s counsel for that. The second respondent which is the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe N.O (RBZ) did not respond to the application. More
