The applicant was charged with the offence of theft. The facts of the case read like a movie. The allegations on which the applicant was placed on remand by the magistrate at Harare on 25 January 2021 were as follows. The narrative starts with one Shadreck Njowa. He is said to have been part of the gang of armed robbers that waylaid a ZB Bank cash in transit vehicle along Harare Chinhoyi road on 6 January 2021 at the 60 kilometre peg. The cash in transit vehicle was carrying a crew of bank representatives and security guards in addition to... More
MABHIKWA J: The applicantand 6others attended interviews in a recruitment process conducted from September 2017 to May 2018. This was for the post of Assistant Director of Health Services (Environmental Health). Both the applicant and the 2nd respondent were already employed by the 1st respondent at the time in different capacities. At the end of the whole process, the 2nd respondent was appointed or elevated to the post of substantive Assistant Director of Health Services with effect from May 2018. More
KABASA J: This is an application for bail pending trial. The applicant is facing a charge of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. It is alleged the applicant with 3 others were hired by one MlamuleliNcube to kill the deceased and NomalangaSibanda as they were an unwelcome competition in a gold buying enterprise. They were paid US$250. On 16th January 2021 at around 1600 hours the applicant and his 3 accomplices followed the deceased and NomalangaSibanda who were on their way fromNcema river and caught up with them at Mzingwane... More
DUBE-BANDA J: Before me is an urgent chamber application. This application was launched in this court on 7 July 2021. It was placed before me on the 12 July 2021, and I directed that it be served on the respondents together with a notice of set down for 14 July 2021. The application is opposed by the 1strespondent. The 3rdrespondent is cited in its official capacity because the implementation of the order sought by the applicant, if granted may require its services. At the commencement of the hearing, applicant withdrew the case and tendered costs in respect of the 2nd... More
KABASA J: On 24th July 2020 an application was argued before me where the 1st respondent was the applicant in an application seeking condonation for late filing of an application for review. The decision that was sought to be reviewed upon the granting of the application was the 3rd respondent’s. I dismissed that application in a judgment which was handed down on 20 August 2020 More
This is an application for bail pending trial. The Respondent opposed the application on the basis that the applicant if admitted to bail is likely to abscond. Also his accomplice has not yet been accounted for.
The applicant is facing allegations of Robbery as defined in s 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The brief factors are that the applicant is alleged to have teamed up with an accomplice who is still at large. They approached the complainant and the accomplice stabbed the complainant once in the stomach while the applicant was also wielding a... More
The background to his application is that the applicant was convicted by the Magistrate sitting at Harare on a charge of negligent driving as defined in s 52(2) of the Road Traffic Act, [Chapter 13:11]. On 9 March 2018, the applicant was sentenced to pay a fine of $400.00 in default of payment 4 months imprisonment. The applicant was not satisfied with his conviction and sentence. He noted an appeal against both conviction and sentence to this court as he was entitled to. The applicant’s appeal was dismissed in its entirety by judgment of the appeal court delivered on 19... More
