Applications such as the one before me are quite rare. The applicant is the Prosecutor General. He is aggrieved by the decision of this Court, per CHIKOWERO J in case no. B 2202/20 made on 11 December, 2020 wherein the respondent herein, Musa Taj Abdul was admitted to bail by the learned Judge. More
In 2013, Zimbabwe and Zambia successfully co-hosted the 20th United Nations World Tourism Organisation (“UNWTO”) Conference. The event ran for the period 25th to 30th August, 2013. More
This is an application for a civil forfeiture order brought in terms of s 79 as read with s 80 of the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act [Chapter 9:24] (“the MLPCA”).
The applicant’s contention is that respondent’s five motor vehicles are tainted property and should be forfeited to the state. More
This is an application for an order for civil forfeiture of property brought in terms of s 79 as read with s 80 of the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act [Chapter 9:24] (“the MLPCA”).
The property in question includes ten motor vehicles, four immovable properties and shareholding in two companies. The property allegedly belongs to the first, second and third respondents. More
DUBE-BANDA J: This is an application for bail pending trial. Applicant is charged with the counts, count one: robbery as defined in section 126 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on the 7thMarch 2021, at around 2020 hours, applicant in the company of four others who are still at large, proceeded to the complainant’s residence armed with pistols. Thereat disarmed a security guard and assaulted him. Threatened with pistols the people at the residence, assaulted one with a pistol butt on the back of the head. Assaulted some with a baton stick.... More
The Biblical saying which reads “Render to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God” aptly captures the circumstances of the parties to this application. The applicant, a legal entity which is into the manufacturing and distribution of performance mining chemicals, mining plant and equipment in the African mining market is owed an accumulated Value Added Tax (“VAT”) refund of ZWL 502 289.23 by the respondent which is the tax collector for Government. It, in turn, owes the respondent a total VAT liability of USD 49157.62. The accumulated tax refund and the tax liability are respectively... More
It is not usual that the judge writes a full judgment in an application for default judgment. The usual procedure for recording a default is to simply grant default judgment and make note of reasons for default. In casu, the default judgment was granted on account of the non-appearance of counsel and their clients. When a court considers it necessary to express its displeasure with the parties and counsel’s conduct of proceedings, a judgment is advised because the court speaks through its judgment. More
