The accused are facing a charge of murder, as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23. Accused 1 tendered a plea of guilty and it being a murder charge, a plea of not guilty was entered. Accused 2 tendered a plea of not guilty.
The state alleges that on 23rd December 2020 the deceased and one Alexander Sibanda left their homesteads at around 0800 hours and passed by Matshetshe Business Centre en route to a party. At the business centre they consumed some alcohol and the 2 accused were also present and... More
The accused person faces a charge of murder it being alleged that on the 8th of August 2020 at Golide Homestead Village 3, Springs Farm, Bulawayo he unlawfully caused the death of NokwandaDube by hitting her several timeswith a black piece of hosepipe all over her body. The accused denies the charge but tendered a lenient plea of culpable. The following exhibits were tendered into the court record and they were all duly marked. More
The accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on the 28th of August 2017 and at or near Village Germany in Mberengwa he unlawfully caused the death of Malambani Makando by hitting him with a stick all over the body several times. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge but tendered a limited plea to the charge of culpable homicide. The state counsel accepted the limited plea. The parties drew a statement of agreed facts which was tendered and marked exhibit 1. More
Accused faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on 21st of August 2017, at Kate Ndlovu’s homestead, Tsholotsho, accused struck the deceased Kate Ndlovu 3 times on the head with a knobkerrie and thereby killing her. The accused pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The state accepted the plea and a statement of agreed facts was tendered into the court record. More
The applicant with 2 others appeared before me for sentence after being referred to this court by a Gweru Provincial Magistrate. The applicant and another were convicted of 17 counts of :
“vandalise, cut, damage, destroy, or interfere with any apparatus for transmitting and distributing or supplying electricity” in contravention of section 60A (3) of the Electricity Act (Chapter 13:19) as read with section 22 (3) (b) of the Electricity Amendment Act published in Statutory Instrument number 12 of 2007. More
The two accused are soldiers in the Zimbabwe National Army. They hold different ranks.Both were arrested on the 15 October 2018 and charged with the murder of Tafadzwa Saidi (herein after “the deceased”) in contravention of section 47(1)(a) of the Criminal Law(Codification and Reform)Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
1. The accused person is charged with the crime of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on the 1st January 2022, and at a Sewage Stream near Roman Catholic Church, Pumula South, Bulawayo he drowned Constance Chitete(hereinafter referred to as the “deceased”) three times inside the Sewer Stream until she lost consciousness intending to kill her or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct may causeher death continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility of death. More
