The applicant is a 17 year old juvenile attending Form 3 at Hamilton High School, Bulawayo. He is facing a murder charge as defined in section 47 (1) (c) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23). Applicant denies the allegations of murder. The state is opposed to the granting of bail pending trial on the grounds that applicant is facing an offence specified under Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07), and therefore must discharge the onus on him to show that he is a good candidate for bail.... More
The appellant seeks to appeal against an administrative decision by the employer not to proceed with his hearing after his resignation. Such an appeal if any cannot be made to this honourable court in terms of the Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct (S.I.42/2022) only allows an appeal to lie to this honourable court against a decision of an appeals authority in determining a decision of a disciplinary committee. More
: In this automatic review matter the accused was charged and convicted of stock theft as defined in of s114 of the Criminal Law Reform and Codification Act, Chapter 9:23 after a contested trial. He was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment of which 2 years were suspended for 5 years on related conditions. One year imprisonment was suspended on condition of restitution of the sum of US$3859.00. He is serving an effective 11 year jail term. More
On 6 April 2023 I ruled that the application by the applicant was not urgent. On 24 April 2023 I received a request for written reasons for that decision. These are they.
Applicant stated that he is the owner of immovable property known as Stand Number 6216(A) Westbrook Park, Kadoma (the property). It is owned through cession title registered with the second respondents. Further that the applicant and his family have resided at the property for the past five years. More
The background to the matter is that the employee approached the Labour Court on a damages claim against the employer despite the fact that the parties had entered into an agreement where they had settled their labour dispute vis what the employer owed the employee. When the matter was set down for hearing the employer defaulted giving rise to a default judgement in favour of the employee. The employer applied for rescission of the default judgement but its application was saddled with irregularities which the employee raised as points in limine. More
The Applicant and the 1st Respondent are engaged in a mining dispute. The default judgment order was served on the Applicant on the 13 of June 2023. She contends that, that is the first day and time she first knew of the matter under HC157/23. As soon as she became aware of the Default Judgment order she mounted an application for the rescission of that judgment under case number HC 1299/23 in this court. More
This is an application in terms of Order 13, r 87 (2) (b) of the High Court Rules, 1971 (then applicable) where the applicants seek to be joined (as fourth and fifth respondents) to proceedings under HC 3727/20. The applicants aver that they have a direct and substantial interest in the issues involved in HC 3727/20. At this juncture, it is relevant to state that Zuva Petroleum Two (Pvt) Ltd brought an application for joinder to the same proceedings under HC 4323/20, which I granted in a judgment delivered as HH 55-23. More
