The two accused were initially jointly charged with one Ronnet Mthungameli Bhebhe who absconded. The State decided to proceed against the two accused and applied for a separation of trials.
The two accused were charged with the murder of Tinashe Chinorwadza. The state alleged that they stabbed the deceased with a machete, an okapi knife and a columbian knife all over the body. More
That the Magistrates’ Court is a creature of statute is a lesson that has been so repeated that every person engaged with the criminal law in one way or another in Zimbabwe knows it by heart. Yet that supposition appears illusory because some judicial officers presiding over such courts seem heedless of that reality. More
The accused faces a murder charge under section 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code). It is alleged that on 27 January 2025, at Cottco Panning Site in Bindura, he fatally stabbed Panashe Chidodo once in the chest and once in the thigh resulting in his death More
The position that no criminal offence is committed when two children aged above 12 years of age and less than 18 years of age engage in consensual sexual intercourse is no longer part of our law. The relevant penal provision being s 70 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] has been the subject of several amendments in the past few years. Apart from the original legislative intent of protecting minor children from sexual predators who are adults, there is now an additional thrust by the legislature in protecti More
This review matter came by way of referral from the Regional Magistrate, who after scrutinizing the proceedings of the trial court was of the view that the sentence imposed on the accused person in respect of the charge of indecent assault was too lenient considering the circumstances surrounding the commission of the offence.
The accused person was facing two charges being More
The accused was initially arraigned before the court jointly charged with one Takeson Nyazama. The State as the dominus litis decided to withdraw charges before plea against Takeson and proceeded against the accused only. The accused was charged with murder as defined in s 47(1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Code). More
1.On 27 June 2025 the offenders were convicted following a full trial on a charge of fraud as defined in s 136(a) and (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (“the Criminal Law Code”).
2.Luke Kalavina, who was the first accused, was found not guilty and acquitted. He was accused number one at the trial.
3.The second and third offenders were employed by the Hurungwe Rural District Council (“Council”), at the material time, as Engineer and Assistant Engineer respectively.
4.The fifth offender is a private company duly incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe with... More
