THE STATE versus SIBIKWAPHI NGWENYA

Bulawayo High Court · HB 63/19 · 02 2019

The accused is a female adult. She was 29 at the time of the commission of the offence. She faces a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Code, [Chapter 9:23]. The statement of agreed…

ALPHA ABIOT MOYO V ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED

Supreme Court · SC28/2021 · 02 2019

This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare handed down on 26 March 2018. At the end of the hearing in this matter, we dismissed the appeal with costs and indicated that the…

RAY MUZENDA and RANGANAI MUPAKATI and DAVID CHIMBWANDA vs CHISEKO SIMANGO and NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMITTEES (NASDAC) and AFRICAN BANKING CORPORATION OF ZIMBABWE LIMITED

Masvingo High Court · HMA 05-19 · 02 2019

I reluctantly acceded to the request to provide written reasons for the order I had granted in this matter on 1 August 2018 after hearing arguments from Counsel. The reason for these was two fold. Firstly, I had given detailed…

THE STATE versus TAPIWA TAVAZIVA CHINYAMA

High Court of Bulawayo · HB 56/19 · 01 2019

The accused is charged with murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23], it being alleged that on 8 January 2018 and at village 3, Beconkop Farm, Shurugwi he unlawfully caused…

THE STATE versus STANFORD DUBE

High Court of Bulawayo · HB 15/19 · 01 2019

The accused person is facing a charge of murder. It being alleged that on the 31st of March 2013 and at Getrude Moyo’s homestead the accused stabbed the now deceased Lubelihle Moyo with a kitchen knife once, on the chest,…

DUBE KURAUONE PETER Versus ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER MUZEZE N.O. And SUPERINTENDENT MASHAMBA N.O. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT MARUTA N.O. And THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF POLICE And CO-MINISTERS OF HOME AFFAIRS

High Court of Bulawayo · HB 10/19 · 01 2019

When this court application was filed it was erroneously filed as “case number HCA 43/09” meaning that it was an appeal case in the Appellate Division of the High Court. That was an error. The correct position was that the…

MILTON CHIGIYA Versus THE STATE

High Court of Bulawayo · HB 09/19 · 01 2019

The appellant appeared before a magistrate sitting at Kwekwe facing one count of contravening section 15 (1) (c) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23), cultivating dagga. He was arrested for cultivating 10 plants of dagga which…

GAMBOGE INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD Versus THE OCCUPIER SHOP 4 – SIKHANYISO SHIRI

High Court of Bulawayo · HB 06/19 · 01 2019

This is an application for summary judgment in terms of o10 r64 of the High Court Rules 1971. Applicant issued summons under case number HC 1533/16 for the recovery of arrear rentals, eviction of the respondent and all those claiming…

THE STATE versus COSTA MAPHOSA

High Court of Bulawayo · HB 12/19 · 01 2019

The accused person faces a charge of murder, it being alleged that on 29 July 2016 he assaulted the deceased Mqondisi Newton Mpofu resulting in his death. The following exhibits were tendered into the court record and they were duly…

THE STATE versus DONALD PADORO

High Court of Bulawayo · HB 58/19 · 01 2019

The accused person in this case is a juvenile aged 16. He was 15 at the time of the fateful incident. He faces a charge of murder as defined in section 47 (1) of the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Act,…

THE STATE versus LAMECK ZHOU

High Court of Bulawayo · HB 57/19 · 01 2019

The accused is facing a charge of murder in contravention of section 47 (1) of the Criminal Code.The accused has pleaded guilty to the lessor charge of culpable homicide, which the state has accepted. The common cause facts as laid…

THE STATE versus COVERED TAGUMA and SHEPHERD TAGUMA

High Court of Mutare · HMT 4-19 · 01 2019

The accused persons have been arraigned in this court on a charge of murder. On reflection before commencement of trial, the State reduced the charge to culpable homicide. The State and defence came up with a charge of culpable homicide…

BONGANI SIBANDA and TAKUDZWA CHAKWESHA and NASHWELL CHUMA and LUCKMORE MACHIPISA and PRINCE MABULAWA and BLESSED NYIRONGO and FARLEY MPHANSI and LAZARUS MATARIRO and TITUS CHIVHUNA and GLADYS CHABUKA and FADZAI MUPEDZISI and BRENDA MADZIRE Versus THE STATE

High Court of Bulawayo · HB 11/19 · 01 2019

On the 14th January 2019 the country was rocked by demonstrations in most of the major cities in Zimbabwe. The demonstrations were characterized by looting of shops, destruction of property and widespread acts of hooliganism at a scale never seen…

SERGEANT KHAUYEZA v (1) THE TRIAL OFFICER (2) THE COMMISSIONER - GENERAL OF POLICE

Supreme Court · SC 23-19 · 01 2019

This is an appeal against the judgement of the High Court in Case No. HC 5569/17 in which the High Court dismissed an urgent chamber application seeking the stay of the appellant’s detention, which was ordered by the Commissioner -General…

THE STATE versus LAMECK MANYANGA

High Court of Mutare · hmt 10-19 · 01 2019

Precious human life was unnecessarily lost in a horrific manner, in a domestic violence related crime of passion. The accused pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder as defined in s 47 1 (a) or (b) of the Criminal…

THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNITED MUTARE APPLICANT RESIDENTS AND RATEPAYERS TRUST (UMRRT) versus CITY OF MUTARE 1ST RESPONDENT and THE MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, 2ND RESPONDENT PUBLIC WORKS & NATIONAL HOUSING

High Court of Mutare · HMT 3-19 · 01 2019

From 10 to 19 December 2015 the 2nd respondent embarked on an institutional special investigative audit report at the 1st respondent’s institution following complaints that 1st respondent’s, the City Council employees were being owed salary arrears of eighteen months. Obviously…

RUBEN ZIMONDI APPLICANT versus THE SECRETARY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 1ST RESPONDENT and GENERAL COMMISSIONER OF THE PRISONS 2ND RESPONDENT AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICE and THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND 3RD RESPONDENT PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF 4TH RESPONDENT ZIMBABWE

High Court of Mutare · HMT 2-19 · 01 2019

SHINGAYI SITHOLE versus THE STATE

Bulawayo High Court · HB 8/19 · 01 2019

The applicant in this matter faces a charge of contravening section 82 (1) of Statutory Instrument 362 of 1990 as read with section 128 (1) (b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14] as amended in section 11 of…

NGONI MAZANGO and GARY ROBERT BROWN versus MICHAEL STRYDOM and GREGORY STRYDOM and SHERIFF OF THE HIGH COURT

High Court of Bulawayo · HB 07/19 · 01 2019

It is trite that urgent chamber applications should be shown, both on the certificate of urgency and on the applicants’ founding affidavit to be urgent more particularly in that; a) There is primarily no dispute of facts in the matter…

MANDAS MARIKANDA v (1) TICHARWA KAGU (2) SHELTERSOL FINANCE (PRIVATE) LIMTTED (3) SHELTERSOL HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED (4) CHAIRMAN OF THE RETRENCHMENT BOARD (5) MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE

Supreme Court · SC 90-20 · 01 2019

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Labour Court dated 14 July 2017 which dismissed an application for review mounted by the appellant. After reading the documents and hearing counsel, we dismissed the appeal with costs and indicated…