The applicants filed separate court applications which we consolidated at the request of the applicants because it was convenient to do so.
The applicants were jointly charged with Joshua Chifamba in a trial pending before the 1st respondent. They appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court sitting at Harare Magistrates Court. The three were jointly charged with the crime of criminal abuse of duty as public officers as defined in s 174 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. More
The counsels for the applicants in Case HC 4304/18 by letter dated 29 June 2018 requested that the two matters be consolidated and be heard at the same time. The request was not opposed and it was granted. More
The above matters were placed before me on automatic review in terms of s 57 (1) and (4) of the Magistrates’ Court Act, [Chapter 7:10]. I have decided to consolidate the reviews because the cases were heard before the same regional magistrate. More
The two matters came before me by way of automatic review. Since they were dealt with by the same magistrate and have a common flaw it is convenient to deal with the issue in one judgment. More
The two applications were filed separately. The first one was filed on 12 October 2023 under case number HCH 6684/23. The second application was filed on 16 October 2023. They are both urgent court applications for a declaratur and consequential relief in terms of s 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]. At a case management meeting held on 17 October 2023 all the parties to both applications consented to the consolidation of the two applications for them to be argued as one. That agreement stemmed from the realization and acceptance that
the cause of action was the same... More