Court Judgements
High Court of Bulawayo Judgements
1st applicant who holds herself out as the Acting President of the political formation known as the Movement forDemocratic Change (T) , hereinafter referred to as MDC-T, brought this application under a Certificate of Urgency. This is an application for an interdict. More
The applicant was arraigned before a magistrate sitting at Gweru on the 14th June 2018 facing a charge of contravening section 114 (2) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23), stock theft. The allegations being that on 8 October 2017 he stole two cows belonging to the complainant, one Nokuthaba Ndlovu. The applicant pleaded guilty to the offence and was duly convicted and sentenced to 9 years imprisonment after the court made a finding that there were no special circumstances warranting the imposition of a sentence less than the mandatory sentence as prescribed by law. The applicant... More
This is an urgent application. At the commencement of the hearing I informed the legal practitioners for the parties that I would first hear argument on the preliminary points raised by the 2nd respondent. After hearing argument on the preliminary points I reserved judgment. This is the judgment on the preliminary points raised by the 2nd respondent. More
This is the 3rd bail application the applicant has filed. He was unsuccessful in the first two and has decided to try his luck one more time. The application is made on the basis that there has been “a change in the circumstances” since the dismissal of the last application. More
Plaintiff instituted proceedings by way of a summons against the defendant claiming an order for a decree of divorce and other ancillary relief. Defendant opposed the plaintiff’s claims. The following facts are common cause between the parties;(a) that the marriage has irretrievably broken down.
(b) that defendant shall have custody of the minor children of the marriage.
(c) that plaintiff pays maintenance in terms of the Maintenance Court order under case number M 433/16.
(d) that the parties shall share their household property; and
(e) that each party will get half of the ten (10) goats. More
