Court Judgements
A MARRIAGE MADE IN HELL! That certainly could be a perfect title for the tragic end to a tumultuous marriage which appeared doomed from the day the accused started showing signs of mental illness. On hindsight the tragedy could have been avoided. When lives are needlessly lost we all have a duty to remind the responsible public institutions of their duties. A stitch in time saves nine. A little education on mental health issues to the general public and relatives of those who live with people suffering from such conditions may be all it takes to prevent calamities. More
The accused is charged with the murder of Vengai Mabika. The incident took place on 1 March 2012 at house number 1577 Lusaka, Highfield in Harare where the accused resided. More
The accused person is a 50 year old grandmother who has been charged and convicted of three counts of unlawful entry, in contravening of s 131 (1) and (2) ( e) of the Criminal Law (Codification Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. She pleaded guilty to all counts and was sentenced to nine months imprisonment on each count. Of the total of 27 months imprisonment, 7 months’ imprisonment was suspended on condition of good behaviour. She is currently serving 20 months. More
The accused is appearing before this court charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on 17 March 2023 he unlawfully caused the death of Vusumuzi Ngwenya referred to as deceased by stabbing him once on the chest and once on the buttock with an okapi knife intending to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause the death of the deceased and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility. More
The accused is appearing before this court charged with the crime of murder as defined in s 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that 23 September 2023 he unlawfully caused the death of Happy Ncube referred to as the deceased by stabbing him with an okapi knife once on the chest intending to kill him or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that his conduct may cause the death of the deceased and continued to engage in that conduct despite the risk or possibility. More
This record of proceedings came before me on automatic review in terms of section 57 of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7.10]. More
The deceased was a towering figure. He terrorised the two accused persons after they accused him of selling fetid meat. He unfortunately came out of the fight he had started and thought he would easily win worse. Remember and Passmore Rangwani are brothers. They are alleged to have killed Jealousy Jiri on 27 February 2022. The allegations specifically state that on that date, each or both of the accused unlawfully and with intent to kill or realising that there was a real risk or possibility that their actions could result in death and regardless of that realisation of risk or... More
