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Rwatizha And 162 Others v Luna Estates (Pvt) Ltd And Another (HH 261-21, HC 4717/19) [2021] ZWHHC 261 (26 May 2021);

HH 261-21

HC 4717/19

SABINAH RWATIZHA

and

TITUS VENGESAI

and

BRIGHTON MAZITI

and

TENDAI MUNEDZI

and

JACOB MANYEMHESA

and

ASIMA CHEISA

and

LOVELY CHAGONDA

and

TATENDA CHAGONDA

and

EUPHIA MASOKA

and

GEORGE SILAS MAGAMBA

and

LONAH BANDA

and

NIGEL MUNYARADZI DANIEL JERE

and

CECILIA TINASHE SAMBO

and

ALLEN MAPURANGA

and

LETICIA MUTEDE

and

ENIMY MUTEDE

and

Gaibe & Anor v Castanheira & Anor (SC 58-20, Civil Appeal No. SC 556/18) [2020] ZWSC 58 (27 March 2020);

A REPORTABLE  (89)

 

 

(1)     YUSUF     ABDULLAH     GAIBIE     (2)     MILLY        MIRIAM     GAIBIE     N.O

v

(1)     ALEXANDER     PAULO     CASTANHEIRA     (2)    RACHEL SALU     CASTANHEIRA

 

 

 

SUPREME COURT OF ZIMBABWE

GARWE JA, BHUNU JA & MAKONI JA

BULAWAYO: 24 MARCH & 27 MARCH 2020

 

 

G. Nyoni, for the appellants

Marere v Mukwazi (HH 462-19, HH 11767/18) [2019] ZWHHC 462 (25 June 2019);

FRED MARERE

versus

T. MUKWAZI

 

 

HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE

ZHOU J

HARARE, 25 June 2019

 

 

Opposed Application

 

 

H. Mukonoweshuro, for the applicant

Miss T.L Tshaka, for the respondent

 

 

Bonnyview Estate (Pvt) Ltd. v Zimbabwe Platinum Mine (Pvt) Ltd. & Another (CCZ 6/19, Const. Application No. CCZ 54/18) [2019] ZWCC 06 (27 February 2019);

Judgment No. CCZ 6/19

Const. Application No. CCZ 54/18

 

REPORTABLE (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BONNYVIEW     ESTATE     (PRIVATE)     LIMITED

v

(1)   ZIMBABWE   PLATINUM   MINE   (PRIVATE)   LIMITED

(2)  MINISTRY   OF   LANDS   AND   RURAL   RESETTLEMENT

 

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ZIMBABWE

Muhala & 50 Others v Mukorera (CCZ 2/19, CCZ 118/13) [2019] ZWCC 02 (18 February 2019);

 

Judgment No.CCZ 2/19

Case No. CCZ 118/13

 

REPORTABLE    (1)

ERIZA     MUHALA     AND     50     OTHERS
v
PATRICK     T.     MUKORERA

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ZIMBABWE
CHIDYAUSIKU CJ, MALABA DCJ, ZIYAMBI JCC,
GWAUNZA JCC, GARWE JCC, GOWORA JCC,
HLATSHWAYO JCC, PATEL JCC & GUVAVA JCC
HARARE, JUNE 4, 2014 & FEBRUARY 18, 2019
 
T. Maanda, for the applicants
P. Takaidza, for the respondent

Naval Phase Farming (Private) Limited & 2 Others v Minister of Lands and Rural Settlement & 2 Others (SC 50/18, Civil Appeal No. SC 577/14 Ref SC 541/16) [2018] ZWSC 50 (27 July 2018);

REPORTABLE        (38)

 

 

 

 

  1. NAVAL PHASEFARMING(PRIVATE) LIMITED(2) BEACH FARMS(PRIVATE) LIMITED(3)TAWANDA NYAMBIRAI
  2.  
  1.  

 

 

SUPREME COURT OF ZIMBABWE

HLATSHWAYO JA, BHUNU JA& UCHENA JA

HARARE:     NOVEMBER 24, 2016 & JULY 27, 2018

 

 

 

T. Mafukidze, with him H. N.Nkomo, for the appellants

Bonnyview Estates (Private) Limited v Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Private) Limited & Another (SC 58/18, Civil Appeal No. 411/17) [2018] ZWSC 58 (26 September 2018);

DISTRIBUTABLE        (52)                                                                                    

 

 

BONNYVIEW  ESTATES  (PRIVATE)  LIMITED

v

(1)    ZIMBABWE  PLATINUM  MINES  (PRIVATE)  LIMITED   (2)    THE MINISTRY OF  LANDS  AND  RURAL  RESETTLEMENT

 

 

 

SUPREME COURT OF ZIMBABWE

MAKARAU JA,

HARARE, JULY 19, 2018 & SEPTEMBER 26, 2018.

 

 

Chombo v Chombo (SC 41/18, Civil Appeal No. SC 326/14) [2018] ZWSC 41 (06 July 2018);

 REPORTABLE       (33)

 

MARIAN     CHOMBO

v

IGNATIOUS     CHOMBO

 

 

SUPREME    COURT   OF    ZIMBABWE

MALABA CJ, HLATSHWAYO JA & UCHENA JA

HARARE, OCTOBER 12, 2017 & JULY 06, 2018

 

 

Ms B. Mtetwa, for the appellant

T. Mpofu, for the respondents

 

J. C. Conolly & Sons (Pvt) Limited v Ndhlukula & Another (SC 22/18, Civil Appeal No. SC 291/16) [2018] ZWSC 22 (15 March 2018);

REPORTABLE        (17)

 

 

 

J.C. CONOLLY     AND    SONS    (PRIVATE)    LIMITED

v

  1. R.C. NDHLUKULA (2) THE MINISTER OFLANDSANDRURALRESETTLEMENT

 

 

 

SUPREME COURT OF ZIMBABWE

GARWE JA, HLATSHWAYO JA & GUVAVA JA

BULAWAYO, JULY 31, 2017 & MARCH 15, 2018

 

 

 

J. Tshuma, for the appellant

S v Tinodya & 3 Others (HH 215-18, CA 668/16 Ref CRB 3503-7/16) [2018] ZWHHC 215 (25 April 2018);

TAVENGERWEI TINODYA

and

AGNES MUCHINA

and

BESTI MUNGONO

and

FUNGAI WENGE

versus

THE STATE

 

 

HIGH COURT OF ZIMBABWE

HUNGWE & WAMAMBO JJ

HARARE, 29 March 2018 & 25 April 2018

 

 

Criminal appeal

 

 

D Mudadirwa, for the appellant

Mrs S Fero, for the respondent

 

The court considered a criminal appeal, where the applicants had been charged for contravening s7(1)(a) or (b) of the Communal Land Act, by occupying or using communal land without lawful authority. The applicants pleaded guilty and were convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $5000 or 30 days in prison. The appellants appealed the conviction on the ground that the court committed an irregularity by failing to proceed in terms of the correct procedure. 

They contended that by entering a guilty plea, the court had a duty to safeguard the fair trial rights of the accused by adopting a procedure which was most likely to suggest a defence where there was one.

The court considered whether the appellant’s conviction was lawful. It observed that with unrepresented accused persons, there was the ever-present likelihood that out of ignorance of the law, a person would admit to charges of a complex nature out of a desire to draw sympathy of the police or the courts and the onus was upon the court to choose a procedure which would have given the appellants a possible defence.

The court found that the conviction was wrong and remitted the matter back to the lower court. In addition, the court below would be required to take cognizance of s 16 of the Act which required that following a conviction, an order for eviction be granted. Accordingly, the appeal succeeded.

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