Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.
Results update automatically as you type.
Zimbabwe decisions
Decisions matching the current search
MUKORERA and OTHERS v STATE (51 of 2025) [2025] ZWMTHC 51 (18 September 2025)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against refusal of bail pending trial, finding no misdirection in the magistrate’s concern about interference with investigations.
Chabhenga v State (345 0f 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 345 (15 August 2024)
The High Court refused bail pending trial, finding compelling reasons including abscondment risk, alleged threats to police, and possible witness interference.
S v Masauki and 2 Others (338 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 338 (2 August 2024)
The accused exceeded reasonable force in subduing the deceased, making them guilty of assault. The third accused was under imminent attack and his use of the axe was necessary and reasonable in the circumstances, justifying self-defence and acquittal on murder, but he is guilty of assault for excessive force.
Source excerpt
S v Rupiya (232 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 232 (6 June 2024)
The accused did not have the intention to kill the deceased but acted negligently and with excessive force, resulting in the deceased's death. The prosecution and defense agreed on the facts, and the court found the accused guilty of culpable homicide, not murder.
Source excerpt
S v Chiwaya (259 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 259 (10 March 2024)
Criminal appeal against convictions for kidnapping and assault dismissed. The High Court upheld the trial court’s credibility findings and sentences.
S v Ngorima (94 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 94 (22 February 2024)
On automatic review, the High Court set aside a conviction entered after the accused raised intoxication, holding the plea was mishandled and a trial was required.
S V Chikukutu (43 of 2023) [2023] ZWMSVHC 22 (17 November 2023)
The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused assaulted the deceased or that any such assault caused the deceased's death; the evidence of the key witnesses was unreliable and uncorroborated, and there was no causal link established between any alleged assault and the death.
Source excerpt
S v Chapfika and 2 Others (573 of 2023) [2023] ZWHHC 551 (16 October 2023)
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal by three men convicted of group assault at a political meeting, upholding co-perpetrator liability and sentence.
S v Nhongo (37 of 2023) [2023] ZWMSVHC 27 (10 October 2023)
The High Court confirmed the conviction for assault but set aside a sentence combining a fine, suspended imprisonment and community service as unjustified.
S v Chizhombe (386 of 2023) [2023] ZWHHC 277 (19 June 2023)
The accused was found not guilty of murder but guilty of culpable homicide because, although he severely assaulted the deceased resulting in her death, the State did not prove that he intended her death or realized there was a real risk of death and persisted. His conduct was negligent, not intentional.
Source excerpt
Explore more
