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Hunt v Hemp Consolidated (Pvt) Ltd and 2 Others (279 of 2024) [2024] ZWHHC 279 (3 July 2024)
The High Court referred a hemp-investment dispute to trial because the papers revealed irreconcilable factual disputes about the transaction, proceeds, and parties’ obligations.
S v Mukandi alias Jamba (666 of 2023) [2023] ZWHHC 566 (4 December 2023)
The High Court convicted the accused of murder after finding that his confession and indications were freely made and consistent with witness evidence and recovered exhibits.
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.
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S v Chipuve (51 of 2023) [2023] ZWCHHC 52 (25 October 2023)
On automatic review, the High Court set aside a robbery conviction after finding the State had not rebutted the accused’s alibi and the identification evidence was unsafe.
S V Domu (35 of 2023) [2023] ZWMSVHC 28 (19 September 2023)
On criminal review, the High Court set aside Nyasha Domu’s conviction for negligently causing serious damage to property, finding no proof of gross negligence.
S v Chisango (36 of 2023) [2023] ZWCHHC 18 (27 July 2023)
The High Court set aside a rape conviction and sentence, finding the evidence of slight penetration unsafe given inconsistencies and no medical confirmation.
S v Mlambo (524 of 2023) [2023] ZWHHC 434 (26 June 2023)
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal against a fraud conviction, finding the evidence unreliable, contradictory, and insufficient to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.
S v Phiri (22 of 2023) [2023] ZWCHHC 30 (12 June 2023)
The High Court dismissed an appeal against rape convictions and a 15-year sentence, upholding the complainant’s credibility, report timing, and rejection of the alibi.
S v Makuvaza (6 of 2023) [2023] ZWMSVHC 15 (17 March 2023)
The accused unlawfully and negligently assaulted the deceased with various weapons, causing fatal blunt abdominal trauma resulting in peritonitis and death. The evidence established that the accused was the aggressor and the deceased did not fight back. The accused's actions were the proximate cause of death, but there was insufficient evidence of intent to kill, warranting a conviction for culpable homicide rather than murder.
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S v Kibukile (98 of 2023) [2023] ZWHHC 98 (9 February 2023)
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal, quashed a rape conviction, and entered an acquittal after finding unresolved contradictions and weak medical proof.
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