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Corroborative Evidence re: Approach iro The Rule Against Narratives or Self-Corroboration

HH92-12 : THE STATE vs IDEA RUKWARIPO
Ruled By: BERE J and ASSESSORS: DAURAMANZI and MUSHUKU

The viva voce evidence of the deceased's wife..., gave the court a clue as to how the assault would have been perpetrated by the accused person. Her uncontroverted evidence was that...,. She testified on the aggressiveness of the accused's conduct on the day...,. It was her unchallenged evidence that...,. The ...
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HH104-10 : STATE vs RONALD KANYOWA
Ruled By: UCHENA J AND ASSESSORS

The only evidence that calls for assessment is on whether or not the accused came out and explained the previous incident to his grandmother. Tapfumaneyi said the accused came out and stood five metres away from the water tap and asked why the deceased had assaulted him. That is different from standing a distance ...
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HH153-09 : THE STATE vs IGNATIAS BOTERERE
Ruled By: BERE J and ASSESSORS: MAGOROKOSITO and RAJA

The version given by Gordon Mwando was materially corroborated by the evidence of Leonard Osweld Marutawna, and, to a certain extent, by the evidence of the attending detail.
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HB95-09 : GODWELL ZINYAWO vs THE STATE
Ruled By: NDOU J and KAMOCHA J

Indeed, it is common cause that the complainant did not voluntarily report the rape. It was her aunt, Nombeko Nyoni, who noticed that her pair of trousers was bloodstained, and asked her. The complainant attributed the blood stains to her menstruation. It was only after the aunt threatened her that she made a report about the ...
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HB104-09 : THE STATE vs GIFT CHIKWEYA
Ruled By: CHEDA J

The State sought and obtained admission of evidence of the following witnesses - 1. Johnson Muromo. 2. Alfred Chifofo. 3. Fungayi Kanyama. 4. Veronica Chikara. 5. Detective Inspector Mazambani. 6. Detective Sgt. Muchada. 7. Dr. I. Jekenya.
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HB105-09 : THE STATE vs LEO MATIBE
Ruled By: CHEDA J

The State sought and obtained admission of evidence from the defence of the following witnesses – 1. Albert Zhou. 2. Lenias Mutasa. 3. Wilson Mhonyera. 4. Nkatazo Nyami. 5. Saul Mutepaire. 6. Zelma Yvonne Irish. 7. Richard William Irish. 8. Leonard Sibanda 9. George Dube. 10. Dumisani Moyo. 11. Lasta Nkala. 12. Evelyn Moyo.
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HB118-09 : THE STATE vs THULISANI NKALA
Ruled By: CHEDA J

Andrew Siziba also gave evidence. It was his evidence that he was present at Plaxedes Ndlovu's homestead on the day in question. At about 3pm, the accused asked for $250= which he owed him, and he explained that he did not have it at the time. There was no problem then and they sat down, and ...
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HB118-09 : THE STATE vs THULISANI NKALA
Ruled By: CHEDA J

The next witness was Galvin Dube. He stated that the accused is his neighbour, while the deceased was his cousin. His evidence is that on the night in question he was at Dula Business Centre. He left briefly, but returned later, and went into the bottle store. While he was in the bottle store he was ...
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HB18-10 : RAMSON MASHONGA vs THE STATE
Ruled By: KAMOCHA J and CHEDA J

The State called Inspector Charles Bendembe who corroborated the complainant on material respects. His evidence was not challenged by the appellant at all.
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HB48-10 : GEORGE MASUNDA and MELUSI MUKWANANZI and TAKESURE MATONZI vs THE STATE
Ruled By: MATHONSI J

The evidence of Mhondiwa Chitima, a police officer who cleared the ox at Zimbabwe Republic Police, Kwekwe Central, although rejected by the trial magistrate owing to the inconsistencies therein, was, to a large extent corroborated in material respects by the first and second applicants themselves. They admitted being directly involved in attending at the police ...
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HB58-10 : NZIMA MOYO vs THE STATE
Ruled By: CHEDA J and MATHONSI J

The rape was discovered by the complainant's mother on the very first day the rape occurred when she realized the complainant was having difficulties in walking. When she confronted the complainant, the latter pointed at the appellant as being the perpetrator. Regina Sibanda inspected the complainant and found semen deposits in her vagina. This was ...
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HH22-13 : ELDRICK ELVIS MAVHURA vs THE STATE
Ruled By: HUNGWE J and MAVANGIRA J

The appellant's sister, Elsie Chigwida, testified for the defence. She said that the appellant could not have raped the complainant in the toilet, as alleged, because the dining room window is near the toilet and the spare bedroom window also faces the toilet. One entering the toilet can be seen from the spare bedroom or from ...
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View Appeal HH29-11 : STATE vs BIGKNOWS WAIROSI
Ruled By: UCHENA J and ASSESSORS: BARWE and GONZO

Detective Cst Elias Katsvere, under cross-examination, said he saw one injury on the deceased's head and a stone near the deceased's body. He said the stone had a patch of human hair, which he suspected was the deceased's as the injured part had no hair. He told the court that he did not manage ...
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HB163-16 : DAVISON CHARIRWE vs THE STATE
Ruled By: BERE J and MATHONSI J

The appellant was…, arrested and jointly charged with Tapera Mapfumo…,. At the trial, none of the two State witnesses implicated the appellant. All they could say was that they acted on information obtained from Tapera Mapfumo….,. There was no corroboration at all. It occurs to us that what was meant to be corroborated was Tapera Mapfumo's story that the ...
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HH374-19 : MUNYARADZI KEREKE vs FRANCIS MARAMWIDZE N.O.
Ruled By: HUNGWE J and WAMAMBO J

The appellant was convicted of rape, as defined in section 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23], by the Regional Magistrate, Harare, and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment of which four years were suspended for five years on the usual conditions, on 11 July 2016.The appellant ...
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