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April 1968
Zacharia v People (HC 16 of 1968) [1968] ZMHC 37 (26 April 1968)
Conviction quashed where charge relied on repealed provision, original-language words were not pleaded or proved, and trial irregularities occurred.
  • Criminal procedure — Repealed statute — Charge under repealed provision invalid; particulars of insulting national flag — ipsissima verba in original language and translation must be pleaded and proved; intent element essential; unlawful arrest/handcuffing without power; cross-examination by magistrate in prosecutor's absence improper.
26 April 1968
Bender v Power Lines Limited (HC 12 of 1968) [1968] ZMHC 4 (24 April 1968)
A statutory non-delegable duty made the employer liable for independent contractor's negligent damage to fence and cattle.
  • Tort — Negligence — Independent contractor — Employer’s liability for non-delegable statutory duty (Electricity Act s41) — Damage to property and livestock — Assessment of damages.
24 April 1968
Whitehead v People (HC 9 of 1968) [1968] ZMHC 36 (19 April 1968)
19 April 1968