HIGH COURT judge, Justice Faith Mushure freed a Marondera man, Knowledge Saizi, who stole a 20 horse power pump at a farm on the basis that it was not connected to the irrigation system and that it was recovered. Saizi had been found guilty of contravening the Water Act by a Marondera magistrate while his…

The judge ruled that the magistrate failed to follow fundamental court procedures and overlooked crucial “special circumstances” during sentencing.
