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S v NYABEZA & ANOR 2011 (1) ZLR 53 (H)

2011 (1) ZLR p53

Citation

2011 (1) ZLR 53 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HB-1-11

Court

High Court, Bulawayo

Judge

Cheda J

Heard

1 November 2010

Judgment

13 January 2011

Counsel

B Dube, for the appellants
T Makoni, for the State

Case Type

Criminal appeal

Annotations

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Flynote

Criminal law (statutory offences) – Children's Act [Chapter 5:06] – s 7(1) – ill-treatment of children – forcing children whose parents had not paid fees to stand during lessons – failure to pay school fees – pupils barred from school premises and forced to do manual work because of the failure of parents to pay school fees – such constituting ill-treatment

Education – school fees – failure by parents to pay school fees – pupils barred from school premises and forced to do manual work – children being forced to stand in class – such constituting ill-treatment and an offence under s 7(1) of Children's Act [Chapter 5:06]

Family law – child – ill-treatment of – school teachers – forcing children whose parents had not paid fees to stand during lessons – such constituting ill-treatment and an offence under s 7(1) of Children's Act [Chapter 5:06] – lack of means as a defence – irrelevance of

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