This is an appeal against the judgment of the Labour Court dated 16 October 2016 in which the court a quo upheld the appellant’s conviction on a charge of improper association with his minor pupil by having sexual intercourse with her and giving her family planning tablets. Following his conviction on the above charge the appellant was dismissed from employment. Leave to appeal was granted by this Court on 24 March 2016 and condonation for late noting of appeal and extension of time within which to note the appeal was granted on 31 August 2017. More
The appellant is a duly incorporated company in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. It is a subsidiary of Metallon Corporation Limited, a mining house incorporated in the United Kingdom. The mining house runsfour mining companies in Zimbabwe namely Goldfields of Shamva (Private) Limited, Goldfields of Mazowe (Private) Limited, How Mine and the appellant. These four entities are run independently with separate finances, employees and assets. More
After hearing submissions from counsel, this Court made the following order:-
“(1) The appeal against conviction and sentence succeeds.
(2) The conviction and sentence are both set aside.
(3) The appellant is to be released from custody with immediate effect.
(4) For the avoidance of doubt, the decision whether or not to prosecute the appellant afresh is left to the discretion of the National Prosecuting Authority.
(5) The reasons for this order are to follow in due course.” More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court handed down on 6 March 2019, restraining the appellant and second respondent from executing a ruling made by the third respondent at a meeting of the creditors of the companies under the appellant’s judicial management, held on 13 February 2019. More
The dispute between the parties arose from the first respondent’s failure to settle his indebtedness to the appellant. On 15 October 2018, the first respondent signed an acknowledgment of debt acknowledging his indebtedness to the appellant in the sum of US$26 100.00. The acknowledgment of debt stated that the debt was due for payment and that in the event of legal proceedings being instituted, the first respondent would pay the costs of suit on a legal practitioner and client scale. The first respondent did not pay the debt. The appellant issued summons in case number HC 10118/18 for the payment... More
