The applicants are former employees of the respondent who were dismissed from employment between May and June 2011. A labour dispute having arisen at the time of the termination, such was referred to arbitration in terms of the Labour Act [Cap 28:01].
On 1 November 2011, M.C. Kare, the arbitrator, made an arbitral award directing the respondent to pay the applicant certain terminal benefits. He also gave the parties leave to approach him for quantification of those terminal benefits in the event of any doubt as to quantum. More
This is an application for exception.
On 9 January 2012 the plaintiff issued summons against the defendant for the following relief:
“(a) payment of US$88 500-00 the balance due to the plaintiff for his salary;
(b) interest at the prescribed rate per annum from 1 April 2010 to date of full payment; and
(c) costs of suit on the level of legal practitioner and client scale.” More
At the conclusion of this case after hearing argument, I granted the following order in favour of the applicant:
“It is ordered:
(i) That the appeal instituted by the applicant in this court on 14 October 2011 in case number HC CIV ‘A’ 522/11 and dismissed on 16 July 2013 be and is hereby reinstated.
(ii) That there shall be no order as to costs.” More
By a letter dated 25 June 2013, applicant was offered a piece of land under the Land Reform and Resettlement Programme (Model A2 Phase II) by respondent.
The offer was in respect of Subdivision 3 of Ingleborough in Mazowe District of Mashonaland Central Province and for agricultural purpose. The piece of land (farm) was 253.00 hectares in extent.
By a letter dated 29 June 2021 respondent notified applicant of its intention to withdraw the land offer in respect of the farm.
The letter reads:-
“RE: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO WITHDRAW LAND OFFER PHASE II
Notice is hereby given that the... More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Harare Magistrates Court (Civil) handed down on 1 March 2022 under Case number 1/22 which dismissed an application for mandament van spolie made by the Appellant against the respondents for illegally ousting Appellant from Stand number 13559 Manresa Mabvuku, Harare (the property).
The background facts are that there has been a dispute between the Appellant and the respondents over the property in question. Under case number 2689/20 an Order was granted against the Appellant in favour of the respondents to evict the Appellant from the stand in question. Pursuant to... More
