1. In this tax dispute, the applicant seeks an order interdicting the respondent from appointing an agent to collect assessed tax from it and reversing a garnishee of its bank account with the respondent’s agent, CBZ. More
The plaintiff is a co-operative society registered in terms of the Co-operative Societies Act [Cap 24:05]. The seven defendants were members of the plaintiff’s management committee who were suspended on 3 April and removed from office on 6 May 2006. The fifth and seventh defendants died before trial and are therefore beyond the reach of this judgment. More
On 25 November 2019 the Supreme Court issued the following order:
“IT IS ORDERED BY CONSENT THAT:
1. The appeal be and is hereby allowed with no order as to costs.
2. The judgment of the Labour Court in LCH/H/APP/336/2014 be and is hereby set aside and substituted with the following:
1. The application for quantification of damages partially succeeds and accordingly the respondent shall pay to the applicant the following within thirty (30) days of this court’s order.
a. Damages for unfair dismissal at the salary rate of ZW$1 157 037.00 (1400) from 1 June 2003 to 31 May... More
Having deemed the application urgent, I proceeded to hear submissions on merit. The facts of the matter are:
Applicant had a special grant to carry out prospecting operations in June 2016 which expired 12 months later in July 2017. Renewal was denied. Applicant claims to have installed a gold mill at the farm. It discontinued mining operations and claims to have remained in peaceful possession of the mill. Apparently the respondent has first mining rights in the very area the gold mill is located. More
