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The appellant was convicted by the Regional Court sitting at Harare on a charge of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer as defined in s 174(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment of which 1 year imprisonment was wholly suspended for 4 years on condition he does not within that period commit an offence involving corruption or abuse of office for which upon conviction he is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. The facts found proved were that on dates unknown to the prosecutor... More

This is an application for rescission of a default judgment that was granted in favour of the first respondent under Case No. HC 6802/16. More

The applicant is a former employee of the respondent. The employment relationship between the two parties was severed in March 2018. The applicant claimed arrear salaries and certain entitlements from the respondent. The claim was unhonoured leading to the referral of the dispute to a Labour Officer who found in favour of the applicant. The applicant approached the Labour Court for the confirmation of the Labour Officer’s ruling. On 6 December 2019, the Labour Court made the following award: “1. The application for confirmation of the draft ruling be and is hereby granted. 2. The draft ruling of SABILIKA MAXWELL... More

: This matter commenced as an application before being converted into an action through an order in HC-1979-19 by MUSHORE J dated the 18th day of November 2019. The plaintiff’s application and founding affidavit were to stand as the summons and declaration and the second and third defendants’ opposition standing as their plea. The plaintiff’s answering affidavit was to stand as the replication. The first defendant was to file its plea within a period of ten days from the date of the order and thereafter pleadings were to be deemed closed. The plaintiff seeks an order that the first to... More

The plaintiff is the defendant’s wife married to him in terms of the Marriages Act [Cap 5:11]. They were married at Harare on 18 June 2003. She sued him for a decree of divorce and ancillary relief on the basis that their marriage has irretrievably broken down. The defendant agrees that their marriage has irretrievable break down. More