This is an application for a declaratur in terms of s 14 of the High Court Act. The background facts are that the applicant was employed by the respondent, Mashonaland Tobacco Company (“MTC”) under a fixed term contract from 2006, as a messenger in the stores and procurement department. It is the applicant’s contention that in 2009 his salary was reduced without his consent and knowledge. He also states that in 2015 his contract was changed from a fixed term contract to a seasonal contract. It is from this that the applicant’s grievance stems. In essence, the applicant’s complaint is... More
In this application the applicant seeks a declaratur nullifying the appointment of second to tenth respondents as provincial governors on the grounds that such appointments are ultra vires and or in contravention of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The applicant also seeks such consequential declarations as may become necessary in the event that this court nullifies the appointments. More
The melancholic drama unfolding in this case makes one wonder whether these are the wages of marrying during the sacred month of November in apparent violation of a well-established Shona custom prohibiting marriage during that month. The first applicant’s intended marriage to the second applicant is mired in perpetual controversy and acrimony as the couple continues to be hounded by the first applicant’s marriage to the second respondent allegedly contracted on 21 November 2011. More
The background to this judgment is that the petitioner has approached the Supreme Court for certain relief and on Thursday 17 November 2005 the Supreme Court reserved judgment in the matter in which the petitioner seeks the nullification of the order of this court of 10 June 2002. As the presiding judge in the matter I was not cited as a party and therefore I could not formally place before the superior court my own view of the matter. More
The three applicants were arraigned before the Magistrates Court on three (3) counts of robbery. They applied for bail pending trial. The National Prosecuting Authority filed a response to the application in which it is not opposed to the granting of bail. More
