The appellants were employed by the respondent as security guards until their dismissal in 2021 when they instituted unfair dismissal claims with the National Employment Council for the Medical and Allied Industry. The appellants claimed that the respondent erred in directing them to join an outsourced company and terminating their contracts on notice. The dispute was presided over and determined by an N.E.C designated agent who ruled that the respondent pay to each appellant USD 11 084 or its equivalent in Zimbabwe currency plus costs. The ruling of the designated agent was not complied with. More
The applicant is a Pakistan national who has been resident in Zimbabwe under the cover of a temporary employment issued by the first respondent on 7 June 2008. He has since been involved by way of employment in the purification and bottling of drinking water. He has done so in partnership with others. In May 2010 he and his partners obtained an investment licence in terms of the Zimbabwe Investment Authority Act [Cap 14:30]. Thereafter he sought to submit an application for a residence permit as an investor. He was advised that his file was missing and that he must... More
These are confirmatory proceedings for the placing of applicant under final judicial management. Mr Antiock Kurauone is the current provisional judicial manager. What is disputed is not whether the company should be placed under final judicial management but whether this should be done whilst retaining Mr Kurauone as the judicial manager. The applicant argues that it is not for the respondent to decide on who is a fit and proper person since the Master did not raise any issue regarding Mr Kurauone’s suitability. More
This is a court application for condonation of late filing of a court application for review in terms of Order 40 r 359 (8) of the High Court Rules. This judgment is in respect to a preliminary point raised by the 2nd to 4th respondents (hereinafter referred to as the respondents). More
Plaintiff issued summons claiming from the defendant-
(a) payment of $72 000 000;
(b) interest at the prescribed rate from the date of demand of full payment; and
(c) costs of suit.
The issues that were referred to trial were:
“(i) Whether or not Plaintiff contributed to the purchase of Stand Number 6888, Zimre Park, Ruwa and to the developments therein, and if so, to what extent.
(ii) Whether the Plaintiff is entitled to 40% of the value of the house or any other percentage thereof.” More
