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This is an application for a mandatory interdict to compel the respondent, within 5 days of the granting of this order to appoint an appeals officer or set up an appeals committee in accordance with the provisions of section 8 (1) of the Labour (National Employment Code of Conduct) Regulations Statutory Instrument 15/2006 so that the applicant can file its appeal against the decision of a Disciplinary Committee which convicted him of misconduct and imposed the penalty of dismissal from employment. The respondent opposes the application. The facts of the matter are that until February 2017, the applicant was employed... More

This is an application for leave to execute a judgment of this honourable court pending the Hearing of an appeal before the Supreme Court. Brief background facts The parties initially appeared for an arbitration process before an arbitrator of their choice, Honourable P. Ncube. The arbitral award was issued on 13 December 2017 following a dispute over some joint venture agreement between the parties. The arbitral award directed the respondent to pay to the applicant, the sum of $5 507 980,00 compensation due and payable in terms of clause 3 of the parties’ joint venture agreement entered into on 17... More

1. This is a bail appeal against the decision of the Magistrates’ Court sitting in Gweru given on the 25th June 2022. The appellant is charged with two counts of contravening section 114 of the criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23 it being alleged that on the 11th June 2022 he stole six cattle belonging to the 1st complainant and three cattle belonging to the 2nd complainant and drove them to his homestead. It is alleged further that the cattle were positively identified by the two complainants. More

MABHIKWA J: The applicant in the matter filed an urgent chamber application for stay of execution seeking the following interim relief that: 1. Pending the return date, the 1st and 2nd respondents be ordered to suspend execution of the court order obtained by the respondent under case number HC 1416/20. 2. The 1st respondent pays the costs of this application. I must state from the onset that the court took note in this case that the application could have been overtaken by events. That is to say; (a) According to the certificate of urgency, the eviction was scheduled for 24... More

Applicant married the respondent on the 23rd of April 1997 in terms of the Marriages Act (Chapter 5:11). On 29th September 2016, the applicant filed for divorce as the marriage had irretrievably broken down and there were no reasonable prospects of restoration of a normal marital relationship between the two. A decree of divorce and ancillary relief under case No. 2460/16. The order was granted in default. In terms of the divorce order the applicant was awarded the matrimonial immovable property being house No. 4053 Mkoba 10, Gweru as his sole and exclusive property. Respondent was awarded household furniture. Aggrieved,... More