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Applicant applied to this Court for the reinstatement of a abandoned matter i.e. LC/H/LRA/826/18. At the onset of oral argument 2nd Respondent raised a 2 points in limine which Applicant opposed. More

In the present matter an appeal and a review application were noted on 26th June 2012. On 17th December 2012 a notice of response was issued by the Registrar. Thereafter nothing seems to have happened from the applicant/appellant’s side. The applicant/appellant did not file the requisite Heads of Argument. On 9th September 2013 the 1st respondent made an application for the dismissal of the appeal in terms of Rule 19(3). The respondent was entitled to do so. Rule 19(3) provides; “(3) Where heads of argument that are required to be lodged in terms of sub rule (1) or (2) are... More

This is an appeal against an arbitral award by Honourable B Mapisaunga handed down on the 24th day of June 2012. The background to this matter is that Appellants Moses Rushwaya, Biggie Mupanguri, Hitler Size, Patrick Chahwanda, Alfeyo Maxwell, Success Jonasi, WalterChigunda, James Gatsi and TinarwoKaponda were at all material times employed by Respondent on fixed term contracts terminating on 31st May 2011. Respondent is a non governmental organisation engaged in non profitactivities and dependent on donor funding for its activities. Appellants had been employed for varying periods from 1 year to 9 years on fixed term contracts which had... More

Respondents were employed by Appellant as engineers and managerial employees. In April 2012, the Respondents were served with transfer letters which they challenged resulting in an award being made by Arbitrator Shawatu on 9th May 2012 which was to the effect that: “- the Respondent (Appellant) is hereby ordered to consult the claimants first concerning their wishes, concerns and personal circumstances, regarding the transfers before a discretion to transfer is made. - The Respondent is further ordered that the decision to transfer the claimants they had made is invalid and therefore without force or effect for the decision was made... More

On 27th August 2015 at Harare, the appellant’s Disciplinary Committee acquitted respondent of misconduct after a disciplinary hearing. The appellant then appealed to this court against the verdict. The respondent opposed the appeal. The appellant’s case was that the committee grossly erred in assessing the evidence and thus came to a wrong conclusion/verdict. More