This is an appeal against Honourable Ms L. Chibvongodze’s arbitral award, handed down on 21st July 2011. The award ordered the reinstatement of the Respondent, or payment of damages in lieu of reinstatement. More
This is an application to compel further particulars. The applicants are the defendants in an action instituted by the respondent as the plaintiff in Case No. HC 3551/15. The plaintiff in that matter is challenging the election of the second defendant as Chairman of the board of the first applicant and his removal from the board of the first applicant on the grounds of alleged irregularities. The respondent seeks reinstatement to the board of the first applicant as well as damages which he alleges to have suffered as a consequence of his removal from the board of the first applicant.... More
On the 25th August 2021 at Harare the Designated Agent for the NEC Medical and Allied Industry issued a determination. He ordered Appellant to reinstate Respondent or pay her an agreed retrenchment package in lieu of reinstatement. Appellant then appealed to this Court against the determination. Respondent opposed the appeal. More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrate Court for the Province of Mashonaland sitting at Harare handed down on 14 March, 2022
The plaintiff (respondent herein) instituted summons against the defendant (appellant herein) seeking payment of ZW$ 1000 000.00 (one million dollars) for medical expenses and damages for pain and suffering caused to her by the defendant’s wrong medication. She also sought interest thereon at the prescribed rate from the date of issuance of summons to the date of payment as well as costs on a legal practitioner and client scale. More
Respondent was employed by Appellant as its Managing Director for the Health Care Division. As a result of certain allegations against him, Respondent was arraigned before Disciplinary Committee which acquitted him. The two parties have been embroiled in litigation culminating in a hearing before the Arbitrator the subject of this appeal. More
In this application the applicant is seeking relief to the effect that-
1. “The Sheriff for Zimbabwe shall appoint an independent valuer from his panel who shall value improvements effected on stand no. 3378, also known as no. 55, 5th avenue, Mbare, Harare and the applicant’s salvage lien per annexure “A” hereto.
2. The independent valuer shall submit his valuation report to all parties to this matter.
3. Applicant’s claim shall proceed in terms of the independent valuer’s report.
4. First respondent shall pay the costs of this application on an attorney-client scale.” More
These 4 appeals were consolidated into one by consent of the parties at a case Management Meeting on 11 July 2023. The consolidation included another appeal under EC 06/23 which was later withdrawn before hearing. Although the 4 matters are consolidated into one, EC11/23 and EC16/23 are appeals concerning individuals who presented themselves for nomination as Rural District Council candidates for Gwanda and Bubi respectively. On the other hand, EC14/23 and EC15/23 involve appeals concerning Provincial Council Party List candidates for Matebeleland South and Matebeleland North respectively. More
This is an urgent chamber application filed, in the main, by a political party operating under the name the Citizens Coalition for Change (‘CCC’) for an interdict prohibiting the first and second respondents from disbursing funds to the third respondent in terms of the Political Parties (Finance) Act [Chapter 2:11] (‘the Act’). More
The President of Zimbabwe promulgated 23 August 2023 as the date for harmonized elections. As part of the Proclamation 21 June 2023 was fixed for the sitting of the nomination court across the country for the purpose of the submission of nomination papers for different elective public offices. The applicant contends that the nomination officer received its nomination papers for party-list candidates just before cut-off time i.e., 4 p.m. The nomination papers were received through a police officer who collected such papers on behalf of the nomination officer. The nomination officer after examining the papers found that they were defective... More
The applicant, Citizens for Coalition Change, a political party (“the party”) claims that it was in peaceful and undisturbed possession or occupation of its offices which are situated at Stand 41, Fort Street, Between 2nd and 3rd Avenue, in Bulawayo (“the property”). Its statement is that on or about 30 January, 2024 the respondent, one Nelson Chamisa (“Chamisa”) forcibly took control, occupation and possession of its property. He did so, it insists, through his agents, assignees, proxies and/or employees (“his alleged team”). These, it avers, proceeded to paint the property and its precast wall in blue and black colours. They,... More
This is an urgent application for an interdict directed principally at the first respondent with the rest of the respondents being cited as interested parties who may in law be required to perform consequential acts to give effect to the conduct of the first respondent. More
After hearing counsel, in the matter, we dismissed the appeal with costs and indicated that reasons would follow in due course. Below are the reasons for judgment. More
This is an application for reinstatement of an appeal in terms of r 34 (5) of the Supreme Court Rules 1964. The brief facts giving rise to the application are that the applicant employed the respondent as its clerical officer. More
This is a dispute arising from the taxation of the appellant’s bill of costs. By judgment of this Court delivered on 27 September 2018 in City of Gweru v Masinire SC 56/18, in an appeal against the judgment of the Labour Court which nullified the dismissal of the respondent from employment as Chamber Secretary of the appellant municipality, the court allowed the appeal with costs. More
On 26 May 2022, after hearing arguments in an application brought by the four respondents against the appellant, the High Court (“the court a quo”) delivered an ex tempore judgement, to wit:
“1. The respondent is hereby ordered to advise the applicants in writing the actual intrinsic values in respect of Stands Nos.1051, 1045, 1044 and 1052 Mount Pleasant Township Harare within 7 days of this order.
2. Should the respondent not comply with this order within the period aforementioned, the provisional intrinsic values already paid by the applicants shall be deemed to be the full and final payments in... More
