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This is an appeal againstthe appeals committee’s decision to uphold the decision to find the appellant guilty of two charges in violation of section 4 (b) and 4 (f) of Statutory Instrument 15 of 2006, that is willful disobedience to a lawful order and gross incompetence or inefficiency in the performance of his work. More

This is an appeal against the decision of the Designated Authority (DA Mutezo) who upheld the guilty verdict and dismissal penalty meted out on appellant employee following allegations of gross incompetency or inefficiency in the performance of his duties in contravention of the respondent code of conduct. More

Appellant was employed by respondent as a Club Steward. On 2 October 2013, appellant was apprehended carrying some items in his bag by security personnel which allegedly belonged to respondent. Appellant was subsequently suspended and brought before a Hearing Committee. The Committee recommended his dismissal. Appellant approached the Ministry of Labour which office referred the matter to compulsory arbitration. The arbitrator found in favour of respondent. More

This is an urgent chamber application seeking aninterim order in the following terms "1. Applicant be and is hereby restored in House No. 493 Masvingo Cooperative Union, Jerera. 2. The second Respondent be and is hereby ordered to restore Applicant and all his belongings back into House No. 493 Masvingo Cooperative Union, Jerera." The application is opposed by the first respondent. More

In this application the applicant, a new farmer and the proud holder of an offer letter dated 13 December 2008 in respect of subdivision A of Xekene Extensionin Seke District of Mashonaland East Province (the farm) seeks a declarator that he is lawfully authorised to be in occupation of the said farm, that the first respondent, who is a previous owner of the farm who is resisting eviction, should give him vacant possession or face eviction and all this on the pain of costs on the scale of legal practitioner and client. More

This is an appeal against the decision of the magistrate sitting in the Marondera magistrate court. More

The applicant was arraigned before the Magistrates Court on a charge of rape as defined in s 65 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. It is alleged that some time in December 2020 the complainant approached the accused’s shop to buy a zip. The accused took advantage of being alone with the complainant and forced the complainant to sit on his lap following which he exposed his and her private parts and forcefully inserted his male organ into the complainant’s private parts thereby having none consensual sexual intercourse with the complainant. More

This is an application for reinstatement of a matter on to the roll. It was deemed abandoned in terms of Rule 46 of the Rules of this Court Statutory Instrument 150/17. The application is opposed. At the commencement of the hearing two preliminary issues were taken on behalf of the applicant. More

Appellant (employee) appealed to this Court against his dismissal from employment by respondents (employer). The appeal was made in terms of Section 51 of the Public Service Regulations S.I. 01 of 2000. The employer opposed the appeal. More

The background of the matter as discerned is as follows. The applicant Aaron Shanje and first respondent Ticharwa Murehwa had a mining dispute which was resolved by the second respondent in applicant’s favour. The applicant had argued before second respondent that the first respondent had encroached into the applicant’s mine. After the decision by second and third respondents, first respondent filed for review before this court which review, the applicant in casu is vehemently opposing. More

The appellant inherited a commercial property from her late husband, Stand Number 615 C Avenue, Mutare. The property houses several tenants who were paying rentals. More

This is an opposed application in which the applicant sought the following order: “1. The applicant be and is hereby declared to be the legal owner of stands 14786, 14787 and 14788 Selbourne Park, Bulawayo. 2. The cancellation of the agreement of sale entered into between the applicant and the City of Bulawayo over the purchase and transfer of stands 14786, 14787 and 14788 Selbourne Park, Bulawayo to be declared unconstitutional, unlawful, null and void and of no force and effect and is set aside. 3. The City of Bulawayo’s decision to repossess and sell applicant’s stands 14786, 14787 and... More

This is an appeal against the refusal by the court a quo to grant the appellant bail pending trial. The background facts are these: - The appellant is an Egyptian national. On 12th November 2021 he came to Zimbabwe on a visa which was due to expire on 12th December 2021. He did not leave the country when the visa expired but stayed on until 7th March 2022 when he was arrested by Immigration officials at number 19 Barring Drive Barham Green where he was staying with his wife, who is Zimbabwean. More

Applicant seeks an order directing the respondents to return to him a Toyota Cressida motor vehicle registration number ANN 1574 within 48 hours of the service of the order. Applicant engaged the first respondent, car dealership to find a buyer for the motor vehicle in issue second respondent is its director. He would leave the vehicle displayed for sale at the first respondent’s premises and take it away on weekends. Around 20 November 2006 he gave the second respondent the asking price of $5 million for the motor vehicle. He was advised that a buyer had been found for that... More

In this contested matter the applicant approached the court seeking the court to direct the Registrar General to issue the applicant with a National Identity document and to replace the applicant’s passport upon application and payment of the prescribed fees. More