The plaintiff issued summons out of this court on 14 October 2009 claiming payment in the sum of US$8 769-44 for coal delivered and supplied to the defendant at the defendant’s special instance and request, interest from the date of the service of summons to the date of payment in full, collection commission and costs of suit. The action was contested. More
The respondent was employed by the appellant on a fixed term contract valid for a year – from January 2013 to December 2013. During the course of her employment she applied for maternity leave. Such maternity leave was granted for the period November 2013 to 31 January 2014.
When the contract expired by the effluxion of time while respondent was still on leave, appellant advised her of the same. The appellant also advised the respondent that her contract would not be renewed. The respondent challenged the non-renewal of her contract. Her challenge was based on the fact that she had... More
- Appellant was employed by the respondent as its Operations Manager at Avenues Clinic.
- On the 4th of June 2015 appellant was suspended from work without salary and benefits.
- Appellant was eventually charged with theft or fraud in terms of Section 4 (a) “Any act of conduct on omission inconstant with the fulfillment of the express or implied conditions of his or her contract”. The charges were based on allegations that the appellant had encashed leave days in excess of the available leave days and also that she had defrauded the company of US$5 520,00. More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award which dismissed appellant’s claims against the respondent. Appellant was employed by respondent from 2 May 2009 to 7 April 2015 when he was dismissed following charges of misconduct. Appellant was a till operator. After his dismissal appellant made a claim of alleged under payment of wages and non-payment of overtime. The arbitrator dismissed the claim on the basis that appellant had failed to prove his claim. Appellant was disgruntled and filed this appeal. More
The appellant was employed as an accounts clerk in the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. He performed his duties at the Deeds Registry. His duties included calculating stamp duty receipting the monies received and filing documents for registration of title deeds.
Following allegations of fraud in that appellant under receipted public funds received he was charged in terms of the Public Service Regulations, 2000. Five charges were initially preferred against the appellant. More
The plaintiff issued summons claiming damages in the sum of US$752 000-00 from the defendant. The claim arises from a temporary closure of the plaintiff’s mining operations at its mine, Vubachikwe Mine in Gwanda. More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award.
The appellant was initially employed by the respondent as a general hand in October 2001. He was then transferred to respondent’s Pomona Service Station where he worked as a forecourt attendant until 3 March 2011 when the employment relationship was terminated.
It is the respondent’s case that the appellant voluntarily resigned by tendering a resignation letter. More
This is an appeal against the determination of an arbitrator.
Arbitrator was to determine:
(i) Whether or not the employee was brought before a medical board.
(ii) Whether or not the case is now prescribed.
The arbitrator made factual findings on the basis of evidence before him that the Appellant was placed before a Board (Medical) and was advised to report for duty but that he did not do so. Secondly, the Learned Arbitrator made a finding that the dispute [which arose some four (4) years before the matter was brought for resolution] had prescribed. More
This matter concerns an insurance claim arising from an accident involving one of the plaintiff’s motor vehicles. The plaintiff seeks a declaratory order that its insurance cover with the 1st defendant was effective and operational as from 1 January 2009. It further seeks an order for the 1st defendant to meet its claim, submitted on 4 March 2009, within 14 days of judgment. More
This is an application for bail pending trial. Applicant is being charged with the crime of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act [Chapter 9:23]. On the 11 June 2020, applicant appeared before the Gwanda Magistrate’s Court, whereupon he was placed on remand and detained in custody. Since the applicant is facing a murder charge, an offence specified in the Third Schedule, the magistrate had no jurisdiction to entertain his bail application. This is so in terms of section 116 (c) (iii) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 6.09], (the Act)... More
In argument before this court respondent focused on appellant’s failure to exhaust domestic remedies. Appellant did not give a written response to the argument. In his oral submissions he simply stated that he was advised to appeal to this court. As he appeared in person, he was apparently unaware of the requirement to exhaust domestic remedies.
Indeed such remedies are provided for by the National Employment Code enacted as S.I. 15/06. Section 8 of the Code provides for an appeal to an Appeals Officer against the decision of a Disciplinary Committee (DC). Appellant in casu was aggrieved by the decision... More
This is an application for the eviction of the first, second and third respondents and all those claiming occupation through them from Lot 5 of Merchiston measuring 22.2 hectares held under parent Deed of Transfer number 1355 of 2008 dated 18 March 2008. More
The plaintiff company issued summons against the defendant, a building contractor on 16 February 2011 seeking payment of US$1 340-00 per month hire costs from 1 February 2009 to the date the defendant returns scaffolding equipment and the return or alternatively the value of that equipment in the sum of US$30 777-55. The defendant contested the action. More
MAKONI J: This is an application for leave to execute pending appeal. The background to the matter is that the applicant carries on farming operations at Frogmore Farm in Mazoe (“farm”). The first respondent took occupation of part of the farm on 13 May 2007 on the basis of an offer letter issued to him by the second respondent. The applicant issued summons, out of this court, claiming spoliatory relief. The matter went to a full trial and on 29 July 2009 this court granted the applicant’s claim. On 30 July 2009 the respondent filed a Notice of Appeal to... More
On the 9th of September 2009, the applicant obtained a spoliation order against the 1st respondent, in Case No. HC 3989/09, evicting him from the property in question (Frogmore Farm). On the same day, the 1st respondent appealed against this order in Case No. SC 216/09. Relying on his offer letter from the 2nd respondent and the notice of appeal, he then reoccupied the property on the 15th of September 2009 without the applicant’s consent. The applicant now seeks leave to execute the order in Case No. HC 3989/09 pending appeal. The 1st respondent resists the application on the ground... More
