The bare bones of the matter are these: The respondent issued summons against the applicant on 30 November, 2010 in case number HC 8728/10, claiming $6 369-35. The applicant entered appearance to defend via its erstwhile legal practitioners Messrs Bruce Mujeyi Manokore Attorneys. The applicant through its then legal practitioners was served with a notice to plead on 26 January, 2011. The applicant did not enter a plea and the respondent applied for default judgment on 2 March, 2011. The order was duly granted on 31 March, 2011 and issued on 28 April, 2011. More
This is an application for rescission of a default judgment issued on 28 April 2011. The back ground is that respondent issued summons on 30 November 2010 in Case No. HC 8728/10 against applicant claiming the sum of $6 369.35 together with interest at the prescribed rate from July 2010 to date of payment in full. More
On 12 January 2023, I delivered an order in favour of the applicant validating the title deed issued under Deed of Transfer No. 4106/2010. The first and fifth respondents requested for the reasons of the order. Thus, this judgment is an exploration of the reasons for the 12 January order. More
At the conclusion of submissions by counsel, the Court delivered a unanimous ex-tempore judgment. Counsel for the first respondent has now requested written reasons for the ex-tempore judgment.
2. It was couched as follows:
“We hereby present the unanimous decision of the court.
(a) This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (the court a quo), in which it struck off the roll an urgent application seeking to interdict the respondent from evicting the appellant from a certain farm known as the Remainder of West Hay Sabona Bon without a court order.
(b) The court a... More
The eighty-nine appellants, who are charged with participating in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, breaches of the peace, or bigotry as defined More
This is an urgent chamber application in which the interim relief sought is that 1st respondent be barred and interdicted from evicting the applicant from a certain farm known as “the remainder of Westhey, Sabonabon Estate, Kadoma arbitrarily without a court order. As a final order, it is prayed that the provisional order be confirmed with respondents paying costs. More
In this case, the respondent alleges that he was employed by the appellant on 5 August 2011 up to October 2014. That he was guarding the respondent’s trucks and that a wage of $140-00 per month was agreed between the parties. More
This is an application for leave to appeal against a provisional judgmentfor the release of trust funds which I granted in favour of the respondent on an urgent basis on 8 June 2016. More
The facts of the matter are largely common cause. The appellant was employed by the respondent as a Test Technician. On 31 March 2015, around 7.30 a.m. he was in the factory, together with some other workers, when Mr Dumisani Mhlanga, came to the section where they were working. This was at the shrink wrap section. Mr D. Mhlanga, referred to in the minutes of the hearing as Dumi, is the Manufacturing Executive in the respondent’s firm. It is not clear whether Dumi passed by the appellant’s work section fortuitously or had actually gone there to supervise the workers. Whatever... More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the magistrate sitting at Harare in which he granted an order for the eviction of the appellants from certain premises
owned by the government. More
Respondent was employed by the appellant bank as a bank teller. She was charged for failure to comply with standing instructions or follow established procedures resulting in a substantial loss to the Bank. This was a violation of Category D (17) of the applicable Code.Disciplinary proceedings were conducted against her and she was dismissed. The facts of the case arethat the respondent approved a transaction, and in terms of the standing instructions she referred the client to the next appropriate bank employee. Thereafter the client or the application was referred to her superiors. The superior approved a withdrawal of forty... More
The brief facts of this case have been properly summarized by the respondent in its heads of argument filed on 3 March 2005 and are as follows: -
The appellant and the respondent entered into a written agreement in respect of property referred to as Number 4 Wellington Avenue, Belvedere, Harare (the property). The duration of the lease was for 12 months. More
The appellant was arraigned before the court sitting at Harare Magistrate’s Court for contravening s 52 (2) (a) of the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11]-negligent driving. After a trial the appellant was convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of US$300-00, in default of payment to serve one month imprisonment. More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award dated 7 January 2013 the operative part of which reads as follows:
“1. The Respondent did not commit an unfair labour practice by not renewing Claimant’s contract.
2. Claimant’s claim of unfair dismissal is therefore dismissed for lack of merit.” More
This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent’s disciplinary authority which dismissed appellant following misconduct charges of stealing some number plates and 3rd plates from his workplace in contravention of the Public Service Regulations 2000 as amended. More
