This is a chamber application for an order for leave for direct access to the Constitutional Court (“the Court”), made in terms of s 167(5) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 (“the Constitution”), as read with r 21(2) of the Constitutional Court Rules SI 61/2016 (“the Rules”). More
On 5 June 2015 Arbitrator T Chamisa issued an arbitration award. He ordered respondent to pay appellant a total sum of +US$11 000.00 in respect of back-pay, cash in lieu of leave and damages for loss of employment. Appellant then appealed to this court against the award. Respondent opposed the appeal.
The major bone of contention was the rate (monthly salary) used by the arbitrator to calculate the damages. Appellant stated that his back-pay should be reckoned in two phases. The 1st covers the period January 2013 to May 2014. He stated that in addition to his regular wage he... More
This is an application for condonation for late noting of appeal against the order of this court i.e. Labour Court Order LC/H/ORD/587/2018 dated 20 June 2018. More
On 8 September 2012 Plaintiff and Defendant married each other at Masvingo Sports Club. The marriage was blessed with two children Nathan Magaya, born on 5 July 2014 and Sean Magaya, born on 22 October 2016. On 2 November 2020, Plaintiff issued out summons claiming a decree of divorce and ancillary relief. More
In early October 2002 the two applicants were arrested on a
charge of armed robbery of a motor vehicle. On 14 October 2002 they appeared
before a magistrate and were remanded in custody. In mid-April 2002 the applicants
were indicated for trial before the High Court. Their co-accused, one Fanuel Mkandla
was similarly indicted. More
The applicants are facing a charge of murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Cap 9:23]. The allegations being that they caused death of the now deceased by striking him all over the body using weapons such as knobkerries chains, booted feet and open hands. The applicants were indicted for trial in the High Court in terms of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act for their trial to commence on 23 March 2013. Following the indictment they were removed from bail in terms of section 66 (2) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence... More
The applicant was convicted by the Magistrates Court Bindura of one count of rape. He was sentenced to an effective term of imprisonment of 12 and half years. He has appealed against the conviction and sentence. In June 2010 he filed an application for bail pending appeal with this court. It was dismissed. At the time the application was filed he was not represented. He has now filed another application for bail pending appeal on the basis of a change in his circumstances. More
After hearing appellant’s legal practitioner on the issue of Respondent’s failure to attend court for this appeal hearing, I directed that the hearing proceeds in terms of Rule 37 (b) of this court’s Rules, Statutory Instrument 150 of 2017. More
This is an application wherein the applicant seeks an order as follows:
1. The decisions of the 1st and 2nd respondents with regards to the seizure of the applicant’s motor vehicle Registration No. AEA 5210 and the goods therein be and is hereby set aside.
2. The respondents be and are hereby directed to release applicant’s motor vehicle and the seized goods upon payment of the relevant import duty.
3. That respondents pay costs of suit on an attorney and client scale. More
This is an appeal against a determination of the National Employment Council for Welfare and Educational Institutions Appeals Committee (the Appeals Committee). The determination upheld the earlier decisions by the Disciplinary Committee and the Chief Executive Officer to dismiss Appellant. More
The third and fourth defendants filed an exception to the plaintiff’s claim on the grounds that the summons were defective and that the cause of action pleaded was incomplete. The third and fourth defendants sought the dismissal of the plaintiff’s claim with costs on that basis. The exception was opposed. More
Following the acquisition by the State of the applicant’s farm, the parties filed a consent order with this honourable court under case no HC 308/10 in the following terms:
“It is hereby ordered with the consent of the parties that:-
1. The tobacco on Masasa Plot Lot 2 Lions Head, Rusape, allocated to second respondent shall be harvested, cured, graded and removed from the said plot in terms of an agreement to be concluded between second respondent and Chidziva Tobacco Processors (Private) Limited, which agreement shall cater for the involvement of applicant and/or his son, Kirk Voest, with regard to... More
