This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court handed down on 26 July 2017 which judgment disposed of two cases, namely HC 8193/14 and HC 8866/14, which had been consolidated. The former was a summons action instituted by the second respondent for the eviction of the appellant from a property known as Stand 102 Logan Park Township of Lot 6A, Hatfield, Harare (the property). The latter was an action by the appellant for the cancellation of both the sale and transfer of the property to the second respondent. More
The plaintiffs are a married couple, so too are the defendants. The two sets of couples are locked in a dispute over the financial implications of the demise of their short-lived business partnership. The business partnership which came into existence sometime in July 2020 went into a tailspin barely three months into its life before collapsing entirely. As between them the parties had two business concerns comprising a hardware store and a baby supplies shop.
The causes of the demise of the partnership are yet contested, suffice it to say that in the immediate aftermath thereof, the plaintiff’s instituted the... More
Applicant applied to this Court for leave to appeal this Court’s judgement referenced LCH 509/24 to the Supreme Court. The application was made in terms of Section 92F of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 as read with Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. Respondent opposed the application. More
This is an appeal against bail refusal.
The appellant is appearing before the magistrates court at Harare facing a charge of money laundering as defined in s 8(2) of the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act [Chapter 9:24].
The allegations are these. On 8 October 2021 the appellant, acting in connivance with one Paminus Mutengo (Mutengo) opened two visa card accounts at separate branches of Banc ABC in Harare. He opened the accounts in his own name whereupon he furnished the account details, the personal identification numbers as well as handed over the visa cards to Mutengo. More
I dismissed the applicant’s application for bail pending appeal on 2 December, 2016. I indicated that I would provide written reasons for my order. These are they.
The applicant was charged with 5 counts of contravening s 60 A (3) (b) of the Electricity Act, [Chapter 13:19]. He was arraigned before the Regional Magistrate at Bindura Court to answer to the charges More
1. This is an urgent application. This application was filed during vacation. It was first set-down before MOYO J and the Judge directed as follows: that the matter is removed from the roll to enable 1st respondent to file opposing papers no later than 26 April 2022; the matter will then be placed before the next duty judge for set-down; and that the applicant can serve 1st respondent with the notice of set down and file a certificate of service. This matter was then placed before when I assumed my vacation duty. More
Appellant and one Stanley Ndongwe were jointly charged for contravening s 60(1)(a) of the Electricity Act, the allegations in the main charge were that on an unknown date to the public prosecutor during the month of July 2020 and at Muparutsa Business Centre, Honde Valley, one or both of them unlawfully abstracted or diverted electric current or caused electricity current to be abstracted or diverted to the appellant’s grinding mill. Alternatively appellant unlawfully used electricity current at his grinding mill knowing it to have been unlawfully abstracted or diverted. More
This is an appeal following a determination by a designated agent (DA) dismissing the appellant’s claim for constructive dismissal by the respondent.
The appellant was employed by the respondent initially as a demonstrator. He was later elevated to the position of sales representative. The record shows that on 12th December 2022 the respondent made a decision to retrench the appellant More
This is an application for condonation for late noting of appeal. For such an application to succeed, applicant has to;
1) Reasonably explain the delay and
2) Show that he has prospects of success on appeal.
Applicant submitted that he was not aware of the time frame within which to note his appeal. He also submitted that he did not have the financial resources to get in touch with his worker representative. The above reasons do not constitute reasonable explanation for the delay. The Applicant received the determination in November 2011. He failed to file his appeal his appeal within... More
n 7 July 2025 this court dismissed with costs on the ordinary scale, an application for reinstatement of a matter at the instance of the applicant employee. A request for the full reasons of this order has been made and here are the reasons: More
This is an appeal against sentence only. During the appeal hearing, the appellant properly, in our view, abandoned his appeal against conviction because it lacked merit. More
This is an application for condonation. The applicant seeks to be allowed to file out of time a dual review and appeal against the decision to dismiss the applicant from employment.
The record shows that the employer sought to discipline its employee, the appellant, in terms of its Code of Business Conduct. More
