MAKONESE J: The two applicants are facing serious allegations of robbery in contravention of section 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter) 9:23. The state alleges that on 1st January 2021 and at around 2200 hours at 4462 Gwabalanda, Bulawayo applicants were part of a group of four assailants who produced a knife and placed it on the complainant’s neck threatening to cut his throat at the same time demanding cash and valuables. Applicants and their associates then forced the complainant to lie down on the middle of the road whilst the complainant’s friend was being held... More
This an application for condonation for reinstatement of a matter following abandonment. It is opposed.
The background of the matter is that the applicant noted an appeal with this Court sometime in 2022.The respondent duly filed its notice of response as stipulated in the Rules of this Court, Statutory Instrument 150/2017 ( the Rules /S.I. 150/17).Thereafter the applicant’s representatives did not file heads of argument in terms of the Rules. More
The appellant in this case was charged with an act of misconduct by her employer, the respondent.
She was found guilty and the employer imposed the following penalty:
“that she should not be promoted to the next grade for the next five (5) years.”
She was aggrieved with both the conviction and the penalty and she noted this appeal.
The facts of the matter are common cause. More
Applicant was employed by the Respondents as a Lecturer at the Harare Polytechnic College. She was charged with misconduct it being alleged that she had refused to comply with instructions to be appraised by her superiors at the College. It was also averred inn those charges of misconduct that she had made false reports against two of her supervisors resulting in their arrest and prosecution. Appellant was found guilty and a penalty of dismissal was imposed. Appellant is dissatisfied with this outcome and has approached this Court for relief. I should also mention that Appellant made an application for review... More
: This is a court application for the registration of a caveat on the immovable property being certain piece of land situate in the district of Salisbury called stand 2126 Tynwald South Township of stand 1042 Tynwald Township measuring 220 square metres and held under Deed of Transfer number 257/2023. The first and second respondents are the registered owners of the said property. They are also husband and wife. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of Zimbabwe, “the Tribunal”, delivered at Harare on 29 May 2019 wherein the Tribunal upheld the appeal noted by the respondent against the decision of the Registrar of Trade Marks. More
Applicant applied to this Court for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in terms of Section 92 F (2) of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 as read with Rule 93 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017.
At the onset of oral argument Respondent applied for upliftment of bar and condonation of belated Response and heads of argument. Applicant opposed the respondent’s application. Respondent submitted that the application for leave to appeal was served on them on 23 April 2024. More
On the 29th December 2023, applicant filed an application in this Court for the review of his dismissal by respondents. The 2nd respondent opposed the application. On the 12th January 2024 the Court dismissed applicant’s points in limine. Whilst the review is still pending, on 9th May 2024 applicant applied for the referral of the matter to the Constitutional Court. Again 1st respondent opposed the application. More
Appellant worked for Respondent as an Acting Plant Operator. He was dismissed from employment for misconduct. He appealed to the employer’s appeals authority which turned down his appeal. He then appealed to this Court in terms of section 92D of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01. His grounds of appeal were initially three-fold. More
The facts of the case can be summarised as follows;
[3] The appellant and the respondent were on 10 December 2010 married in terms of the Marriages Act [Chapter 5:11]. The union was blessed with two daughters born on 17 April 2009 and 21 January 2012.
[4] The respondent issued summons for divorce and ancillary relief claiming that the marriage had irretrievably broken down and that they had lost love and affection for each other. The appellant did not oppose the granting of divorce. More
On 5 August 2020 Plaintiff issued summons against Defendant claiming.
1. Payment of the sum of US$50 000-00 (fifty thousand United States dollars) being money paid to the Defendant to design, author and deliver to specification, a customized on line store program which defendant failed to deliver. More
In this opposed matter applicant seeks the cancellation of a memorandum of lease No. 2023 Hippo Valley Estates, Farm 54, Chiredzi Ref. LF/1978.
The background to the matter is as follows:
The applicant has an offer letter with respect to S/D 16 of Farm 54, Lot 3 of Buffalo Range, Chiredzi District. On the other hand first respondent holds the lease referred to earlier which lease was between the first respondent and the second respondent.
The said lease relates to a pack shed situated at Farm 54 Hippo Valley more fully described as Lot 3 of Buffalo Range. The lease... More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award handed down on 16 July 2013, in terms of which the appellants’ claim that they were unlawfully dismissed and that they were owed terminal benefits was dismissed More
