The appellant in the case was charged with contravening paragraph 24 of the 1st Schedule of the Public Service Regulations 2000. It is alleged that he left his place of work at the Passport Centre and went to Makombe Building where he was caught by an investigating officer whilst assisting a member of the public to apply for a passport and that was inconstant with the discharge of his official duties and it was also in violation of the Registrar General’s Circular No 1 of 2005. More
On 4 May 2021 the courtgranted the following order with the consent of the parties:
“IT IS ORDERED BY CONSENT THAT:
1 The 1st respondent be and is hereby interdicted from constructing permanent structures, installing any irrigation infrastructure and planting any crops on subdivision 5 of Carnsmore Farm, Mazowe until the action in case number C148/2020 filed at Concession Magistrates Court by the applicant is finalised.
2 1st respondent to pay costs of suit.”
The court proceeded to give an ex-tempore judgment. Written reasons have been requested. These are they.
The applicant filed an Urgent Chamber Application for the following... More
This is an application for the registration of an arbitral award.
The facts which are common cause are as follows;
On 29 July 2012 an arbitrator handed down an arbitral award in favour of the applicant. The respondent filed an application for review with the Labour Court on 22 August 2012. The applicant filed this application on 7 September 2012. More
Applicant is the only surviving son to the late Zephania Nkomo (also known as Zephania Jones Nkomo) ( the deceased), born out of a marriage in terms of civil rites to Diana Nyasha Nkomo, nee Mutambabende (Diana) ( now deceased) in terms of the Marriage Act 1964. The marriage was solemnized by a Minister of Religion on 27 of August 1977. On 25 September 1987, deceased entered into a marriage with first respondent. Diana died on 10 September 2000. The deceased’s estate is being administered by firth respondent through the second Respondent. first Respondent approached firth Respondent’s office claiming to... More
The applicant, a 19 year old young man was convicted on his own plea of guilty to having sexual intercourse several times and on diverse occasions with a young person aged 15 years until she fell pregnantin contravention of section 70 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The Regional Magistrate sentenced him to the minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years because he had been found to be HIV positive in terms of s 80 of the same Act. Aggrieved with the sentence he duly noted an appeal to this Honourable Court under case number CA947/15. He... More
This is an appeal against sentence. At the time the appeal was heard the appellant was out on bail. He was granted bail pending appeal within one week of having been sentenced. More
This is an urgent chamber application for stay of execution of a writ of execution against movable and immovable property issued by this court on 11 February 2022 under case number HC 1880/06 at the instance of the 1st respondent pending the determination of the legality of that writ of execution on the grounds that the judgment debt has already been satisfied in full. More
Appellant appealed to this Court against his dismissal from employment as a Revenue Officer by Respondent. The appeal was made in terms of Section 92D of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01. Respondent opposed the appeal. More
Applicant applied to this Court for leave to appeal its judgement to the Supreme Court. The application was made in terms of Section 92F of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01, hereafter called the Act, as read with Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017, Respondent opposed the application. More
The plaintiffs herein claim provisional sentence founded on an Agreement of Settlement (the Agreement) concluded between the parties on the 22nd of July 2008 followed by an Acknowledgement of Debt (the Acknowledgement) signed on the 15th of November 2008. The total claim is for the sum of US$90,000 together with interest thereon at the rate of 20% per annum calculated from the due date of the 14th of December 2008. The defendant resists the claim on various grounds relating to the nature and correctness of the capital sum claimed under the Agreement, the application of the in duplum rule, the... More
At the onset of oral argument in this Court, the Respondent raised 2 (two) points in limine which the Applicant opposed. The points shall be dealt with ad seriatim. More
The applicants are facing one count of robbery. The allegations are that on the 24th of April 2022 the applicants in the company of seven other accomplices still at large hired a silver Nissan caravan registration number ADC 7476 from one Simbarashe Jabangwe. They were armed with an unknown type of a firearm. They wore camouflage. They proceeded toa mine known as Golden Etolpacks, ARDA Endeavour Mhangura where they threatened the security guards, tied their hands and legs and took their cellphones. More
This is an application for bail pending appeal. I heard this application on 20 July 2022 and I dismissed it ex tempore. Applicant has requested for written reasons. Here are they:- More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the Provincial Magistrate sitting at Bulawayo on 15th March 2019.
The appellant was charged with public violence as defined in section 36 (1) (a) (b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act (Chapter 9:23). Appellant pleaded not guilty but was however convicted and sentenced to 6 years imprisonment of which 1 year was wholly suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of future good conduct. Dissatisfied with the conviction and sentence, the appellant has noted this appeal. More
Applicant was employed by Respondent as an Environmental Health Technician and was dismissed from employment following a disciplinary hearing on the 16th of January 2013 with effect from the 12th December 2011.
Applicant filed an appeal with this Court on the 19th of February 2013 against his dismissal. He has proceeded to file an Urgent Chamber Application wherein he prays for reinstatement, the same prayer in his appeal. In other words, Applicant is actually applying that his appeal be heard before the others before his. More
