The applicant was formerly employed by Fidelity Printers and Refiners as Head of Gold Operations from 1989-2022. He claims to have left employment with a with a good track record and solid relations with the former employer. The respondent is a foreign based media institution which conducts its operations via various media platforms. The respondent provides a satellite television service in Zimbabwe through a company called Multichoice under its DSTV platform channel 406. The applicant claims that between 23 March 2023 to 14 April 2023, the respondent released a documentary series titled ‘Gold Mafia’ with four extensive and intrinsically related... More
The appellants were convicted in the Magistrates court sitting at Masvingo of seven counts of stock theft. Although upon arraignment they denied each of those seven counts, the court a quo found in the wake of the ensuing trial that they had acted in common purpose on seven separate occasions to steal a total of fifty-three head of cattle and convicted them accordingly. Consequent upon such conviction, they were each sentenced to 9 years’ imprisonment in respect of each of the seven counts. Thirty of the cumulative sixty-three years’ imprisonment were suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions. Aggrieved... More
KABASA J: The appellants appeared before the court a quoon initial remand on 16th January 2021. They are jointly charged with two counts, viz assault and robbery as defined in sections 89 (1) (a) and 120 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act, Chapter9:23.
The allegations are that the two appellants went to the first complainant, one SiambaleMuzamba’s homestead on 26 July 2019 armed with logs, axes and knives. Felix Dube who was with the appellants but is on the run, held the complainant before striking him with a fist on the forehead. He proceeded to produce... More
This is an appeal against the determination of the respondent’s Disciplinary Authority, in terms of which the appellants were found guilty of misconduct and dismissed from employment. More
The background facts are as follows:
The Respondent was employed by the Appellant as a Waiter. The Appellant levelled charges of theft or fraud. The allegations were that the Respondent had stolen from a guest in circumstances where the guest had left her bag behind in the breakfast room where the Respondent had been working. The Respondent was alleged to have taken the bag onto his clearing tray and attempted to cover it with serviettes. More
After perusing the papers and hearing counsel on 27 July 2018 I granted the following order;
It is ordered that:
“The application for condonation and reinstatement of the appeal in terms of Rule 70 (2) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 be and is hereby dismissed with costs.” More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award in favour of respondent. Respondent was the appellant’s group financial director. Respondent went on leave and whilst on leave, his leave was extended as there were some investigations that were underway in the Chivhu project. Respondent later received a letter terminating his contract of employment on notice. Aggrieved, respondent referred the matter to conciliation. After settlement failed the matter was referred to arbitration. More
This is an urgent chamber application in which the relief sought is a provisional order that the respondents be interdicted from carrying into execution the order in case number HC 9880/15. The final order sought is a stay of execution of the order in HC 9880/15 pending the determination of HC 11886/16 or any related matter. More
This is an urgent chamber application in which the applicant seeks interim relief to the effect that the seizure and attachment of its bank account number 9140000213879 held with the third respondent bank at its Parklane Branch be suspended and that the seizure and attachment of the applicant’s shares effected on 29 August 2018 be suspended. The applicant seeks a further interdict restraining the first and second respondents from “attempting any further seizure and attachments in execution of the applicant’s funds or bank accounts and applicant’s shares”. The final order sought is for the setting aside of the seizure and... More
This is an appeal against a determination of the disciplinary committee of the Civil Service Commission which found the appellant guilty of two of the three counts she was charged of and discharged her from service.
The appellant was employed by the respondent in 1983 and at the time of her suspension in respect to these proceedings, she was the Director, Implementation and Monitoring in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. More
The applicant filed a chamber application for condonation of his non-compliance with r 60 (2) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 as read together with s 92F (3) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (the Labour Act) and extension of time within which to file an application for leave to appeal. More
The applicant filed a Chamber Application seeking leave to appeal against a judgment of the Labour Court dated 18 July, 2023. The respondent filed opposing papers. The matter was set down for a virtual hearing on 12 February 2024 but had to be rescheduled to 15 February 2024 due to technical challenges that were experienced. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the Designated Agent Mining Industry who ruled that the appellant had not made out a good case of unlawful termination when he approached the Designated Agent with a labour dispute pitting him and the respondent employer. More
