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On 5 September 2019, the respondent, who is a former chief executive officer of the applicant, sued the latter and five other defendants. He claimed certain specified sums of money against them. He alleged that the applicant, a legal entity which is registered according to the laws of Zimbabwe, and its co-defendants defamed him. More

The defendant was employed by the plaintiff as its Chief Executive Officer. As part of his employment benefits, he was granted occupation of a property known as number 31 Shottery Road, Greystone Park, Harare. The defendant’s contract of employment was terminated in June 2017. Thereafter parties have been in and out of court regarding the legality of the termination. To date the issue has not been finally determined. Upon termination of the employment contract, the plaintiff sued out summons against the defendant for ejectment, holding over damages including interest thereon and costs of suit on a higher scale. More

This is an appeal against the decision of the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society Managerial Disciplinary and Grievance Committee (the Committee). The Committee dismissed Appellant from Respondent’s employment with effect from 26th August 2013. More

: This is a referral judgment of a matter to the Constitutional Court in terms of s 175(4) of the Constitution as read together with r 108 of the High Court rules, 2021 and r 24 of the Constitutional Court rules, 2016. The judgment was made pursuant to the filing of a joint stated case in which the parties agreed on the constitutional issue for determination by the Constitutional Court. More

According to the applicant’s founding affidavit this is an application to bar the respondent from conducting an internal disciplinary hearing against her. In addition the applicant seeks an order to have the disciplinary hearing conducted before an independent body. The facts giving rise to the application are common cause. The applicant is employed by the respondent as an Environmental Health Inspector. In 2008 she was charged for being absent from duty where she was subsequently dismissed from employment in 2009. The applicant appealed against the decision to dismiss her. An arbitral award was issued in 2010 in her favour. In... More

In the magistrates court the respondent sued the first appellant, a businesswoman, for eviction from certain business premises. The respondent was the executor dative to his late brother’s estate. The respondent claimed that during his life time the deceased had been allocated by the second appellant, a local authority, some business stands at Rudhanda Business Centre in Zaka, Masvingo. He averred that on one of such stands the deceased had intended to construct a supermarket. He alleged the deceased had developed it to footing level when the second appellant wrongfully allocated the property to the first appellant. More

: This is an application for a declaratur by applicant in terms of section 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]. The initial Draft Order filed together with the application on 19 July 2021 has since been abandoned by applicant and replaced by another More

HUNGWE J: The plaintiff issued summons against the Executor Dative in the Estate of the late I.V. Rukatya of Chiredzi claiming an order that the cancellation of the Agreement of Sale by the defendant be set aside; that the plaintiff pays to the defendant the sum of Z$400 million (old value) within seven days; that the defendant takes all the necessary steps to pass transfer of plot No. 339 Mkwasine Settlement Holdings, Ndanga District to the plaintiff within 21 days of this order failing which the Deputy Sheriff be authorised to sign all papers necessary to pass such transfer to... More

This is an apposed application in which the court interdicted the first respondent and all those acting through him from interfering in any way with the applicant’s occupation of stand 2087 Acorn Township Goromonzi, and ordered the first respondent to pay costs on a higher scale, on 15 September 2016. More

This appeal raises the question whether by remaining with possession of progeny of stray beasts such a possessor commits stock theft. More

The applicant was picked up by the police on Sunday 5 February 2006. He was taken to Matapi Police Station where he was detained without charge. On 6 February 2006, the investigation of the matter was turned over to the 1st respondent. On the same day around 4.30 p.m. the 1st respondent and 2nd respondents proceeded to applicant’s workplace, Dockson Investments (Private) Limited, in Shamva. In Shamva, they received information that the applicant had committed fraud or theft against his employer. The two respondents then investigated the matter and on Wednesday 8 February, took the applicant to court for his... More

In March, 2022 the first respondent successfully applied, through the urgent chamber book, for a provisional order in terms of which he interdicted the applicant from carrying out construction work at Stand number 3914, Westgate, Sandton, Harare as well as evicting the applicant from the property. He filed his suit under HC 1696/22. He sued the applicant, the second and third respondents. More

Applicant is a member of the Zimbabwe Catering and Hotel Workers Union (1st respondent). 1st respondent’s stated aims and objectives are the establishment of a union that seeks to regulate the relations between members and their employees and to protect and further the interests of members in relation to their employees. Amongst other objectives, 1st respondent was established to foster and encourage the establishment of good conditions in the workplace and generally to promote the interests of its members. Membership to the 1st respondent is open to employees in the Catering Industry in Zimbabwe. In terms of section 23 (8)... More

: I earlier, ordered that the application is dismissed with costs. These are the comprehensive reasons for so ordering. This is an urgent chamber application wherein applicants seek the following relief: More

MAVANGIRA JA: [1] The appellant faces one count of robbery as defined in s 126 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He and accomplices allegedly conspired to rob a ZB bank cash in transit truck that was transporting cash amounting to US$2 775 000to the bank’s branches in Chinhoyi, Kadoma, Gweru, Bulawayo, Gwanda and Zvishavane. More