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This is a combined appeal and review application and for convenience, I will deal with the application for review first. Applicant was in Respondent’s employ as a Technician Mechanic. As part of his duties, on the 9th January, 2019 applicant carried out a major service on a client’s motor vehicle. What constituted major service was not an issue. It inter alia constituted removing the tyres and putting them back on the motor vehicle. After completing the service, the motor vehicle went through quality control, washing and was parked at the collection bay awaiting collection by the client. More

The plaintiff instituted eviction proceedings against the defendant before this court. He claimed for the eviction of the defendant from stand no 936 Glen Norah Township Harare and holding over damages of $330.00 per month from the date of summons to date of vacation. The plaintiff also sought an order for costs on a higher scale. The plaintiff claimed that he is the owner of Stand 936 Glen Norah Township and that the defendant is unlawfully occupying the premises. More

At the conclusion of the hearing I dismissed the appeal and stated that the reasons would follow. More

On 31 March 2008, a silver C180 Mercedes Benz was stolen at gunpoint in Capton Park, South Africa. On 5 April 2008, the applicant presented the motor vehicle for customs clearance at Chirundu Border Post, en route to Zambia. He was in the company of another, a Zambian national, William Mbiya Kalala. The applicant presented the registration of the motor vehicle to customs officials and this was found to be false and not tallying with the numbers punched onto the body of the motor vehicle. He was arrested and charged with possession of a motor vehicle reasonably believed to have... More

The appellant was employed by the respondent. He had grievances against the employer. The relevant NEC was approached. In a letter dated 30 September 2008 the appellant wrote to the relevant National Employment Council (NEC) along the following lines: “I hereby wish to submit my appeal for intervention by your good office in order to address my grievances. I am an employee of Pharmanova (Pvt) Ltd initially employed as a bookkeeper up to September 2005. I was transferred to the maintenance department to work as a logistics officer in order to avoid retrenchment. A position they regarded as low level... More

This is an urgent chamber applicant for stay of execution of the judgment in HC 877/22. The judgment was granted in default of the applicant on 2 March 2023 following the failure by the applicant to attend the pre-trial conference. More

The appellant appeared before a Provincial Magistrate sitting at Lupane Magistrates Court facing a charge of Contravening Section 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23, namely culpable homicide, to which he pleaded not guilty. He was however convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $600 or in default of payment 6 months imprisonment. He also had his driver’s licence endorsed. Dissatisfied with the conviction the appellant appealed and took issue with the court a quo’s decision on the following grounds:- 1. The court a quo grossly misdirected itself on the facts that no court faced... More

: On 11 July 2007 the applicant and the first respondent in his capacity as executor of estate late EmureSaini, entered into an agreement of sale whereby the first respondent sold to the applicant right, title and interest in stand number 1899 Ruwa Township (the property). The purchase price was in the sum of six hundred and eighty million dollars ($680 000 000.00) and has paid in full. In terms of the agreement, the applicant was entitled to occupy the property or signing of the agreement but he did not. More

These two matters were consolidated following an application made by defendant in HC 1141/09 and plaintiff in HC 2256/19. For ease of reference I will refer to the plaintiff in HC 1141/09 as “the Trust” and defendant in HC 1141/09 who is plaintiff in HC 2256/19 as “Mercy.” More

This is an application for rescission of a default judgment granted by this Court on 2 July 2012. More

On 24 July 2013, I granted the following interim relief in favour of the applicant: “That pending determination of the dispute between the applicant and the 1st respondent by the arbitrator, the applicant is granted the following relief: More

This is an appeal against an arbitral award which was made in favour of the respondent (“employees”) against the appellant (“employer”). Facts of the case are that the respondents who are in the respondent’s employ approached the arbitrator arguing that the appellant had committed an unfair labour practice by paying them salaries lower than their colleagues who are employed by the appellant. The claim before the arbitrator was also to determine whether the respondents were Council employees or Civil Servants whose salaries had to be paid as per Public Service scales. At arbitration it was ruled that the respondents were... More

This is an appeal against an arbitral award that set aside Appellant’s Disciplinary Committee’s decision which found Respondent guilty of misconduct and imposed a penalty of demotion. More

The appeal was noted as against the arbitral award handed down on 19th January 2012. More

This is an application for review seeking to set aside the decision by the 2nd respondent dismissing applicant’s application for discharge at the close of the State case and putting applicant to its defence. More