The applicant approached the court on the 8th of January 2021 under the auspices of s 85 (1) (a) of the Constitution which permits any person acting in their own interest to approach a court alleging that fundamental rights have been violated. This approach was on an urgent basis. The application was against the Minister of Health as the first respondent and as the alleged primary violator of the rights complained about. The other respondents, namely, the Minister of Home Affairs, the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, and, the Attorney General, were also cited but only in their... More
The Applicants, Obert Madondo N.O., the appointed Corporate Rescue Practitioner (hereinafter referred to as the “CRP”) of Amcast (Private) Limited, and Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union (hereinafter referred to as “ZDAMWU”), have filed an urgent chamber application seeking a provisional order to interdict the Respondents from interfering with the operations of Amcast (Private) Limited ( hereinafter referred to as “Amcast”). The Respondents challenge the urgency of the application and raise several preliminary points in limine. More
The applicant is a young police officer of 37 years of age residing at Chikurubi Support Unit police camp. He is alleged to have sexually abused his elder brother’s ten year old son with whom he resides at the same place. The allegation is that he forcibly sodomised the complainant on three different occasions during the period extending from December 2010 to April 2011.
The complainant took refuge at Highlands Police Station and made a report to a police officer. He was examined at a clinic resulting in the accused’s arrest. The applicant is now applying for bail pending trial. More
The appellant appeared before the magistrate sitting at Beitbridge, facing a charge of Criminal abuse of duty as a Public Officer as defined in s 174 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The appellant was employed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) as a Loss Control Officer. He was jointly charged with a workmate who was employed as a Revenue supervisor. On the 23rd of December 2014,Beitbridge Boarder Post, a vehicle consisting of a horse and two trailers was duly cleared by ZIMRA officials in the normal course of business at the border post.... More
This is an appeal against the decision of Respondent’s Final Appeals Committee which upheld the tribunals aquo (Appeals Committee and Disciplinary Committee) verdict of guilty and penalty of dismissal imposed on the Appellant. More
In a judgment LC/H/60/20 I dismissed applicant’s appeal in its entirety. Aggrieved, applicant filed the current application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.
On the date of hearing of this application, applicant made an oral application for the removal of the bar operating against him for failure to file timeously his heads of argument as required in terms of Rule 26(1) of this Court’s Rules S.I. 150 of 2017. More
This is an application for condonation for late noting of appeal against conviction and sentence, extension of time within which to appeal and leave to prosecute the appeal in person More
The applicant is a member of the legal fraternity and, therefore, an officer of the court. He alleges that he has an interest in human rights and the rule of law. He moves me to declare Statutory Instrument 127 of 2021 [“the instrument”] which the first respondent who is the President of Zimbabwe made on 26 May 2021 and published in the Government Gazette Extraordinary unconstitutional and to have the same set aside. He filed his application under
s 85(1)(d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. More
The factual background of this matter is that applicant a legal practitioner, practising with Shava Law Chambers felt strongly aggrieved by an incident that happened to him on the 5th July 2023 which then prompted him to file this application. According to him, a certain person known as Tinashe Mazodze called at his Law Chambers where he indicated he wanted to consult him on some legal issues. Applicant was not present at the office, but that notwithstanding the said Tinashe insisted that it is applicant and no other legal practitioner whom he wanted to see. It was then that a... More
This is an appeal against the decision of the Respondent’s General Manager who upheld the Appellant’s dismissal following a disciplinary hearing where Appellant was found guilty of unlawfully disobeying a lawful order and gross inefficiency in performance of his work in breach of the Respondent’s Code of Conduct. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent’s disciplinary committee to dismiss appellant from employment. The appellant was charged with:
(i) Improper performance of duty and
(ii) Dishonesty, including falsifying of documents.
It was alleged that the appellant processed applications by two Americans i.e. S. Megman and A. Hugeon as shown by visa sticker numbers 061213 and 061216. The originals of those visa stickers were then found in the passports of two Indian nationals who are in Category C of the visa region. The visas also appeared to have been stuck into the passports using glue which is... More
The plaintiff company issued summons against the defendant company on 25 November 2009. It claimed the payment of US$ 2 957.10 being the cost of the outstanding bags of mealie meal delivered to the defendant; interest at the prescribe rate from the date of the issue of summons to the date of payment in full and costs at the legal practitioner and client scale. The defendant contested the matter. More
The appellant was employed by the respondent as an investigation officer level 8 which is a managerial position. The appellant was on a fixed term contract which expired in July 2014. A new four year contract was entered into commencing August 2014 and expiring July 2018. In November 2014 the respondent became aware that the appellant had been involved in acts of misconduct in December 2013 during the currency of an expired contract. Investigations were carried out and the appellant was arraigned before a disciplinary and grievances committee facing a charge of having acted in a manner inconsistent with the... More
The appellant in this matter appeared before a magistrate sitting at Filabusi Magistrates Court, charged with the crime of stock theft in contravention of section 114 (2) (i) and (ii) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, chapter 9:03.
It was alleged that on a date unknown to the prosecutor but during the month of June 2017 and at Filabusi grazing lands, Samuel Nsingo and Obvious Mlauzi or one or more of them went to Papama area where they found five (5) herd of cattle grazing freely unattended. The two then stole and drove the 5 cattle to their... More
