The plaintiff is the eldest daughter of the late Filmon Philemon Damasi who died on 30 March 1989 and the late Esthery Damasi who died on 5 June 1990.
First defendant is the eldest son but the youngest child to the late Filmon Philemon Damasi and Esthery Damasi.
The estate of late Filmon Philemon Damasi included an immovable property, that is, House No. 3685 Old Highfield, Harare of which he was the registered owner.
In 1989 the first defendant was appointed executor dative to the estate late Philemon Damasi and issued with letters of administration under DRH. 389/89. More
The matter was placed before me as an application for condonation for late filing of an application for review against the Respondent’s Hearing Officer’s determination handed down on 16th October, 2018. The application is premised on Rule 22 as read with Rule 20 of the Labour Court Rules, Statutory Instrument of 2017. The application is opposed. More
This is an application for a review of the decision of the Respondent’s Disciplinary Committee which found Applicant guilty of contravening the National Code of conduct SI 15 /06 and subsequently dismissed her.
Applicant was suspended and charged on 26 November 2012 with theft or fraud, alternatively, conduct which is inconsistent with one’s conditions of contract in contravention of the National Code of Conduct. She was brought before a Disciplinary Committee which deliberated on her matter and found her guilty of the misconduct complained of. More
: This judgement is rendered pursuant to an application for absolution from the instance made by the defendant at the close of the plaintiff’s case in terms of rule 56 (6) of the High Court rules, 2021 (the Rules). The plaintiff is the father and natural guardian of Rebecca Nezuru Conlon (hereafter referred to as Rebecca or the child). The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant for the payment of the sum of USD$ 6 370 000 (six million Three Hundred and Seventy Thousand United states dollars) being damages arising from injuries sustained by Rebbecca (a minor at the material... More
This is an appeal against a determination by an arbitrator. Section 98(10) of the Labour Act [Cap 28:01] (The Act) stipulates that questions of law only are raised on appeal to this Court on an appeal from a decision of an arbitrator. More
There have been long running legal battles between the applicants on one side and the 2nd respondent on the other over occupation of the farm. The background to the battles is that the applicants were the owners of Fangudu Farm in the Umtali District. The farm was acquired by the state in 2005. Subsequent to the acquisition, the 2nd respondent was issued by the Minister of Land and Rural Resettlement with an offer letter dated 11 July 2006 to occupy the land and he proceeded to do so. More
The applicants seek a declaratory order in this matter in the following terms as appears at p 53 of the record as follows:
1. That it be and is hereby declared that the stay of execution of Honourable Mr Justice T KARWI’s provisional order under case number HC 6541/09 obtained by the third respondent as the applicant under case number HC 128/2010 (HH 16-2010) has lapsed for want of prosecution of an application for rescission of judgment within the time limits ordered and directed by Honourable Justice MUSAKWA under case number HC 128/2010 (HH 16-2010).
2. That it be and... More
In terms of an amended summons and declaration filed with the Registrar of this Honourable Court on 17 December 2004, the plaintiff claimed the following amounts from the defendant:
a) payment of the sum of $28 445 150.00
b) payment of the sum of $123 647 760 068.00 as on (sic) the 31st October 2004, and further sums of money reckoned from 1st November 2004, computed on the basis of a return on investment on the said sum of $123 647 760 068 on financial instruments with the Zimbabwe Development Bank maturing every (7) days, until payment in full.
c)... More
This is an appeal against the decision of the National Employment Council Appeals Committee which was handed down on the 6th of June, 2014 which Appellant submitted he received on the 13th of June, 2014. The National Employment Council Appeals Committee in its determination dismissed the appeal noted by the Appellant and upheld the penalty of dismissal. More
After hearing submissions from both parties, I delivered an ex tempore judgment in which I dismissed the application. The applicants have requested reasons for judgment. These are they. More
The Applicant is Roy Leslie Bennett, a Member of Parliament, who is presently incarcerated at Mutoko Prison, pursuant to his committal to imprisonment by Parliament, for an effective term of 12 months beginning on the 28th of October 2004. More
The applicant is a Member of Parliament for the Chimanimani constituency. He is currently serving a sentence of 15 months imprisonment with labour of which three months were suspended for a period following his being found guilty of contempt of Parliament on 28 October 2004. More
It is common cause that Appellant worked for Respondent as a Freight Driver based in Bulawayo. On the 19th December 2020 in the evening he was scheduled to deliver beer to their Beitbridge distribution center. After midnight he sent a message on their Whatsapp Group reporting a tyre puncture breakdown. Appellant stated that he realised his message was incomplete but when he tried again to reach his employer he failed due to network challenges. Appellant further stated that early morning robbers attacked him, damaged his truck and stole beer. He then managed to use a passerby’s phone to reach his... More
The matter was placed before me as an application for condonation of late noting of an application for review.
The material background facts to the matter are as follows:
The Applicants are former employees of the 3rdRespondent. In March 2012 the parties entered into a negotiating process for the retrenchment of the Applicants. The process culminated in a retrenchment certificate issued by the Minister on 22nd May, 2012. The Applicants after a period of two years instituted proceedings in the Labour Court to appeal against the Minister’s decision allowing for retrenchment of the Applicants. On the 31st of January 2014... More
