As background to the matter, parties submitted that after the 16/3/18 SC 357/16 order parties filed with the court a quantification application whose fate could not be sealed since all papers pertaining to same were lost when the Labour Court moved offices from Bristol house to the Rotten Row Labour Court building. In the instant application the applicant seeks 9 months back pay, 30 months damages, medical aid, pension and motor vehicle allowance. At the onset of the hearing the applicant dropped the medical aid claim and the motor vehicle allowance claim thus effectively leaving for determination the question of... More
The plaintiff issued summons seeking an order for divorce of their civil marriage contracted on 16 April 1993. He sought a decree of divorce and other ancillary issues. The defendant entered an appearance to defend and subsequent pleadings thereto. At pretrial conference stage the parties came up with a joint PTC minute. At trial the issues were narrowed down by consent of both the plaintiff and the defendant. The parties agreed that the marriage relationship between them had irretrievably broken down to such an extent that there are no reasonable prospects of restoration of a normal marriage relationship. More
The applicant seeks the grant of an order in the following terms:
“1. That on service of this order upon the second respondent, the said second respondent cause to be paid out of its account with the third respondent such a sum as will satisfy the judgment issued out of this Honourable Court in cases number HC 6220/13 and HC 10786/14.
2. That should the second respondent fail to pay the applicant as required in terms of paragraph 1, then the third respondent is restrained from paying to the second respondent any proceeds in an account No. 06109-01120051570077, Kwame Nkrumah... More
The plaintiff issued summons on 23 July 2007 claiming the following relief:
“(a) An order declaring that the only families entitled to the Mapanzure chieftainship are the following families:
1. Chimbuya
2. Magwirokona
3. Mavhengere
4. Bwangundoga
5. Mupandasekwa
6. Gwenhamo
7. Shumbayaonda; More
This is an appeal against both the conviction and sentence.
[2] The appellant and four others were convicted after a protracted trial on a charge of tampering with apparatus for the supply or generation of electricity as defined in s 60A of the Electricity Act [Chapter 13:19].
[3] The Regional Court sitting at Karoi having found no special circumstances, sentenced each to the mandatory minimum 10 years imprisonment. More
It is common cause that, The 1st Defendant sold her rights, title and interests in STAND No. 104 MAIN STREET, TSHOLOTSHO to Plaintiff sometime in 2003. In 2009 Plaintiff sold to the 2nd Defendant the said property for ZAR60 000.00 [Sixty Thousand Rand] and signed an Agreement of Sale with 2nd Defendant dated 23rd April 2009. The 2nd Defendant took vacant occupation of the said property on the strength of that Agreement of sale and is still in occupation of the premises. The 2nd Defendant only paid a deposit of ZAR30 000.00 (Thirty Thousand South Rand) leaving a balance of... More
Samson Njanina filed the matter, before this court, with the Registrar of the Electoral Court on the 18th July 2008. ZANU PF and MDC T Political parties contested the matter by filing notices of opposition. The 1st respondent did not respond. More
This is an appeal against an arbitral award handed down on 15 May 2015, wherein the arbitrator dismissed the appellant’s claim on the basis that the matter was not properly before her. More
Applicant’s application is titled “Application for Adjudication Process in terms of section 93 (7) (ii) as read with section 89 (2) ( c) of the Labour Act, (Chapter 28:01) and Labour Court Rules, 2017 More
By reason of an allegation by the applicant of a breach of his fundamental right enshrined in s 56(1) of the Constitution, this application gained direct access to the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) through the front door, which is s 85 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013 (“the Constitution”). More
The appellant has approached this Court in terms of Rule 67 of the Rules of this Court which rule must be read with s 121 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07]. More
Applicant was employed by the Respondent. He was charged for misconduct and was found guilty and was dismissed from employment. On 2 October 2013 Applicant noted an appeal in this Court. The appeal was opposed on 15 October 2013 Applicant failed to file heads of argument within the stipulated time. Respondent applied for and was granted an order in terms of Rule 19 3 (a) of the Labour Court Rules SI 59/06. More
Appeal against refusal of bail pending appeal
The applicants who face charges of fraud were denied bail by the magistrate’s court. In order to reverse the findings of the lower court it is trite that the misdirection complained of must appear from the record of proceedings in theexercise by the court ofitsdiscretion. See Barrows& Another v Chimponda 1991 (1) ZLR 58 (S) and Aitken & Anorv Attorney General 1992 (1) ZLR 249(S). More
The first respondent is a registered trade union for the baking industry. The first and the second applicants were in 2015 employed in the baking industry and were members of the first respondent. They were elected into the national executive of the first respondent as President and National Treasurer respectively at the first respondent’s National Congress held between 19 and 21 February 2015. Their tenure of office was to expire in 2020. Their employment in the industry was terminated by their respective employers in the same year, that is in 2015. On 24 September 2016, the Bakery Industry Workers Union... More
The applicant brings an application to compel the return of his biscuit making equipment which is in the possession of the first and second respondents. More
