Applicant was employed by the Respondent as a driver. He is alleged to have driven his truck without an escort contrary to standing instructions. It was stated that copper consignments were to be escorted up to Chirundu Border Post from Zambia. Applicant was brought before a Disciplinary Committee which was deadlocked on the matter and the matter was referred to the Managing Director in terms of the Code. The Managing Director issued a Final Written Warning as the penalty on the Applicant. Applicant alleges that this was incompetent and has approached this Court. More
This is an application for bail pending appeal in terms of section 123 (b) (1) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07) as read with Rule 90 (4) (e) of the High Court Rules 2021. More
This is an appeal against conviction and sentence. The appellant appeared before the Regional Magistrates Court sitting in the Western Division, he was charged with the crime of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer as defined in s 174 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. It being alleged that on 7 September 2021 and at Bulawayo Magistrates Court, Tredgold Building, Bulawayo he during the exercise of duties as a Magistrate being a Public Officer unlawfully and intentionally granted two different verdicts in a court application, that is to say he passed a ruling dismissing... More
The Applicant’s bone of contention is that as a beneficiary of the estate of the deceased, he is not happy with the manner in which the 1st and 2nd Respondents became Directors in the 3rd to the 5th Respondents and in that on the 9th of April 2020 as 3rd -5th Respondents Directors the two made resolutions to sale immovable properties which belong to the 3rd -5th Respondents in order to clear due administration fees for the estate of the deceased. The 2 also resolved that the 3rd Respondent would sell some of its immovable properties and that the 2nd... More
The plaintiff’s issued summons against the defendant for the payment of $208 839.98 (two hundred and eight thousand eight hundred and thirty nine dollars and ninety eight cents) being retrenchment benefits, interest thereon at the prescribed rate and costs of suit on the attorney- client scale. When the matter was called for trial, defendant objected to the jurisdiction of this Court arguing that the plaintiff’s cause of action is in the form of a Labour dispute exclusively resolvable in terms section 89 of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]. The objection in limine was opposed by the plaintiff More
The plaintiff Stephen Pasipanodya in his capacity as the executor to the estate of the late Edna Pasipanodya issued summons against the late Betty Ruwizhi in her capacity as the successor to the estate of the late John Ruwizhi and the Director of Housing Municipality of Chitungwiza on 18 November 2003 claiming cession of rights over stand number 11192 Rusununguko Zengeza 4 Chitungwiza, certificate of occupation of the same, an eviction order against the late Betty Ruwizhi and all those claiming occupation through her and costs of suit. More
This is an application for review. The applicant is employed by the respondent as an administration officer. He was charged with misconduct in terms of section 44 [2][a] of the Public Service Regulations 2000 as amended, following an investigation into the missing sanitary wares for Donax Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd at Harare Metropolitan Province. He was alleged to have violated paragraphs 2, 3 and 24 of the First Schedule (section 2) of the abovementioned regulations. More
The plaintiff concluded an agreement of sale with the second defendant on 20 January 2003 and took registered title of the immovable property, stand number 2946 Gwelo Township of Gwelo Township Lands, also known as 40 Mcllwaine Southdowns, Gweru, on 19 February 2003.
The first defendant, Mrs Gwanzura, is the former wife of the second defendant, Mr Gwanzura. Their marriage of 19 years was dissolved by the High Court sitting at Bulawayo on 23 July 2002 in case number HC 2877/98. The divorce order, inter alia, apportioned the house between the defendants More
The applicant approached the court a quo seeking the relief of a spoliation order. The application was dismissed with costs thus occasioning the present appeal. More
On the hearing day of this appeal the respondent raised a preliminary point that the second and fourth grounds of appeal donot raise questions of Law. They therefore should be struck off. I dismissed the preliminary point and indicated that the reasons will follow. More
On 20 January 2022 an entity called Chigami 2 Syndicate obtained judgment against the third respondent under case HC1840/21. That judgment led to the attachment of the third respondent’s equipment by the first respondent. Sometime in June 2023, the second respondent advertised the sale of the third respondent’s property in situ on 1 July 2023. The property to be sold comprised of a processing plant consisting of loading bin, crusher, vibrator, separator/sieve, siemens crusher, 2 x hammermills and separator, container control room with 3 x power control boxes (hereinafter called the equipment). The applicant was represented at the auction and... More
This is an appeal against the decision of the appeals officer dated 6 November 2023 wherein the appellant was found guilty and dismissed from employment. Appellant was employed as an Engineering Stores Clerk by the respondent and was responsible for sourcing materials required by the employer from suppliers. He was essentially the go between the respondent and the suppliers. The appellant through his position could source quotations from different suppliers and choose the most convenient. More
The background facts are that the applicant was employed by the respondent for 40 years. At the time when he was charged with the act of misconduct, he was employed as a store man. He was tasked with a duty to source various building materials. He proceeded to get three quotations and submitted them to his supervisor. One of the quotations was approved and the applicant’s supervisor signed a requisition for the supply of the required materials from the approved supplier. This was in September of 2022. More
