This is an appeal against the ruling of a labour officer, who is the 1st respondent, dated 29 June 2023 and duly registered with the High Court. The matter was heard before me on 31 January 2024. More
Before hearing this matter I heard an application filed by the respondents under case number HC 8966/16 for condonation for delay in filing opposing papers in this matter. The applicant herein did not oppose such application on condition the respondents pay costs for such application. Mr Mukucha left the issue of costs in the court’s hands. It is my view that it is appropriate that the respondents pay such costs. More
The first applicant is a publishing house in the print media industry. Its flagship is the weekly newspaper, the Zimbabwe Independent. The second applicant is a non-profit trust. It is the local chapter of an international organisation. Its mandate is described as broadly to fight and expose corruption, and to demand transparency in governments, state-owned firms and private institutions. Respondents 1, 2 and 4 are ministers of governments in charge of local government, finance and transport respectively. Respondents 1, 2 and 4 are ministers of governments in charge of local government, finance and transport respectively. The third respondent [ZUPCO] is... More
: This is a court application for a declaratory order in terms of s 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]
Background Facts
The first respondent in this matter, a body corporate formed in terms of the NSSA Act [chapter 17:04] entered into an agreement with the second respondent, a company incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. This was a Housing Offtake Agreement whereby the second respondent undertook to construct and deliver housing units to the first respondent. The applicant, an insurance company, became involved in this agreement after being approached by second respondent to issue a... More
This is an opposed application for a postponement. The application was granted in open court and reasons were given ex tempore in the presence of the parties and their legal practitioners. This was on 20 May 2013. More
This is an application for condonation for late noting of an application for leave to appeal against my judgment of 17 August 2012. Such application was filed on 25 April 2013, some 8months late. Applicant explains their delay as follows;
“That they were negotiating an out of court settlement with the Respondent. Failure to reach an out of court settlement has now prompted the Applicants to make this application.” More
This matter was set down as a n appeal at the instance of the appellant employer against the decision of the appellant’s internal National Hearing Committee (herein after referred to as NHC). More
This is an application for the dismissal of an application for quantification of damages which was correctly made in terms of Rule 19(3)(a) of the Rules of this Court. More
The plaintiff issued summons out of this court claiming against defendants the cancellation of a contract of sale of flat number B012 Odzi Court between itself and the defendants and costs of suit. The plaintiff stated in its declaration that on 5 February, 2001 parties entered into an agreement in terms of which the plaintiff appointed the second defendant as its agent to find purchasers for its property situate at Stand No. 18336 Harare Township also known as Eastview Gardens. It was an implied term of the agreement that in discharging the mandate, the defendants would disclose their interest in... More
This is an appeal against the decision of Honourable Arbitrator Ms S Changawa dated 26 September 2014.
The brief background of this matter is that the seventeen respondents were employed by the applicant in different capacities and earning different salaries. The respondents referred the matter of unfair dismissal and outstanding salaries for arbitration. More
This matter raises issues that have been canvassed in such cases as Benson Samudzimu v Dairibord Holdings (Pvt) Ltd HH 204/10, Sibangilizwe Dhlodhlo v Deputy Sheriff of Marondera & Ors HH 76/11, Ericson Mvududu v Agricultural and Development Authority HH 286/11 and Gaylord Baudi v Kenmark Builders (Pvt) Ltd HH 4/12. More
The applicant filed a Court Application on 25 February 2005, seeking an order compelling the respondent to surrender to it a lap top computer and accessories and a motor vehicle all fully described in the application. The application was duly served and the respondent filed a notice of opposition out of the time limits prescribed in the rules of this court. Despite notice to the respondent to regularise her papers, nothing was done to uplift the automatic bar against the respondent resulting in the matter being properly set down before me on the unopposed roll. More
This is an appeal by the Appellant against the decision of the Respondent’s Managing Director dismissing the Appellant from employment. On the date of hearing parties agreed that the matter be decided based on the submissions filed of record. To that extent no oral submissions were made by the parties hence this judgment is based on what is contained in the record of proceedings before it only. More
The applicant was employed by the 1st respondent as a music teacher from 2009 up to July of 2024. The respondent is a primary school in Harare. The applicant alleged that he had fallen sick sometime in January 2024 and thus could not report for work on the subsequent days. The applicant further alleged that he had informed the headmaster, one Mr Zheve that he was ill. The applicant further averred that sometime in February of 2024, his father then received a
letter from the 1st respondent threatening the applicant with dismissal from service should he continue absenting himself from... More
