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At the hearing of this matter, a point in limine was taken that the Appellant was improperly before the Court in that it was approaching the Court with dirty hands. It was submitted that in terms of law, the noting of an appeal does not suspend the decision appealed against. More

The matter was placed before me as an appeal conjoined with an application for review. Both matters were opposed. The brief background to the matter is as follows: The Appellant was employed by the Respondent as the General Manager of Z.T.S. On the 15th of September, 2010 he attended an Executive Management meeting chaired by the Chief Executive Officer of the Respondent, one DrMafoti. The Appellant was alleged to have committed acts of insubordination and disrespectful conduct towards DrMafoti. The Appellant however initiated a grievance procedure under Part 5 of the SIRDC Code of Conduct on 22 September 2010. The... More

This is an opposed application for condonation for late noting of an appeal. More

The appellant was on his own plea of guilty convicted by a Bindura Magistrate for contravening s53 (2) of the Road Traffic Act [Cap 13.11] (Reckless Driving). He was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment of which 1 year imprisonment was suspended on the usual condition of good behaviour. He was prohibited from driving for a period of 2 years and his driver’s licence was cancelled. The facts were that on the3rdApril the appellant was driving a public service vehicle, a Toyota Hiacecombi with passengers along the Harare- Bindura road. At the 39 km peg he tried to overtake two VIP... More

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court by Parks and Wildlife Management (Applicant). The background of this matter which resulted in this application is that:- • On the 10th December, 2012 Applicant (then Appellant) filed a notice of appeal to this Court against an arbitral award. The case No. is LC/H/990/12. • On the same date the Registrar of this Court served a notice of response in LC2 Form to Respondent’s legal practitioners of record Manase and Manase calling upon Respondent to file his response to the appeal. • On the 18th December, 2012 Respondent... More

The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant on 12 October 2011, claiming: More

The applicant approached the court with an application for Bail pending appeal against both conviction and sentence by the magistrate court. More