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This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The test for such application is settled. See Masekesa v Kingdom Financial Holdings SC 18-12 AND Dombodzvuku v CMED SC-31-12. The background to the matter at hand is that the Labour Court on 14 February 2014 dismissed the applicant’s appeal in a matter which pitted him and the respondent employer. Irked by the dismissal of his appeal the applicant now wants to appeal to the Supreme Court against that 2014 decision. As is trite law it is incumbent upon such an appellant to first seek leave of appeal... More

The applicant was arrested for rape on 5 October 2016. He was remanded into custody. He applied for bail pending trial. I reserved judgment. This now is my judgment. More

Applicant was employed by the respondent as a line worker. Following allegations of misconduct, applicant was charged with misconduct. It was alleged that applicant had been apprehended by members of the public stealing property belonging to the respondent. Applicant was brought before a Disciplinary Committee which convicted him and recommended his dismissal. Applicant appealed against the decision in terms of the respondent’s Code of Conduct. This appeal was unsuccessful. Applicant subsequently filed an appeal with this court on 30 March 2015. This appeal was withdrawn on 22 February 2016. Applicant alleges that the appeal was erroneously filed and in its... More

This is an application for condonation for late filing of review against the respondent’s decision to decline the applicant Manpower Development Leave and his subsequent dismissal from work. The brief background of this matter is that on 1 January 2013 the applicant proceeded on unauthorised Manpower Development Leave: Prior to that applicant had applied for the MDL on 30 November 2012. The C.E.O. recommended the leave on 8 January 2013. However the Health Service Board turned down the application on 29 May 2013. More

This is an application for review of respondent’s decision. Respondent raised preliminary points in the notice of response, which were later abandoned. Following allegations of misconduct the appellant was charged in terms of the respondent’s code of conduct “the code”. The appellant was a managerial employee. He was found liable and dismissed from employment with effect from 18 December 2013. An internal appeal was unsuccessful. The applicant approached this court to review the decision by the respondent. More

On the 16th April, 2012 Respondent’s complaint of non-payment of remuneration was referred to a Labour Officer for conciliation. The issue could not be resolved and was subsequently referred to compulsory arbitration. More