The present matter is an appeal against the determination and penalty imposed by the 1st Respondent Disciplinary Authority which determination was dated 6 May 2015. More
The applicant filed this urgent chamber application claiming the following relief which is quoted verbatim with its grammatical errors as set out in the draft provisional order:
“TERMS OF THE FINAL ORDER SOUGHT More
The applicant, a non-commissioned rank member of the Prison Services, appeared before a disciplinary committee on 6 November 2015 at Harare Central Prisons facing a series of misconducts. He was convicted and ordered to pay a fine of US$ 50.00 and was further given a severe reprimand. However, the second respondent who is the Commissioner of Prisons substituted the decision of the disciplinary committee with that of a dismissal on 10 December 2015.On 15 December 2015 the applicant was notifiedof his discharge from the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services in terms of their disciplinary code. Dissatisfied with the dismissal and... More
This is an application for stay of execution of an arbitral award handed down on 16 September 2015, in terms whereof the applicant was ordered to pay the respondents a total sum of US$6424-98 as arrear salaries. This was after the arbitrator ruled that the disciplinary proceedings that led to the respondents’ dismissal were null and void. More
Most of the facts in this case are common cause though the matter has a long history. For the sake of brevity I will detail the facts as follows. Respondents were previously employed by a company styled Mitchell Cotts Travel in Mutare. When that company closed, respondents were then employed by the appellant on new contracts. More
