I dismissed the applicants bail application pending trial on 29 December, 2016. I indicated then that I would provide reasons for my decision in due course. The applicants’ legal practitioner has by letter dated 9 January 2017 made a follow up on the promised reasons for my order. I set them herein below. More
Before me, are two matters involving the same parties and based on the same facts. Case number LC/MS/REV/06/15 is the application for review whilst LC/MS/31/15 is the appeal. For the convenience of the court I have consolidated the judgments in these matters into one, whilst dealing with the application for review first and the appeal, thereafter. More
This appeal arises out of the award by an arbitrator made in favour of the respondent.
The facts of this case are common cause. They are as follows. The appellant engaged respondent on a fixed term contract for the period 4 March to 4 August 2015 as a tobacco buyer. Three months into the contract on 7 June 2015 the appellant terminated the contract on the basis that there was no more tobacco to buy. The respondent referred the dispute to a labour officer and subsequently the parties appeared before an arbitrator. More
This is an appeal at the appellant employer’s instance against an arbitration order which ruled that it was supposed to refund the respondent employee $12 000 deducted by ZIMRA from his package.
The background to the matter is that the respondent who was in the appellant’s employment signed an employment contract which provided that the appellant would pay on his behalf all tax obligations incurred by him. At termination of the employment the parties signed yet another agreement which spoke to the fact that the respondent would not be liable to pay tax under the Zimbabwean law.
ZIMRA deducted income... More
Respondent was employed by the appellant. Sometime in November 2013 respondent got injured at work which necessitated that he receives medical attention. It is common cause that respondent was granted sick leave days by the appellant. It is the manner in which the appellant dealt with the sick leave days that has brought this matter to this court’s attention. Appellant proceeded to terminate respondent’s contract of employment in July 2014 which led respondent to refer the matter to the union. The matter ended up in arbitration and the arbitrator found in favour of the respondent. More
This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against the judgment of this court that was handed down on 12 June 2015. This court dismissed the appeal against the arbitral award by Honourable N Mukwehwa that was handed down on 31 December 2012. More
The appellants have approached this court seeking the setting aside of the court a quo’s decision. The court a quo granted an order interdicting the first appellant from engaging in business that violates the standards expected in a residential area and ordering the first and second appellants to cease forthwith committing acts of nuisance at number 75 Kennedy Drive, Greendale, Harare or performing acts that disturbs and infringe on public peace . More
