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This is an urgent application wherein the applicant seeks the following interim relief: “Pending the confirmation or discharge of this order, that it shall have the effect of, - Restraining the 1st respondent from allocating the annual quota in respect of Tsholotsho North concession area, being the area leased by the applicant from 1st respondent, to any third party and or issuing hunting permits for the same area leased by applicant.” More

This is a chamber application in terms of r 43 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 for condonation of the failure to comply with r 38 (1) of the same Rules and an extension of time in which to appeal. The applicant seeks an order in the following terms: 1. The application for condonation for non-compliance with Rule 38(1)(a) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 (Statutory Instrument No: 84 of 2018) be and is hereby granted. 2. The application for extension of time within which to file and serve a notice of appeal in terms of the rules be and... More

The appellant, Maxwell Marangwandaaged 56 years, was charged and convicted of assault as defined in s 89 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] where it is alleged that on 29 August 2018 at Nyachityu Business Centre, Marange, Mutare, the appellant hit Patson Chakawanda twice on his arms with an iron bar. On 27 February 2019 the appellant was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 3 months imprisonment was suspended for 2 years on condition accused does not during that period commit any offence involving violence for which he is sentenced to imprisonment without... More

This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the Labour Court upholding the arbitrator’s decision that by inviting the respondents for interviews after the termination of their fixed term contracts, the appellant had created in them, a legitimate expectation for their re-engagement as provided for and within the contemplation of s 12B (3) (b) of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). More

The applicant, Mega Market (Private) Limited, is based in Mutare and is a registered commercial company which specialises in the business of buying and selling various goods, groceries being eminent. Given the economic situation in Zimbabwe the applicant has joined other competitors in outsourcing groceries outside the boundaries of Zimbabwe. In such a cutthroat operating environment applicant’s drawback became the slippery green back for it to be able to pay the suppliers abroad. Invariably where the uncertainty of the economic hang up is experienced disputes arise and more [particularly where the source of the foreign currency is a commercial bank. More

On 18 January 2018, applicant filed with this Honourable Court, an application for contempt of court against the three respondents. The applicant implored this Honourable court to declare that 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respondents are in contempt of its order as a result of their perceived “deliberate refusal” to comply with an order of this court under cover of case number HC 1814/12 per HonourableKAMOCHA J. In effect, the applicant complains that the respondents have actually disobeyed two (2) orders of this Honourable Court, both by HonourableJUSTICE KAMOCHA. It is pertinent to highlight the operative parts of the two judgments... More

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court sitting at Bulawayo, handed down on 4 March 2015. More