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This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare dated 25 November 2015. The bulk of the facts are by and large common cause. The undisputed facts are that the appellant at all material times was a shareholder and non-executive director of a company known as Oxford Agrochemicals (Pvt) Ltd (hereinafter referred to as Agro Chemicals). More

On 21 November 2018 we outlined reasons for dismissal of the appeal. The written reasons are captured herein More

Plaintiff issued summons for defamation against the three defendants. He complained that on the back page of the Southern Eye issue of 21 January 2015, the 1st defendant published a story under the headline. “Outcry over Maphepha disqualification clumsy.” Plaintiff complained further that the story dealt with the administrative difficulties faced by Highlanders as a club and an anonymous source therein was purportedly quoted stating that plaintiff was suspended for misappropriating funds from the Highlanders football club during his tenure as club chairman. More

The two applicants are former employees of the respondent. They seek from this court an order to the effect that:1. The memorandum of agreements of voluntary retrenchment signed on 12 August 2016 between the applicants and the respondents be declared valid and binding between the parties. 2. The respondent be ordered to pay the applicants their retrenchment packages forthwith in the sums of US$11 452,00 and US$13 372,00 respectively. 3. The respondent be ordered to pay costs of suit at an attorney and client scale. More

This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare dated 30 March 2016 wherein it was held that there was a valid and binding surety agreement between the appellant and the respondent. On that basis the appellant was ordered to pay the respondent the sum of US$37,497.42. More

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The appellant is a former employer of the respondents. On 12 March 2012 the first respondent commenced employment with the appellant as a Human Resources Manager. The second respondent commenced employment with the appellant on 1 March 2012 as an Accounts Manager. The respondents signed written contracts of employment agreeing to serve a probationary period of three months. During that period the notice period for termination of employment was 24 hours. More