On 12 November 2019 the court sitting at Mutasa Magistrates Court granted a judgment in favour of the Respondent herein and ordered as follows:
1. That the defendant be ordered to pay US$314 112-68.
2. That the defendant be ordered to pay interest at a present rate.
3. That the defendant pays costs of suit. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the Magistrates Court sitting at Masvingo confirming the cancellation of a Lease Agreement between the parties, ejecting the appellant from the leased premises, ordering the payment of holding over damages and costs of suit. More
The application placed before me is for rescission of a consent order granted by this court under reference LC/H/ORD/574/2019 on the 17th of July 2019. The application is opposed.
On the date of hearing the Respondent having taken several points in limine the following constitutes the court ruling on the four points in limine. The points in limine were as follows;
1. The application mounted by Lunga Attorneys is a legal nullity for want of procedure as Lunga Attorneys have not assumed agency as required by the rules of the court.
2. The Applicant’s Founding Affidavit does not specify proper... More
At the conclusion of the hearing of this matter I handed down an ex tempore judgment and dismissed the application.
Notwithstanding that none of the parties has asked for written reasons I decided to furnish them nonetheless. More
At the conclusion of Submissions in argument in this matter, I granted the relief sought and indicated that my reasons thereof would follow. Below are the reasons for my decision. More
This is an application for condonation of late noting of an appeal against the decision of the Respondent to dismiss the applicant from employment More
This is an application for condonation for failure to file an appeal before the appeals board of the Banking undertaking within the prescribed time.
Background
The applicant was charged in terms of a code of conduct. He was found guilty and discharged. In terms of the relevant code of conduct, he had 7 days to note an appeal with the appeals board. He was dismissed on 2 April 2019 and had until 16 April 2019 to file an appeal against the decision. Applicant did not note an appeal. On 27 March 2020, he filed this application for condonation before the... More
