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This is an appeal against the decision of the Magistrates court sitting at Masvingo ordering the eviction of the appellants from certain residential premises which they currently occupy on account of their employment with the Respondent company. More

This is an appeal against the decision of the appeals officer which decision upheld the decision of the hearing officer. The appellant was charged and convicted in terms of section 15.9.1 of the Old Mutual Code of Conduct. It reads- “Failure to fulfill the expressed or implied conditions of the contract of employment or any breach of the employment contract”. The charge further specified Clause 8(1) of the employment contract which reads- “The employee will perform his/her duties in the best interests of Old Mutual and will refrain from any action which may in any way harm the good name... More

This is an appeal against the decision of the magistrate refusing to admit the appellants to bail pending trial. The appellants appeared in the court of the magistrate on the 23rd March 2020, facing five counts of robbery as defined in section 126 of the Criminal law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23]. More

This is an application for bail pending appeal. The brief background to the application has to be put into perspective. The applicant was arraigned before a Provincial Magistrate facing an offence of contravening s 45 (1) (b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14] as read with s 128 of the said Act and further read with s 2 of the Parks and Wildlife (specially protected) regulations SI 72/2020. In that the applicant was in unlawful and intentional possession of Pangolin Scales weighing 1700 grams without a permit. The applicant pleaded guilty to the offence and was consequently found... More

In this matter the applicant seeks an order against the 3 respondents that they submit to DNA tests to establish applicant’s paternity and that if such paternity is so established, 4th respondent be ordered to register the late Madanlal Prag Vaghmaria as applicant’s biological father and that applicant pays for the costs of the DNA tests. More

The matter had been placed before me as an appeal against a portion of the determination of Respondent Appeals Committee handed down on 6th April 2018 wherein the Committee upheld the decision of the Disciplinary and Grievance Committee finding Appellant guilty of two charges and imposing a Dismissal penalty as a consequence. The matter was heard on 30th of July, 2019. On the 28th of August, 2019 the court handed down an order dismissing the appeal and upholding the decision of the Respondent’s Appeals Committee. The Appellant on the 30th of August, 2019 wrote a letter to the Registrar requesting... More

Plaintiffs are husband and wife. On 3 December 2014, 3rd defendant desirous to implement its noble objective of land reform offered a certain piece of land known as Subdivision 22 Insindi, Gwanda by virture of an offer letter to the plaintiffs. The latter, oblivious of the legal minefield they were soon to traverse happily accepted the offer letter. The said piece of land is part of a farm occupied by 1st and 2nd defendants. Sometime in October 2015 the plaintiffs attempted to take occupation of the allocated piece of land with the assistance of 3rd defendant but faced resistance from... More