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On the 25th August 2021 at Harare the Designated Agent for the NEC Medical and Allied Industry issued a determination. He ordered Appellant to reinstate Respondent or pay her an agreed retrenchment package in lieu of reinstatement. Appellant then appealed to this Court against the determination. Respondent opposed the appeal. More

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrate Court for the Province of Mashonaland sitting at Harare handed down on 14 March, 2022 The plaintiff (respondent herein) instituted summons against the defendant (appellant herein) seeking payment of ZW$ 1000 000.00 (one million dollars) for medical expenses and damages for pain and suffering caused to her by the defendant’s wrong medication. She also sought interest thereon at the prescribed rate from the date of issuance of summons to the date of payment as well as costs on a legal practitioner and client scale. More

On 26 May 2022, after hearing arguments in an application brought by the four respondents against the appellant, the High Court (“the court a quo”) delivered an ex tempore judgement, to wit: “1. The respondent is hereby ordered to advise the applicants in writing the actual intrinsic values in respect of Stands Nos.1051, 1045, 1044 and 1052 Mount Pleasant Township Harare within 7 days of this order. 2. Should the respondent not comply with this order within the period aforementioned, the provisional intrinsic values already paid by the applicants shall be deemed to be the full and final payments in... More

The respondents are employed by the appellant in different capacities. On 1 December 2014 a letter was written by the Director of Corporate Services and Housing advising the respondents of their transfers. These were lateral transfers. The respondents raised a grievance on the issue and the matter was eventually referred to an arbitrator. Two terms of reference were given to the arbitrator to determine whether the respondents should be appointed substantively to the position they held in an acting capacity and whether the transfers of the respondents had been procedurally effected. More

A brief summary of the facts is as follows. The present application follows the earlier appeal noted by the applicant which, on 3 June 2021, was struck from the roll for want of compliance with the rules. On 20 June 2019, the first respondent issued Summons against the applicant, second and third respondents claiming damages for assault, unlawful arrest and illegal impounding of the motor vehicle in the sum of US$ 9 556. The first respondent’s averred in the summons thatPolice Officers from the applicant and second respondent impounded his vehicle on 13 November 2018. The Police Officers also assaulted... More

This is an appeal against part of a judgment handed down at Harare Magistrates Court on the 9th of April 2021 in case number 3025/20. FACTS Appellant sued for the eviction of the Respondent from premises known as number 616 Muonde Road, Mufakose, Harare (the premises) in the lower court. The premises were once leased to one Alina Matenga also known as ElinaElina but the lease was cancelled. Respondent and his mother, Asina Black (now deceased) were in occupation of the premises illegally.Appellant based its suit on the fact that there was no lease agreement between it and the Respondent.... More

This is an appeal against an arbitral award. The award was handed down by arbitrator Mupangani on 8 May 2015. The appellant noted an appeal against that arbitral award in case number LC/MS/56/15. The respondent (City of Masvingo) also noted a cross appeal against the same arbitral award in case number LC/MS/54/15. More