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On the 23rd March 2022 at Harare this Court dismissed applicant’s appeal against the dismissal from employment by respondent. On the 18th October 2022 applicant filed the present application for condonation and rescission of judgment. The application is made in terms of Rule 40 of the Labour Court Rules S.I. 150/17. More

Applicant applied to this Court for condonation of a belated review. The application was made in terms of Rule 22 of the Labour Court Rules S.I. 150/17. Respondent opposed the application. More

1. This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence. The appellants were convicted of extortion as defined in s 134 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. Each was sentenced to 26 months imprisonment of which 12 months were suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behaviour. A further 4 months imprisonment was suspended on the condition that each appellant paid restitution. More

Applicant approached the court on an urgent basis seeking a declaration that first and second respondents and their assignees had committed an act of spoliation against him in respect of his occupation of subdivision 1 of Chifumbi North in Goromonzi District, measuring approximately 601.00 hectares. He also sought an order that the first and second respondents restore his peaceful and undisturbed occupation and use of the same farm. Applicant also sought an order for the eviction of the first and second respondents from the farm and costs of suit on a legal practitioner and client scale. More

This is an application for an order to compel the Respondent to deliver and or furnish the Applicant with Bills of Entry concerning certain computers imported and supplied to the Applicant by the Respondent as per the contract entered into by and between the parties hereto. The Applicant seeks an order that should Respondent fail to furnish Applicant with the Bills of Entry within 7 days of the Order being served on it, then the Respondent shall be liable to pay the penalty that will be levied against the Applicant by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in relation thereto. More

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court (“the court a quo), sitting at Gweru, wherein the court a quo upheld an appeal by the respondent on the basis that she had been improperly charged and convicted by the appellant’s disciplinary authority. More

A brief background of this matter is that on 14 February 2017 applicant filed an urgent chamber application seeking provisionally an order interdicting respondents and any other persons acting through them from interfering with or otherwise disrupting Applicant from collecting his assets from 3rd respondent’s premises at any given time and also that 2nd respondent be interdicted from issuing threats of harm to applicant and preventing or disrupting applicant from carrying out his activities at 3rd respondent’s premises. More