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This is an application for bail pending trial. The applicant faces a charge of armed robbery as defined in section 126 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23. More

The applicant employed the respondent before charging him with acts of misconduct, finding him guilty and dismissing him from employment. The respondent was aggrieved with the decision to find him guilty and to dismiss him. He referred the matter to the Labour Court on review. The main grievance raised by the respondent in the review application was that the presiding officer of the disciplinary committee had misdirected himself when he sought to clarify certain issues with the complaint and consulted and clarified the issues in private with the complaint outside the disciplinary proceedings. The respondent argued that his right to... More

The applicant seeks the rescission of a default judgment that was granted against it on 11 May 2022, under HC 4637/20. That default judgment was granted following the applicant’s failure to file its plea within the period prescribed by the rules of this court. Before the default judgment was granted, the applicant had, on 22 April 2022, filed a chamber application in HC 2676/22 for the removal of the bar operating against it in respect of its failure to file the said plea. The default judgment was therefore granted when the chamber application for the removal of the bar was... More

This is an application for condonation for late noting of an application for review of a decision taken by respondent’s Appeals Authority. The determination which was handed down on 28th of September 2022 was to the effect that applicant having been found guilty of gross incompetency was consequently dismissed from employment. More

This is an urgent chamber application. The applicants seek a declaration of rights in respect of the land known as Lot 1 of Lot 4AB Nuanetsi Ranch A District of Masvingo. The declaratur sought in respect of its acquisition; offer letters; and the eviction order granted at the magistrate court. More


This is a claim for provisional sentence instituted in terms of Rule 14 (1) of the High Court Rules, 2021. The claim is for payment of the sum of US16 000 together with interest at the prescribed rate from the date of summons to the date of payment. The claim is based on arbitration award granted by a designated agent in terms of section 63 (3a) of the Labour Act (Chapter 28; 01). The award was granted by F. Chitsenga on 22 August 2022. In terms of the document an amount of US10 000 is payable to the plaintiff in... More