This is an application for the confirmation of a ruling in the matter between Makamure and Air Zimbabwe. Makamure filed with the labour officer a claim for unfair labour practice by Air Zimbabwe. His argument was that Air Zimbabwe was holding on to his arrear salary and benefits and that it owed his salary and benefits for the period it had him on indefinite suspension. According to the labour officer Air Zimbabwe admitted liability for the arrears but disagreed with the payment for the period of indefinite suspension and motor vehicles repairs reimbursement. Air Zimbabwe’s argument is that the suspension... More
In an application for confirmation of a ruling by a labour officer the respondent employer applied for a postponement of the matter. This was to allow its legal practitioner to get ample instructions as he had been engaged at the 11th hour hence could not meaningfully defend the employer’s rights. More
This application seeks a review of the second respondent’s decision wherein he accepted nomination papers for the first respondents after the 1600 hours deadline on 21 June 2023. More
: This is a court application for the eviction of the 1st and 2nd Respondents and all those claiming occupation through them from Stand Number 24629, Budiriro 4, Harare. The orders being sought are- More
The Respondent was employed by Appellant as a Handyperson grade B2. He was employed as from 1st December 1970 to March 2021. The Appellant is a High School which is run by the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe. Upon his retirement in March 2021 the Appellant paid out to Respondent his pension benefits from Old Mutual in the amount of $426 698.78. The Respondent however after carrying out a comparison of his entitlement to gratuity as provided under Section 20 of Statutory Instrument 102 of 2014 with the pension paid out realised that it was more beneficial to claim for gratuity... More
The applicant, Metron Chongani Makamba, an apparently brazen and incorrigible offender was convicted by the court of a regional magistrate at Masvingo in 2015 on numerous counts of robbery committed in aggravating circumstances as defined in s 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. The charges against the applicant were on three separate criminal record book numbers. The first was MSVR 250/15 on which the applicant was the sole accused facing two counts of robbery. The second was MSVR 252-3 where the applicant was jointly charged with one Energy Knowledge Jonasi with six counts of robbery.... More
On 14 April 2021, after reading documents filed of record and hearing Counsel for the applicant and for the respondents, I pronounced the following order:
“IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The first respondent’s actions, on 21 September 2020, in impounding the applicant’s Subaru motor vehicle, without warrant of court order, were unlawful, null and void
2. Part 1, relating to items 1 to 4 being fees that are expressed in United States Dollars, of the Vehicle Registration and Licensing (Amendment Regulations 2020) (No 21), published as Statutory Instrument 166 of 2020 be and is hereby declared to be ultra vires... More
