On the 4th November 2021 at Harare, S. Nehohwa, in her capacity as a Designated Agent (DA) made a determination. She ordered appellant (employer) to pay respondent (employee) various amounts of money in respect of the salaries and benefits of the unexpired portion of the parties’ employment contract which had been “unlawfully” terminated. More
Termination of pregnancy in Zimbabwe is controlled by statute. This is a constitutional application in respect of which the applicants seek to persuade the court to outlaw or read in to the definition of “unlawful intercourse” contained in s 2(1) of the Termination of Pregnancy Act [Chapter 15:10] hereinafter referred to as the “Act” to allow children below the age of 18 and married women, who are victims of marital rape to have access to legal abortion as provided for in terms of s 4 of the Act. More
The applicant is a duly registered tertiary institution and the respondent is a former employee of the applicant. The respondent was employed as a procurement officer from March 2023 to 3 November 2023 when he was suspended from employment pending an investigation. The respondent was charged with sexual harassment and dismissed from employment on 24 November 2023.The respondent then filed an application for review of the proceedings of the disciplinary hearing in case number LC/H/1037/23 with this Court. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (“the court a quo”) dated 28 February 2023. In that judgment, the court a quo dismissed the appellant’s application for review of the respondent’s decision to withdraw his offer letter in respect of Subdivision 3 of Ingleborough Farm in Mazowe (the “farm”). More
This is an application for condo
ation for late noting of appeal . It is opposed.
The applicant is a former employee of the respondent. On 7th June 2021 he was dismissed from the respondent’s employ following disciplinary proceedings for gross negligence in violation of Part V , Schedule III, Section 21.11 of the applicable code of conduct. His internal appeal to the respondent’s Appeals Committee was noted on 16th June 2021. The appeal was dismissed on 7th September 2023, more than 26 months later. He was aggrieved by that decision and therefore intends to appeal to this Court. He... More
This is an application for custody and sole guardianship of a minor child. Applicant is the biological mother of three minor children subject of this matter. First respondent is the biological father. The minor children were born on 1 October 2009, 30 June 2012 and 1 May 2017, out of a marriage contracted on 3 August 2015. Applicant stated in the founding affidavit that the first respondent and herself started staying together as husband and wife in terms of an unregistered customary law union in 2008. Divorce proceedings are pending and the issue of the custody of the minor children... More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (“the court a quo”) sitting at Harare, dated 19 October 2022 dismissing the appellant’s claim for specific performance of a verbal contract it had entered into with the respondent, alternatively, if specific performance is no longer feasible, cancellation of the contract and an award of damages for breach of contract. More
