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Appellant (employee) appealed to this Court against his dismissal from employment by respondents (employer). The appeal was made in terms of Section 51 of the Public Service Regulations S.I. 01 of 2000. The employer opposed the appeal. More

Plaintiff (“Addax”) is a peregrine registered in Geneva, Switzerland. It procures petroleum fuels from the United Arab Emirates, India and Russia to supply the Zimbabwean market. Defendant is a local fuel monger and recipient of fuel from Addax. More

The appellant was charged and convicted of the following acts of misconduct under S.I.15 of 2006 of the National Employment Code of Conduct which reads; “5.1. S4 (a) any act of conduct or omission inconsistent with the fulfilment of the express or implied conditions of his or her contract. 5.2. (f) gross incompetency or inefficiency in the performance of his or her work. A penalty of dismissal was imposed thereafter. His appeal to the Appeals Officer was dismissed hence the present appeal. More

The plaintiff caused a Summons to be issued out of this Court claiming cancellation of a lease agreement of a 20-tonne Roundebult Excavator, payment of USD51 450.00 being arrear rentals, holding over damages calculated at the rate of USD 250.00 per week with effect from the 16th of October 2022, interest at the prescribed rate from the date of Summons to the date of full and final payments and costs of suit on a higher scale. The defendant defended all the claims. More

In this urgent court application for a declaratory order, the applicant seeks the following order: “IT IS ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 1. It be and is hereby declared that: a. The applicant having sold its product FCA EX- works the “gross fair market value” for purposes of s 37(9) of the Finance Act [Chapter 23:04] is the face value of the invoice or price the mineral was sold at the place of such sale, namely in Zimbabwe. b. The exclusion of the cost of freight by reason of the terms of sale was not a deduction made by the applicant, neither... More

This is an urgent chamber application for an interim interdict and a declarator made in terms of s 14 of the High Court Act. The provisional order sought is set out as follows: “TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT 1. The provisional order be and is hereby confirmed. 2. An order declaring that mining royalties owed in terms of the Mines and Minerals Act cannot be enforced by garnishee under s 58 of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06]. More

At the onset of oral argument in this Court respondent raised 2 points in limine which appellant opposed. Respondent abandoned the other points mentioned in his papers. The points shall be dealt with herein ad seriatim. More