This is an appeal against the whole decision of the respondent’s chief executive officer sitting as the internal appeals officer dated 15 December 2023. This appeal is opposed.The appellant was employed by Ilala Lodge (the respondent) as a guest relations officer sometime in 2022. In November 2023 the appellant allegedly received a sum of money from a senior employee that was meant for the tips box. The appellant was subsequently suspended from employment pending a disciplinary hearing which was then held on 28 November 2023. The disciplinary authority found the appellant guilty of corruption and the appellant was dismissed from... More
The first respondent is one of the major hospitals in Zimbabwe. It is also a registered school of nursing . It falls under the jurisdiction of the 2nd respondent. In its capacity as a school of nursing, 1st respondent has the duty to train students as nurses. Upon qualification as nurses its students have the duty to look after the sick and they perform such duties in various medical facilities countrywide including the 1st respondent itself. The parent body for both respondents is the Ministry of Health and Child Care ( the Ministry). More
This is an application for quantification of damages in which the Applicant is seeking the total sum of USD $1 446 738, 75 as salaries and back pay in lieu of reinstatement for a period running from July 2016 to January 2023. The Applicant is also claiming punitive damages on the Respondent in the sum of USD $624 000 in addition to pension and medical aid. The Respondent is of the view that the amounts claimed by the Applicant are absurd and totally unwarranted given the fact that the Applicant found alternative employment from March 2018 to August 2021.It also... More
The applicant claims to hold rights, title and interest in a property situate in Belvedere suburb, Harare called stand 40295 Belvedere measuring 2106 square metres. She claims to have purchased the property by reason of a cession of rights from one Chris Edwin who had purchased the property from the third respondent. The agreement of sale between Chris Edwin and the third respondent was attached to the applicant’s supplementary affidavit filed on 25 July 2022. That agreement was executed by the third respondent and Chris Edwin on 10 October 2016. In terms of clause 8 of the agreement of sale... More
This an application for condonation for reinstatement of a matter following abandonment. It is opposed.
The background of the matter is that the applicant noted an appeal with this Court sometime in 2022.The respondent duly filed its notice of response as stipulated in the Rules of this Court, Statutory Instrument 150/2017 ( the Rules /S.I. 150/17).Thereafter the applicant’s representatives did not file heads of argument in terms of the Rules. More
Applicant was employed by the Respondents as a Lecturer at the Harare Polytechnic College. She was charged with misconduct it being alleged that she had refused to comply with instructions to be appraised by her superiors at the College. It was also averred inn those charges of misconduct that she had made false reports against two of her supervisors resulting in their arrest and prosecution. Appellant was found guilty and a penalty of dismissal was imposed. Appellant is dissatisfied with this outcome and has approached this Court for relief. I should also mention that Appellant made an application for review... More
: This is a court application for the registration of a caveat on the immovable property being certain piece of land situate in the district of Salisbury called stand 2126 Tynwald South Township of stand 1042 Tynwald Township measuring 220 square metres and held under Deed of Transfer number 257/2023. The first and second respondents are the registered owners of the said property. They are also husband and wife. More
