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At the onset of oral argument in this Court, respondent raised a point in limine which applicant opposed. The point is to the effect that the application for rescission is fatally defective for failure to comply with the Labour Court Rules, 2017 as amended. More

At the onset of oral argument in this Court, respondent raised a point in limine which applicant opposed. The point is to the effect that the application for condonation is fatally defective for failure to comply with the Labour Court Rules, 2017 as amended. More

This appeal is about deductions made by the appellant [“Nestle”] in the tax years 2014 to 2018 which the respondent [“ZRA”] disallowed. Nestle argues that ZRA wrongly disallowed the deductions as the expenses had been genuinely incurred in the production of its income and therefore legitimately deducted. On the other hand, ZRA insists that the expenses fell outside the range of permissible deductions. More

This matter is a civil appeal against the whole judgment of the Magistrate sitting at Harare. Before the trial Magistrate, the plaintiff was the appellant herein. The respondents herein were the defendants. The plaintiffs sought to evict the defendants from Patric House, Nelson Mandela/Fifth Street Harare. Defendants were given three months on 10 October 2022 to leave the premises. More

On 3rd March 2023 at Bindura, Labour Officer L. Denhere issued a ruling which reads, “Having considered the foregoing analysis I dismiss the claims for underpayment and non-payment of termination benefits. The respondent is ordered to pay the claimant cash in lieu of for 90 days accrued and give him a reference letter.” Appellant (employee) then appealed the ruling in terms of section 92D of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 hereafter called the Act. Respondent (employer) opposed the appeal. More

This matter was set down so that a review application filed on behalf of the applicant could be heard. At the commencement of the hearing the legal practitioner on behalf of the respondent stood up to address the Court. The nature of the application was not immediately articulated in order for the Court to appreciate it. More

The background to the matter as given by the applicants’ representative stems from an agreement the applicants had with the 1st respondent wherein funds were to be pooled together for a co-operative venture. The co-operative was to purchase land for the benefit of all the applicants. More