1. This is an appeal against the decision of a labour officer who dismissed the
Appellant’s claim that his contract of employment had been unlawfully
terminated by the school. The appeal was heard on the 8th of November 2023. At the end of the hearing the appeal was dismissed with the court giving an ex
temporae judgment. The Appellant subsequently on the 1st of December 2023 asked for reasons for the decision. More
Respondents were employed by the Appellant as Game Scouts. It was alleged that during their duties, Respondents had connived with certain persons whom they are alleged to have granted access to Appellant’s premises for the purpose of poaching. The Respondents were found guilty of misconduct. An internal appeal failed, and Respondents approached the respective NEC for redress. The NEC overturned the decision of the internal appeals committee. Appellant is dissatisfied with the decision and has approached this Court for redress. The main contention is that the NEC admitted into evidence a letter allegedly written by a police officer which document... More
This is an application for recusal. By agreement the determination is on the papers. The applicant is the defendant in an action for damages for defamation under the case reference number HC 9390-18. The respondent is the plaintiff. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court handed down on 17 October 2022, dismissing the appellant’s appeal against her conviction and sentence, on a charge of theft of trust property, by the Regional Magistrate, Eastern Region (Anti-Corruption Court) on 8 June 2022. More
Winsley Militala, died testate on the 10th of January 2021. (Hereinafter Winsley or the decedent). During his life time, he married Petronella Tendai Militala customarily in 1991 and then upgraded this to a civil marriage in 1998. (Hereinafter Petronella or the plaintiff). Together they had three children, one of whom sadly predeceased his father by 10 days on the 30th of December 2020. Winsley also sired two other children out of wedlock in 1997 and another in 2014. He left the matrimonial home in 2014 and formally filed for divorce in 2017. At the time of his death in 2021,... More
Applicant applied for leave to appeal this Court’s judgement referenced LCH 180/24 to the Supreme Court. The application was made in terms of section 92F (2) of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 as read with Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. Respondent opposed the application. More
1. This is an application for review of the second respondent’s decision refusing to discharge the applicant at the close of the case for the prosecution. The applicant, a former Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, is appearing before the first respondent (a Regional Magistrate) sitting as a Designated Anti- Corruption Court at Harare on trial on the main charge of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer and the alternative charge of defeating or obstructing the course of justice as defined, respectively, in ss 174(1)(a) and 184(1)(e) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]... More
