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DEMBURE J: This is an application for the confirmation of a provisional order issued by this court, per CHIVAYO J on 2 August 2024. The terms of the provisional order granted were as follows: “INTERIM RELIEF GRANTED Pending determination of this matter, the applicant is granted the following relief – 2.1 The tender proceedings under the reference no. MOPSE/NJUHS/01/2024 – SUPPLY OF A BRAND NEW 72-SEATER BUS be and [are] hereby stayed until a final determination concerning the validity of the 1st Respondent’s decision to award the tender to the 6th Respondent as contained in this application is made on... 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

This is an appeal against the order of the Magistrates Court sitting at the Bulawayo Magistrates Court (“court a quo”). The appellant, Nomathemba Banda, secured a loan from the respondent, FMC Finance (Private) Limited. The respondent contended that the appellant defaulted in her loan repayments and sued for the recovery of the balance outstanding. The court a quo granted summary judgment in favour of the respondent. For ease of reference and where the context allows the parties shall be referred to as in the court a quo i.e., the respondent as the plaintiff and the appellant as the defendant. More

These two matters were consolidated following an application made by defendant in HC 1141/09 and plaintiff in HC 2256/19. For ease of reference I will refer to the plaintiff in HC 1141/09 as “the Trust” and defendant in HC 1141/09 who is plaintiff in HC 2256/19 as “Mercy.” More

The plaintiff’s claim is for; (a) Payment in the sum of US$41 699,00 being for damages sustained as a result of an unlawful arrest and assault on the plaintiff’s person by Nelson Mutsaka a member of the ZRP who was acting in the course and scope of his employment with the defendants. More