This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (the court a quo) sitting at Harare dated 15 March 2023 wherein the court a quo granted the respondent`s claim against the appellant in the sum of US $10 718 373.51 plus interest thereon at the rate of 2% per month calculated from the date of judgment up to the date of full payment. The court a quo also ordered that the appellant pays costs on the attorney and client scale. More
he first respondent, is a statutory institution constituted in terms of the Manpower Planning and Development Act [Chapter 28:02], which contracted the appellant in November 2000 to construct a nine-storey building in Harare and subsequently took occupation of the completed building as its headquarters. It has in fact litigated in that name, almost at an industrial scale in the courts, but suddenly came across an idea, namely that it does not have legal personality to contract or to sue and be sued in its own right. Never mind that the discovery of its legal incapacity did not stop it litigating... More
On the 1st March 2024 at Harare, Designated Agent K Murenje issued a determination
which ordered appellant to pay respondent various amounts denominated in United States Dollars (USD). Appellant then appealed the determination to this Court in terms of Section 92D of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 hereafter called “the Act.” Respondent opposed the appeal. More
Before me is an urgent Court Application for Leave to Execute Warrant of Search and Seizure Pending Appeal noted with the Supreme Court under SC32/25. The present application is made in terms of Rule 59(6) of the High Court Rules, 2021. The Applicants prayed for the following order as relief,
“1. The application is granted
2. The 1st-4th Applicants be and are hereby granted leave to execute warrant of search and seizure WSS-ZACC 3477/24 pending the determination of the appeal filed under Case Number SC 32/24.
3. The Respondent shall pay costs on a Legal Practitioner and Client scale.” More
This is an application for condonation and extension of the late noting of an application for review and an appeal.
In a letter dated 14 August 2025, Applicant has made the following request:
“We had a hearing scheduled for 22 July 2025 before Honourable Judge Murasi at 10.00 am. Due to a conflict of schedule, we kindly requested the postponement of the hearing of the matter in a letter attached hereto and marked Annexure ‘A’. More
On 21 November 2024, this Court issued an Order in case Number LCH 639/24 barring the Applicant from instituting any proceedings against the Respondent on the same cause of action without paying costs to the Respondent or filing evidence of waiver from the Respondent for such non-compliance. In Case Number LC/H/280/24, Applicant’s application was struck off the roll by reason of the failure to comply with the Court Order. Applicant has brought the present application styled in the Founding Affidavit as an ‘application for condonation for failure to comply with an extant court order, reinstatement of an application for default... More
This is an opposed appeal against the determination of the Labour Officer and the arbitrator dated 4 April, 2023 and 6 September, 2024, respectively.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND More
