This is an appeal against the arbitrator’s decision in a labor dispute between the appellant employer and the respondent employee.
The background facts of the matter are that the employer employed the employee as a teacher on a contract with a probation period. Upon expiration of the probation period the employer issued a notice to the employee that it was not extending her contract. Aggrieved by the non-extension of her contract the employee took the matter up with the result that the arbitrator gave a determination in her favour. This prompted the employer to appeal against the arbitrator’s decision. More
This is a court application for a declaratur in terms of s 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06] and ancillary relief thereto. The order sought is as follows;
“1. My dismissal from employment by the Respondent on the 12th of December 2019 be and is hereby declared to be unlawful.
2. The Respondent be and is hereby ordered to reinstate me to my provisions position without loss of salaries and benefits.
3. If reinstatement is no longer tenable, the respondent be and is hereby ordered to pay the damages in lieu of reinstatement within 30 days from the... More
On 23 November 2008, the parties got married in New Zealand and in terms of the marriage laws of that country. Subsequent upon their marriage, the parties migrated to South Africa and eventually to Zimbabwe, which country they both resolved and adopted as their permanent domicile, a fact which clothed this court with jurisdiction to deal with this matter as it did. Two children were born out of the marriage both of whom are still minors. More
The applicant is employed by the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe. He was subjected to a disciplinary hearing conducted by the respondent at the Plumtree Magistrates Court between the 22nd and 23rd of August, 2024. The charges against the applicant stemmed from allegations of unbecoming conduct, specifically the appearance of obscene images of the applicant on social media, which were deemed offensive and damaging to the integrity of the prosecuting authority. It was further alleged that he had kept offensive material on his mobile device. Following a full hearing, the applicant was found guilty of keeping and storing offensive images.... More
On 25 April 2025 at Harare, Designated Agent (DA) S. Nehohwa issued a determination which dismissed appellant’s claims against respondent for unpaid leave and overtime. Appellant then appealed the determination to this Court in terms of Section 92 D of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 hereafter called the Act. Respondent opposed the appeal.
The grounds of appeal were quartet as follows;
“1. The Designated Agent Honourable Nehowa erred in di More
The parties in this matter are divorced. It was a term of a consent Paper that a property known as Unit 14 Dainfem 16 Extension, Gauteng, South Africa be sold on or before 31 December 2017 and all the net proceeds thereof accrue to the applicant. The parties agreed that; More
On 6th June 2025 Applicant filed a composite application for condonation and leave to appeal this Court’s judgement to the Supreme Court. The application was made in terms of Rule 14(1) as read with Rule 43(1) of the Labour Court Rules 2017.
At the onset of oral argument respondent raised 2 (two) points in limine which applicant opposed. The points shall be addressed ad seriatim, More
