On 16 February 2017 applicant and first respondent signed a Memorandum of Agreement relating to 6 stands located in applicant’s piece of land effectively compensating first respondent’s loss of land consumed by roads developed in lieu of applicant’s housing project in Mutasa District. The ceded land added up to 4220 hectares. After the Memorandum of Agreement first respondent proceeded to have that ceded piece of land registered in its name. the Memorandum of Agreement was then filed with the District Administrator’s office, the second respondent, the Ministry of Lands and then Rural Resettlement and Mutasa Rural District Council.
After the... More
On 12th April2024 this Court ordered respondent to reinstate applicant or pay himdamages in lieu of reinstatement. The parties failed to agree on the implementation of the order. Then on 11th November 2024 applicant filed the present application for the quantification of his damages in lieu of reinstatement. The respondent opposed the application. More
On 29th April 2025 at Harare, Designated Agent P Mgazi issued a determination which dismissed appellant’s claim against respondent for gratuity and notice pay. 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.
The grounds of appeal were duet thus; More
On the 14th November 2022 the 1st respondent in her official capacity as the Additional Master sitting at Filabusi Magistrates Courts, made a ruling to the effect that a certain property described as Stand No. 19 Pansikwe Business Centre, Insiza District belongs to the Estate late Gladys Dungeni registered under F/L DR 07/22. The 2nd respondent is the appointed executrix to such estate. In the process of determining the assets of the Estate she got embroiled in a dispute with the applicant herein who claimed to have purchased the said property as an empty stand from the deceased during her... More
On 17 Mach 2025 applicant applied to this Court for condonation of a belated review. The application was made in terms of Rule 22 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. At the onset of oral arguments the both parties raised points in limn More
This is an appeal against the determination made by the Designated Agent (D.A) of the National
Employment Council of the Commercials Sector dated 05 November 2024. The appeal is opposed.
The respondent was employed by the appellant as a general worker under a contract of indefinite
duration. The record shows that the relationship between the respondent and the appellant had become strained, which ultimately prompted the respondent to resign from her position with the appellant. Following her resignation, the respondent lodged a claim of underpayment of wages to the D.A., having identified a disparity in pay between herself and other... More
Zimbabwe being a constitutional democracy, the courts play a prominent role in safeguarding the fundamental rights bestowed on the people by the Constitution. Persons who seek to enforce their constitutional rights or who allege infringement of such rights must be clear as to the right concerned, how that right is being infringed and the relief they seek. It is not proper to rush to court with bald unsubstantiated allegations of an infringement which allegations are not supported by facts and do not show how the protected right has been affected. Equally, matters which deal with freedoms and fundamental rights are... More
