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This is an application for quantification of damages. Applicant was employed by Respondent. Allegations of misconduct were levelled against him. The Disciplinary Committee found the Applicant Not Guilty. An internal appeal by the Respondent saw the Applicant being found guilty culminating in his dismissal. Applicant appealed to this Court which upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Committee. Several applications and hearings were conducted in respect of this matter which finally landed in the Supreme Court. The Respondent’s application before that Superior Court was dismissed. This has led to the present application by the Applicant for quantification. This Court’s judgment was... More

On 12 December 2024, this Court issued a Disposal Order determining that Applicant’s intended collective job action was illegal and that it should be discontinued forthwith. Applicant is dissatisfied with that decision and intends to approach the Supreme Court for relief. This is therefore an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in terms of section 92 F (2) of the Labour Act, (Chapter 28:01). More

Applicant applied to this Court for leave to appeal this Court’s judgement referenced LCH 509/24 to the Supreme Court. The application was made in terms of Section 92F of the Labour Act Chapter 28:01 as read with Rule 43 of the Labour Court Rules, 2017. Respondent opposed the application. More

This as an application for condonation for late noting of an appeal . It is opposed. [2]The applicant is a former employee of the respondent . He was dismissed from employment following disciplinary proceedings for ‘Carrying out any conduct which is inconsistent with the express or implied conditions of contract of employment’ in violation of the applicable code of conduct. The basis of the charge was that the applicant during the course of his duties as a Revenue Officer charged rent for certain goods and such rent was below the stipulated amount and therefore contrary to both legislation and the... More

: In the early hours of Sunday 6 October, 2019, at approximately the hour of 0545 two buses of the Yutong make collided head on along the A5 Highway at the 234 Kilometer peg. The A5 Highway is the road from Harare to Bulawayo or the vice versa direction. The 234 kilometre peg is located between Kwekwe and Gweru. The accident can only be described as tragic and horrific. It marked a sad day for the country which lost thirteen of its citizens from injuries sustained due to the accident. Scores of surviving passengers were injured to various degrees. The... More

Appellant appealed to this Court against his dismissal from employment by Respondents. The appeal was made in terms of Section 51(1) of the Public Service Regulations S.I. 1 of 2000. Respondents opposed the appeal. More

MUTEVEDZI J: ` Much as a sizeable number of Zimbabweans may view virginity as an old-fashioned virtue, the truth remains that in many parts of the same community it is still regarded very highly. Marriages have been known to collapse after a would-be husband who had waited for the special honeymoon night with unmitigated anticipation suddenly found that the terrain which he thought was private was a well-trodden path. Medical doctors are expected to know that the intrusion into a young girl’s privates with the use of hard instruments could potentially cause embarrassment to such a girl in her future... More