The appellant appeals against conviction and sentence. He was convicted after a trial on three (3) counts of stock theft and failure to comply with conditions of his firearm certificate in contravention of s114 (2) (a) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act (Chapter 9:23) and the Firearms Act (Chapter 10:09) respectively. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (the ‘court a quo’) handed down on 2 April 2024 under judgment number HH 139/24. The court a quo dismissed the appellant’s application for condonation of failure to file an application for the rescission of a default judgment within the permitted time. More
This is an appeal against the determination of the Acting Chief Executive Officer, sitting as an Appeals Authority dated 11th March, 2024.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The Appellant was employed by the Respondent as a cashier. Appellant was suspended on 19th February, 2024. He was later charged with the offence of “Gross Negligence” under S.I 42 of 2022 offence 2.3.1. The Appellant was called for a hearing on the 22nd of February and Appellant was duly acquitted of the charge having been found not guilty. The Respondent appealed against the ruling to the C.E.O who in turn set aside the finding made... More
Appellant was employed by the Respondent as a panel beater. Allegations of misconduct were levelled against the Appellant which resulted in him being brought before a Disciplinary Committee. That Committee found Appellant guilty and recommended his dismissal. He appealed to the Appeals Officer. The Appeals Officer upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and dismissed his appeal. Appellant has approached this Court for relief. More
This is an application for rescission of a default judgment that was filed in terms of r 27(1) of the High Court Rules, 2021 (the Rules). The default judgment was granted by this court on 11 June 2024. The applicant also sought an order of costs in the event that the application was opposed. More
At the hearing of this matter, preliminary points that were raised by the parties were abandoned and are not the subject of this judgment. The crisp question for determination by this honorable court is whether or not the 3rd Respondent can re-register a birth of a child born out of wedlock and ascribe paternity of that child to a dead person. More
[1]This is a court application for a declaratory order and consequential relief. The applicant approached the court in terms of s 85 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 2013 (“the Constitution”) as read with s 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]. The applicant seeks an order in the following terms: More
