The matter before me is an application for review under case number LC/H/ 44/25, conjoined with an appeal under case number LC/H/25/25. The two matters were initially filed separately on the IECMS platform, however, they were ultimately consolidated due to their derivation from the same factual circumstances and decision. At the outset of the proceedings, the Court informed the parties that it would first consider the application for review, followed by the appeal. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the respondent appeals officer who confirmed the guilty verdict and dismissal penalty meted out on the appellant employee following allegations of conduct inconsistent with the contract of employment in contravention of Section 4 of the Model Code. Facts of the matter are that appellant who was in the respondent’s employment as a Senior Registrar- Human Resources was accused of having failed to properly authenticate one Rashirai’s certificates and that led to Rashirai being employed by the respondent on the basis of his fake certificates to the detriment of the respondent. Appellant was... More
The introduction of the Land Reform Program in Zimbabwe was monumental in the history of Zimbabwe. It brought about everlasting changes with far reaching effects. On the one hand, jubilation and satisfaction to those who had long advocated for it, on the other, a sense of ‘injustice’ and fear of what was to come to those who held of humongous pieces of land. A neutral look into the Land Reform program shows that such a move may have been necessitated by the need to repair injustices of the past, and a need to balance the economic and social standing of... More
1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the General Court Martial (the court a quo) which convicted the appellants of robbery as defined in s 39 (2) (a) of the First Schedule to the Defence Act [Chapter 11:02], as read with s 126 (a) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23] (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Code’). The robbery was committed at Chidamoyo Hospital (the hospital), Karoi. The appellants were jointly tried with Major Fortune Murondatsimba to whom they attributed the orders constituting the basis of their defence. 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 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
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
