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Discipline re: Disciplinary Hearings iro Approach ito Procedural Irregularities & Resolving Matters on Technicalities

SC21-21 : ZIMBABWE UNITED PASSENGER COMPANY vs BEAULAR MASHINGE
Ruled By: MAKARAU JA, GOWORA JA and BERE JA

On 24 February 2017, the Labour Court granted, with no order as to costs, an application for review brought by the respondent against the appellant. It thereby set aside the decision of the appellant to dismiss the respondent whom it reinstated with no loss of salary and benefits with effect ...
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SC01-17 : JOSEPH LUNGU and OTHERS vs RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE
Ruled By: GWAUNZA JA, PATEL JA and MAVANGIRA JA

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Labour Court setting aside an arbitral award in favour of the appellants which upheld their claim for the payment of arrear salaries and benefits.BackgroundThe appellants, being 153 in number, were employed as security guards on fixed-term contracts renewable every three months. ...
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SC52-15 : TRIANGLE LIMITED vs VUSIMUSU SIGAUKE
Ruled By: ZIYAMBI JA, HLATSHWAYO JA and MAVANGIRA AJA

Even assuming that Mr G Boothway's presiding over the hearing was irregular; that, in itself, was insufficient ground for setting aside the proceedings.Labour matters are not to be decided on technicalities. See Dalny Mine v Banda 1999 (1) ZLR 220 (SC).The court had ...
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SC53-16 : PG INDUSTRIES (ZIMBABWE) LIMITED vs MARK BVEKERWA and 34 OTHERS
Ruled By: GWAUNZA JA, GOWORA JA and PATEL JA

In terms of section 25(2) of the Supreme Court Act [Chapter 7:13], this court is imbued with powers to set aside proceedings that are irregular - even if those proceedings are not the subject of an appeal or application before the court.I am fortified in this view by the remarks ...
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SC30-15 : DUNMORE MUPANDASEKWA vs GREEN MOTOR SERVICES (PRIVATE) LIMITED
Ruled By: GWAUNZA JA, GOWORA JA and GUVAVA JA

In any case, numerous authorities in this jurisdiction and beyond effectively caution against treating disciplinary proceedings at the work place, as if they were court proceedings….,.GEO QUINOT's 'Administrative Law: Cases and Materials' Second Edition…, expressed the following remarks;“While it is true that the duty to act fairly and listen to ...
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Appealed
CC15-19 : THOUSAND SADZIWANI vs NATPAK (PRIVATE) LIMITED and THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL and NATIONAL FOODS LIMITED
Ruled By: MALABA CJ and GOWORA JCC and HLATSHWAYO JCC

The principle of law is that labour matters ought not to be decided on technicalities. A guilty party ought not to escape the consequences of his or her actions owing to procedural technicalities. See Air Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd v Mnensa and Anor SC89-04.
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SC65-18 : PIONEER TRANSPORT vs MAFIKENI
Ruled By: GARWE JA, MAVANGIRA JA and BHUNU JA

This is an appeal against a judgment of the Labour Court wherein the decision to dismiss the appellant from employment that had been made by the appellant's Managing Director was set aside whilst an earlier decision by the disciplinary committee, that the respondent be issued with a second written warning, ...
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SC35-17 : LEONARD DZVAIRO vs KANGO PRODUCTS
Ruled By: ZIYAMBI JA, GOWORA JA and GUVAVA JA

This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the Labour Court sitting at Gweru dated 12 March 2013 dismissing the appellant's application for condonation for leave to file his appeal out of time.BACKGROUNDAlthough the facts of this matter are mainly common cause, it is necessary to set them out ...
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SC143-21 : HAPPISON MUCHECHETERE vs ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION (PVT) LTD and RETIRED JUSTICE JAMES DEVITTE N.O. and GIBSON MUNYORO
Ruled By: GWAUNZA DCJ, UCHENA JA and MAKONI JA

The court a quo also relied on Air Zimbabwe v Chiku Mensa Anor SC89-10 as an authority supporting its decision to uphold the outcome of the disciplinary proceedings.It was stated in that case, that, a person guilty of misconduct should escape the consequences of his misdeeds because he ...
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CC10-22 : FRANCIS BERE vs JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION and SIMBI MUBAKO and REKAYI MAPOSA and TAKAWIRA NZOMBE and VIRGINIA MABHIZA and PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE and MINISTER OF JUSTICE LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Ruled By: GARWE JCC, HLATSHWAYO JCC and PATEL JCC

This is an application lodged in terms of Rule 32 of the Constitutional Court Rules 2016, for leave to appeal against the whole judgment of the Supreme Court (the court a quo) handed down on 14 January 2022 as Judgment SC01-22.The decision of the court a quo had dismissed the ...
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Appealed
HH510-20 : FRANCIS BERE vs JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION and SIMBI MUBAKO and REKAYI MAPHOSA and TAKAWIRA NZOMBE and VIRGINIA MABHIZA and PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE and MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE
Ruled By: CHIKOWERO J

This is an application for review of the Judicial Service Commission's decision to advise the President that the question of removing the applicant from the office of a judge ought to be investigated.The applicant is a judge of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Zimbabwe.The ...
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SC01-22 : FRANCIS BERE vs JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION and SIMBI MUBAKO and REKAYI MAPHOSA and TAKAWIRA NZOMBE and VIRGINIA MABHIZA and PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE and MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Ruled By: GUVAVA JA, UCHENA JA and KUDYA AJA

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (court a quo). The suspension from office of the appellant led to a flurry of court applications in the court a quo. This is just one of them in which the court a quo dismissed the appellant's application.The ...
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HH264-21 : MUSA KIKA vs MINISTER OF JUSTICE LEGAL & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and THE CHIEF JUSTICE HONOURABLE LUKE MALABA N.O. and OTHERS
Ruled By: ZHOU J, CHAREWA J and MUSHORE J

We take note of, and draw attention to, the provisions of section 85(3)(c) of the Constitution 2013, which state that:“The court, while observing the rules of natural justice, is not unreasonably restricted by procedural technicalities."
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HMA06-19 : WILLMORE MAKUMIRE vs MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR & SOCIAL WELFARE and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ZIMBABWE
Ruled By: MAFUSIRE J

This judgment is given in default of appearance by the respondents. I am much concerned by the conduct of the officials from the office of the Attorney General, the second respondent herein.This was an opposed application.The respondents, through the Attorney-General, filed a notice of opposition. The record indicates, that, the ...
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SC57-18 : DRUM CITY (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs BRENDA GARUDZO
Ruled By: GWAUNZA DCJ, MAKARAU JA and MAKONI JA

This is an appeal against the decision of the Labour Court confirming the draft ruling of the respondent, a labour officer. The ruling was in favour of the appellant's former employee, Ms Umarah Khan whose contract of employment was summarily terminated as from 15 April 2015 on allegations of certain ...
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SC86-14 : W. CHOMUREMA and E. MUZOKOMBA vs TELONE
Ruled By: GWAUNZA JA

In chambers in terms of Rule 5 of the Rules of the Supreme Court 1964.The applicants are appearing before a judge of this Court for the third time, their earlier applications having been dismissed on procedural grounds.Essentially, in this, and the previous two applications, the applicants are requesting this Court ...
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HMT02-19 : RUBEN ZIMONDI vs SECRETARY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION and GENERAL COMMISSIONER OF THE PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICE and MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS and PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE
Ruled By: MUZENDA J

On the 4th July 2018, the applicant (Ruben Zimondi) filed an application seeking the following relief:“IT IS ORDERED THAT:1. It is declared that the discharge of the applicant herein, wherein he held the rank of Superintendent, be and is hereby declared unlawful.2. The 1st respondent be and is hereby ordered ...
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