WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT ZIMBABWE v GETRUDE USORE and VINCENT MUKOZA

HMT 91-20

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Case Details

Court

Mutare High Court

Date

26 November 2020

Citation

HMT 91-20

Neutral Citation

[2020] ZWHMT 91

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

MWAYERA J

Full Bench

MWAYERA J

Areas of Law

Property LawLabour Law

Keywords

evictiontermination of employmentright of retentionstaff quartersrei vindicatio

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the respondents have a right of retention to the applicant's staff quarters based on unpaid terminal benefits","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents' dismissal, continued occupation, claim of right based on unpaid benefits"}
{"issue_text":"Whether SI 116/2014 applies to the respondents' dismissal","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondents' dismissal was after disciplinary hearing, not summary dismissal"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant is entitled to eviction of the respondents","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's ownership, respondents' possession without consent"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant employed both respondents who were based at Cecil Kopje Nature Reserve in Mutare and provided them with staff accommodation. Both respondents were dismissed from employment following disciplinary proceedings and an unsuccessful appeal. They refused to vacate the staff quarters, claiming a right to remain until payment of terminal benefits, relying on SI 116/2014.

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