The COVID-19 global pandemic has almost brought the world to a halt. Employers and the employees world over have been hit harder by this untimely disaster. In Zimbabwe, on the 27th of March 2020, President Mnangagwa announced that the country would be on lock down for 21 days starting from Monday 30 March 2020. This […]
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The issue of compensation for improvements arises where movable things belonging to one person have been attached to another’s movable or immovable property. If moveable things are attached to immovable property (land) then the owner of the land becomes the owner of the whole. Put simply if A builds a house on land belonging to
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One of the fundamental precepts of natural justice, encapsulated in the maxim audi alteram partem, is the right of every person to be heard or afforded an opportunity to make representations before any decision is taken that might impinge upon his or her rights, interests or legitimate expectations. In labour disciplinary proceedings, the law requires
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According to the Married Persons Property Act (Chapter 5:12) people who marry in Zimbabwe are married out of community of property. The only exception is where the parties prior to the solemnisation of their marriage agree through an instrument in writing (antenuptial contract) that their marriage will be exempt from this legal regime. The Act
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One of the objectives of the Labour Act (Chapter 28:01) is to advance social justice and democracy in the workplace by securing the just, effective and expeditious resolution of disputes and unfair labour practices.(Section 2A(1)(f). In line with this objective, the Act frowns upon litigants who sit on their disputes or unfair labour practices in
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Breach of contract simply refers to the failure by a party to perform one or more of the terms of the contract. There are various forms of breach which include default by the debtor, default by the creditor, positive malperformance, prevention of performance and repudiation. This article however only focuses on breach of contract in
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A person can change his or her forename or surname in Zimbabwe in accordance with the Births and Deaths Registration Act (Chapter 5:02) in particular section 18 of the said Act. The procedure for change of forename and for change of surname are slightly different. If one wants to change his/her forename they may approach
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Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs) and other charity organizations in Zimbabwe can operate as Private Voluntary Organizations (PVO). The registration of the PVOs is regulated by the Private Voluntary Organizations Act (Chapter 17:05). Section 2 of the said Act defines a PVO as follows; “private voluntary organization” means any body or association of persons, corporate or unincorporate,
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A fixed term contract refers to a contract of employment which specifies its period of duration. Put differently, it defines when it will start and end as part of its terms. A contract of employment that does not specify its duration or date of termination or specify that it is for performance of some specific
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Married people have a reciprocal duty of support in proportion to their earnings or means. Traditionally it is the husband who is the main breadwinner and has the duty to maintain the wife. As stated above however, both spouses have a duty of support according to their means. The duty of support is a legal
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