City of Harare v Tawanda Lesley Mandizha

[2020] ZWLC 31

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

14 February 2020

Citation

[2020] ZWLC 31

Judgment No.

LC/H/31/2020

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Chivizhe J

Full Bench

Chivizhe J

Areas of Law

Labour LawEvidence Law

Keywords

unfair dismissalarbitration awardcorruptionsingle witnessbalance of probabilities

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in law by finding dismissal unfair based on alleged insufficiency of single witness evidence","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Single witness testimony, two audio recordings, disciplinary committee conviction"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the award was so unreasonable as to constitute a ground of appeal","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator's findings on evidence sufficiency and credibility"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The respondent, a Valuation Technician employed by the City of Harare since 2003, was dismissed in January 2013 on allegations of corruption. The arbitrator found the dismissal unfair, but on appeal the Labour Court held that the disciplinary committee was correct to convict on evidence of a single witness and two recordings showing receipt of a US$1,500 bribe.

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