HWANGE COLLIERY LIMITED v ELITHA SIBANDA

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the mentioning of the \"Ministry\" as responsible for issuing the arbitral award renders the notice of appeal fatally defective","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Notice of appeal referred to Ministry of Public Service instead of arbitrator"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the grounds of appeal raise points of law","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Grounds of appeal challenged arbitrator's findings on contractual obligations and appellate procedure"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether respondent had obligation to report burning coal on product flow sheet in absence of express contractual terms","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"pending merits hearing","related_facts":"Job description, contract terms, implied obligations"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether arbitrator correctly assessed evidence afresh as appellate forum","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"pending merits hearing","related_facts":"Appellate procedure, evidence assessment"}

Background